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The bridges that can now be seen a different light are Blackfriars Road,
Waterloo, Golden Jubilee, Westminster and Lambeth.

So when the light dims visitors can enjoy a Waterloo sunset in style.

They join the first four bridges to be lit up - London Bridge, Cannon Street,
Southwark and Millennium Bridge which were illuminated in 2019 to start off the

10-year project.

Blackfriars Bridge is lit up with a rosy palette of light

The project by US artist Leo Villareal has been years in the planning. At 3.2 miles
it is the longest public art commission in the world.

The launch marks the end of one of the largest and most detailed planning
processes London has ever seen, with 30 planning permissions and 18 listed
building consents granted.

Westminster Bridge lit up makes an iconic London view even more epic

It has seen the Illuminated River Foundation together with Mr Villeral and British
architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands work with more than 50 stakeholders