{"id":19420,"date":"2020-04-10T10:45:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19420"},"modified":"2020-04-09T23:07:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T22:07:07","slug":"the-river-thames-tate-modern-and-city-night-views-before-the-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-river-thames-tate-modern-and-city-night-views-before-the-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-01.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short series of central London photos taken at the end of last month, before the lockdown restricted movement.<\/p>\n<p>How I dream of being able to take a stroll along the Thames right now!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-02.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the South Bank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-03.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>City of London, with the Shard in background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-04.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blackfriars Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-05.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thames.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-06.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the Tate Modern,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-07.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-08.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-09.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-10.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-11.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-12.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always loved this work by Cildo Meireles. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-tower-of-800-whispering-radios-cildo-meireles-babel-at-the-tate-modern-london\/\">See my earlier article here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-13.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-14.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-15.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leaving the Tate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-16.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Office lights and the Thames.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-17.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/london-walk-2020-18.jpg\" alt=\"The River Thames, Tate Modern and city night views before the lockdown\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blackfriars station.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join in with the discussion about London photos here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a short series of central London photos taken at the end of last month, before the lockdown restricted movement. 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