This little bridge also has a small claim to fame, it is near copy of the famous
Langlois Bridge at Arles, France, which was subject of series of drawings and paintings by Van
Gogh. (View the series of paintings in
Wikipedia)
It is not known whether the resemblance between the two
bridges was by intent or co-incidental. The Glengall Bridge was built in 1989
whereas the Langlois bridge was built sometimes in early 19th century. The
original bridge depicted in paintings of Van Gogh no longer exists today, though
its replica was later built in 1960s in Langlois and is popularly called Van
Gogh Bridge.
The Glengall Bridge has another claim to fame - It was shown
in the exciting boat chase in the James Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough",
where the villain "Cigar Girl" passes through the bridge as it was just closing
and Bond who was chasing her had to use the dive feature of his boat to go
underwater to continue with the chase. The boat chase was voted as the best of the 10 greatest scenes
featuring London. (source:
The Guardian)
Image from Geograph.org.uk is by Danny Robinson
Van Gogh's "The Langlois Bridge at Arles", 1888, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
James Bond's famous Thames Boat Chase
The action at Glengall Bridge starts at 3:23 minutes.
View location of bridge in Google Earth / Google Maps
Credits: I am thankful to Sanober for bringing this to my
knowledge and allowing me to use picture of the bridge taken by her. Thank you
Sanober.
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