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However, I have noticed this recently and the light on St Paul's is a new addition St Paul's.jpg

Maybe it's the tip of a jib of a crane and we can't see the arm, but it looks like it's on the dome :hmm:
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Yeah, well that's more what I was thinking. If you're up close to it, you can see the clouds and sky reflected as in this picture I posted earlier in thread, so I assumed the sunset would show up
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Well, it won't. Better to abandon your dreams now than live the rest of your life in disappointment.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
However, I have noticed this recently and the light on St Paul's is a new addition

Maybe it's the tip of a jib of a crane and we can't see the arm, but it looks like it's on the dome :hmm:
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There's no light like that on St Paul's, given I think you took pic from the south it must be something on the south side of river as there's nothing like that between St Paul's and the river.
 
peterkro said:
There's no light like that on St Paul's, given I think you took pic from the south it must be something on the south side of river as there's nothing like that between St Paul's and the river.
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I know I've never seen a light like that on St Paul's, which is why I noticed it immediately.

What could it be other than a crane?

Have had a look on Skyscraper forum to see if anyone's put pictures up that might give us a clue but can't see anything
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
:D

We need a new building built to satisfy our needs for one that the sunset will reflect nicely off
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maybe a 450 ft high glass Flame shaped building....and Flame as in proper Flame shaped....not like the 'now you see me now you don't', non pointy shard effort. The Flame would come to life at sunset....could we possibly build it to catch sunrise too....maybe a discreet porthole left to baffle the future generations, who would gather in 'We Love London' sweatshirts, to watch the weak winter sun shine through at exactly fourteen minutes past three....what can it mean, who are they, are we alone......the future is bright - the future is Flame.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
I know I've never seen a light like that on St Paul's, which is why I noticed it immediately.

What could it be other than a crane?

Have had a look on Skyscraper forum to see if anyone's put pictures up that might give us a clue but can't see anything
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Looking at the pic it looks like it's a lot closer to the camera than St Paul's probably a crane or something on one of the buildings going up around Blackfriars road or thereabouts.( St Paul's is only a few hundred yards from me but because of where I am I can't look south but deffo it's not something on north side of river)
 
clicker said:
maybe a 450 ft high glass Flame shaped building....and Flame as in proper Flame shaped....not like the 'now you see me now you don't', non pointy shard effort. The Flame would come to life at sunset....could we possibly build it to catch sunrise too....maybe a discreet porthole left to baffle the future generations, who would gather in 'We Love London' sweatshirts, to watch the weak winter sun shine through at exactly fourteen minutes past three....what can it mean, who are they, are we alone......the future is bright - the future is Flame.
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:cool:

Get designing then ;)
 
peterkro said:
Looking at the pic it looks like it's a lot closer to the camera than St Paul's probably a crane or something on one of the buildings going up around Blackfriars road or thereabouts.( St Paul's is only a few hundred yards from me but because of where I am I can't look south but deffo it's not something on north side of river)
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Ah well, maybe someone will figure it out, like they figured out the cricket ground lights :D
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
I know I've never seen a light like that on St Paul's, which is why I noticed it immediately.

What could it be other than a crane?

Have had a look on Skyscraper forum to see if anyone's put pictures up that might give us a clue but can't see anything
Click to expand...
peterkro said:
Looking at the pic it looks like it's a lot closer to the camera than St Paul's probably a crane or something on one of the buildings going up around Blackfriars road or thereabouts.( St Paul's is only a few hundred yards from me but because of where I am I can't look south but deffo it's not something on north side of river)
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Yes, It appears to be far too large to be behind St Pauls:

crane.jpg
 
btw, I didn't see light there last night, so maybe crane has moved position.

eta: I've just looked through my binoculars and there are two cranes there

St Paul's crane.jpg
 
It looked well moody today:

sunlight-on-the-shard.jpg


http://www.urban75.org/blog/dramatic-sunbursts-light-up-the-london-shard-skyscraper/
 
Had a great time up the shard last Monday. It really is breathtaking the IWW from up there.

What's really nice is that although you get a ticket to go up at a particular time you don't seem to get chucked out. We were up there for nearly an hour. :) need to get the pics off my camera and post them :oops:
 
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