Why you can find London Bridge in Arizona - BBC London

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  • čas přidán 24. 09. 2018
  • London Bridge as we know it was only built in the 1960s. Because the one before that was sold to an American engineer, and taken brick by brick to the middle of the desert in Arizona. So what does it look like now? Victoria Cook has the story.

Komentáře • 61

  • @luckythewolf2856
    @luckythewolf2856 Před 5 lety +42

    Now I wonder if someone could buy the Brooklyn bridge and move it to London.

    • @carlosrivas1629
      @carlosrivas1629 Před 2 lety

      @Rockin Robin nope. they love there level bridges in London, elevated not so much.

    • @robertmoir5695
      @robertmoir5695 Před rokem

      Who knows Lucky Wolf

    • @robertmoir5695
      @robertmoir5695 Před rokem +1

      @@carlosrivas1629 oh is that so ?

    • @carlosrivas1629
      @carlosrivas1629 Před rokem

      @@robertmoir5695 pretty cool. look up the truth, it was modeled after an American design.

  • @gurungmadan
    @gurungmadan Před 5 lety +35

    looks nicer and more well maintained than the current london bridge lol

  • @TUBESPECIFIC1
    @TUBESPECIFIC1 Před 2 lety +5

    I remember the classic children's song about London Bridge falling down. I could not have imagined it ended up in Arizona, USA, but here it is. What a trophy!

    • @andrewbaek6691
      @andrewbaek6691 Před rokem

      The song is not about this London bridge. the song is about on Old London Bridge, the bridge that preceded this bridge in London from 1209-1831.

  • @bobc.5698
    @bobc.5698 Před 2 lety +4

    Originally built in England in 1830 I think. Lots of Kings and Queens and probably the Beatles have been on that bridge.

  • @Ngutovi
    @Ngutovi Před 3 lety

    I just love old stone bridges

  • @robertmoir5695
    @robertmoir5695 Před rokem

    I m glad to see this For years I v e been curious about the whereabouts of The London Bridge in Arizona London bridge I reckon was falling down into The Thames River

  • @pmf598
    @pmf598 Před 5 lety +2

    Doesn't look like many people using it . . .

  • @sBabysKid-nk8eh
    @sBabysKid-nk8eh Před 5 lety

    Wow

  • @cheeselouise
    @cheeselouise Před 5 lety +5

    You already uploaded this with a different title

    • @karel8y
      @karel8y Před 9 měsíci

      Thanks for watching both.

  • @santiagocardenas4661
    @santiagocardenas4661 Před 3 lety

    I definitely DIDNT see a question on this on a test that happens to have the letter A T C

  • @jrho5431
    @jrho5431 Před 6 měsíci

    💥 The MOST interesting Financial Fact about the London Bridge project is that McCulloch and Wood actually made a huge PROFIT on this entire deal!! The bridge that you see in Arizona is only the exterior shell granite of the original bridge from London. You see in this video that when the bridge was rebuilt, they created an interior concrete core and rebuilt the exterior facade granite only. McCulloch then Sold the remainder of the granite stone to cemeterys for grave headstones and also the small granite memorabilia 'Pieces of the London Bridge' to many tourists, thereby making more money in the total bridge project than the total price he paid! You need to consider the Genius involved in the Highest Priced Antique purchase in History and you still make a profit on that Deal! And that is only the money they made on the Bridge, BEFORE the fortune McCulloch made on selling all the Real Estate of his new tourist destination, Lake Havasu City! You are all learning about one of the greatest modern stories of the creation of a new American city! And the Londoners who believed that gossip story about buying the Tower Bridge have No Clue about what a Great success this crazy dream has become!! McCulloch and Wood were brilliant visionaries!! 😂

  • @twiztidyournutz
    @twiztidyournutz Před 3 lety

    Is the London Bridge down?

  • @sunilg121
    @sunilg121 Před 5 lety +7

    Wtf

  • @robertwaller7527
    @robertwaller7527 Před 3 lety +2

    The Queen has phoned and wants her bridge back. 😂

  • @PrinceChaloner
    @PrinceChaloner Před 3 lety +1

    And haunted.....

  • @caribbeandavidchen
    @caribbeandavidchen Před 5 lety

    ... Usain Bolt is Coming There ...

  • @Kat.Evangeline
    @Kat.Evangeline Před 4 lety +3

    And best of all...the bridge is haunted!

  • @sergeantsausage2565
    @sergeantsausage2565 Před 5 lety +6

    here's a weird idea ! How about leaving London Bridge in London?

    • @EliteXtasy
      @EliteXtasy Před 5 lety +11

      It wasn't wide enough for the growing population.

    • @ryleesmith2802
      @ryleesmith2802 Před 4 lety +4

      Looks great in my town i think. Everyone who lives here loves it we even have a section of it for locks that elderly couples put locks on.

  • @SteffanLewis
    @SteffanLewis Před 4 lety +2

    So sad that London Bridge
    Went to America Bring it
    Back to London

  • @cne1975
    @cne1975 Před 3 lety +1

    Utter nonsense

  • @lollypopjo1
    @lollypopjo1 Před 5 lety +14

    Classic Americans, just nicking other peoples stuff and calling it their own

  • @caribbeandavidchen
    @caribbeandavidchen Před 5 lety

    ... Usain Bolt is Coming There ...