Image description: Thames Barrier, with Canary Wharf and other London Docklands buildings in the distance at dusk.

The Thames Barrier was built 1974-82 and protects greater London from high surge tides. The barrier's cowled supports operate massive rotating gates which rise from below the water.

The obelisk shaped building at the centre is One Canada Square.

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Thames Barrier, Canary Wharf and Docklands at dusk
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