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Oi jag. I have a new blog setup update it on your URL

Hi Azeem - done. Cheers - thx for letting me know.

You consider cell phone towers as good architectural examples. If anything, they just spoil the smooth background.

Oh cool. Thanks for the pictures of the arch. Brilliant.

Sat: I agree that they are most often considered to be blemishes on the skyline - but over tiem I am sure that they will become accepted as monuments of great beauty! :-)

Maxx: Thanks for the compliment! And many thanks for visiting here too. Your pics are great too.

So are Munich and Wembley having a race to get their new stadiums finished? When will Wembley be finished - or is that a foolish question? I have a sneaking suspicion that we're going to have to fork out even more subsidies for Munich's new stadium, what with the Bayern team falling apart at the seams and 1860 (the city's other team) being relegated. Here's the website all about our web of steel: http://www.allianz-arena.de/en/home/index.php

If you can get such nice pics on a bad light day, I think you will need to come down and show me how to use my new toy (Him Indoors got me a didy digital camera). As you have seen, I do not have the hag of the zoom yet - thnaks for infor re hungeford bridge BTW. I had not seen the plans for the new stadiums, only heard they would not keep the towers. It will be nice to see if it grows to be a new landmark.

David: I think Wembley will be finished in early 2006. Best check the website for more accurate details: http://www.wembleystadium.com/

I checked out the Allianz stadium website - very interesting. The thing to point out here is that Wembley is a "National" stadium - and as such does not belong to any particular club - even though I understand that Arsenal FC tried to stake a claim at one point in the past. So - Wembley will be used for national games (i.e. England) and concert shows etc. If you do visit the website you will learn that the "arch" is more significant than I thought it was. Not only is it going to be a landmark - it's also responsible for holding up the entire roof the new stadium! Fascinating.

Strop: Would love to show you how to work your new cam - but I'm sure that it's just about me being fussy about my pics - I discard 90% of the pictures that I take on the basis that i think they look awful! Anyway - re Wemley - if you follow the links above you will learn a lot more about the new Wembley Stadium. It's not just about replacing the twin-towers - it's a complete rebuild from scratch - and it's intriguing to hear and see the story of its construction too.