llluminated River is an ambitious, new public art commission – a unified light installation transforming the capital at night, connecting bridges on the River Thames.
Conceived by internationally-acclaimed light artist Leo Villareal and award winning British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. Villareal uses the latest LED technology to ‘paint with light’, that subtly unfolds across the bridge structures. He engages with each bridge, respecting and revealing their individual histories and architectural features, while creating a beacon of London’s creativity, ambition and spirit, that is free and accessible for all to view.
Join your City Guide on this gentle, evening walk alongside the River Thames to find out more about the project, the artist and the four City bridges which form the first phase of this extraordinary, new public artwork for London.
Please note: the walk is step-free but uses lift access.
Places are free but must be booked due to restricted numbers.
When and where:
Meet: Inside the entrance hall of Blackfriars Station
End: Near the Tower of London
Time: Tuesday evenings but times vary. See the booking site for details
Dates:
Nearly all the regular walks and tours offered on this website are just turn up and pay or free. For these walks no advanced booking is possible. There are only a few tours that need to be booked in advance (Illuminated River, Smithfield Market, Leadenhall Market walks and Guildhall and the Roman Bath House tours) because of restricted numbers.
Note: tours run every day of the year except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In exceptional circumstances we may not have a guide available and we'll let the City Information Centre know.
If you want a walk or lecture for a group of people, then please use our Find a Guide section.
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