Tower Bridge, London

A perfect evening with friends hanging out at one of the cafes' on the Thames path near Tower Bridge on the north bank of the river. I feel amazing every time I look at the magnificient Tower Bridge all lit up and its even a better experience to take a walk though the grand structure which was built in 1894. It is considered an engineering marvel of the 19 th century and is the most famous Bascule Bridge in the world. Incase you are wondering what bascule bridge is -a bridge in which arms can be lifted to let ships pass through the river and lowered again to let traffic pass across the river. The mechanism to lift the arms is hidden in the two towers of the bridge. Its kind of exciting to see the bridge raise its arms for the ships to pass under it. Tower Bridge is one of the most iconic structures of the London city often mistakenly referred as the London Bridge which is actually another crossing just next to the Tower Bridge. It derives its name from the Tower of London near it which is home to the legendary Kohinoor diamond.