London Then And Now: Aerial Shots Show City Grow Over Past Two Decades

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

London’s filling out at such a tempo, it is solely whenever you cease for a second and look again on current historical past that you just recognize simply how a lot it is remodeled. Aerial photographer extraordinaire Jason Hawkes has launched a set of images he took from AS355 helicopters — exhibiting London’s prodigious transformation between the 2000s and 2023. All we are able to say is… my, how you’ve got grown!

The Olympic stadium only half constructed

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 2010

The Olympic Park from above looking verdant

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 2020

Battersea Power Station looking dishevelled and roofless

Battersea Energy Station, 2007

The power station totally refreshed with white chimneys and green roof gardens

Battersea Energy Station, 2023

A panorama of the Thames with St Paul's and the Tate Modern visible

River Thames at Nightfall, 2009

The same shot as above, but with a lot more skyscrapers in the City

River Thames at Nightfall, 2023

Aerial shot of the City, with the Gherkin dominating

The Metropolis, 2006

Same image as above, but now with a huge cluster of skyscrapers

The Metropolis, 2023

Aerial view dominated by the verdant Oval ground

The Oval, 2007

The same shot as above, but now much more built up

The Oval, 2023

Wembley Stadium being built with lots of construction going on around it

Wembley Stadium, 2013

Wembley Stadium surrounded by high rises

Wembley Stadium, 2023

The Canary Wharf buildings with a lot of construction work going on around them

Isle of Canine, 2016

The same shot as above, but with dozens more skyscrapers

Isle of Canine, 2023

Shot of the City looking distinctly under built - The Shard only partially constructed in the background

The Metropolis, 2011

The City now looking much more built up - The Shard completed

The Metropolis, 2023

Nine Elms scored with railway tracks

9 Elms, 2013

Nine Elms looking a lot more built up

9 Elms, 2023

Tower Bridge with a notably low-rise landscape around it

Tower Bridge, 2006

Tower Bridge now surrounded by lots more buildings - including the Shard

Tower Bridge, 2023

The Emirates being constructed, with Highbury Stadium - still open - in the foreground

Highbury Stadium and The Emirates, 2005

Highbury has now been converted into flats, with the Emirates completed

The outdated Highbury Stadium and The Emirates, 2023

A sweep in the Thames by the Tower of London - showing an under developed landscape

Tower of London, 2002

The same shot as above, but far more built up

Tower of London, 2023

King’s Cross, 2015

Another aerial shot of King's Cross - this time a lot more built up

King’s Cross, 2023

A sunset over the Greenwich peninsula - with the O2 by the water - but not much more development

North Greenwich, 2007

The same shot as above - now with more development o the peninsula and across the water in the City

North Greenwich, 2023

All photos © Jason Hawkes

Source : https://londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/aerial-london-then-and-now

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