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Originally Posted by Macheath
French eh? I'm at a point now where I just assume these kind of architectural wonders are either Japanese or Chinese.
Kudos to the French.
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Actually the design is by Lord Foster, a Brit!
About whether it fits with its surroundings...I really don't think one could create something that big and functional that blends in. Jacques Chirac said when opening the bridge that a beautiful place deserves a beautiful bridge, which is a nice sentiment. In Britian we'd just have something as cheap as possible.