New buildings (put up since the war) are all over London, and they will keep coming, going by the number of construction cranes we saw. Part of this building frenzy is no doubt connected to their preparations for the 2012 Olympics. But for whatever reason they're constructed, many of these newcomers are fascinating to see.

Since much new development is happening on waterfront property, you can see more of the newest structures on my River pages. Another page with lots of buildings photos is Panoramas. For descriptions of some of the buildings, see this blog post of favorite photos. And, you can see these and other photos of neat new buildings, in this Flickr set.

One of the most impressive new building sites is the south end of Vauxhall Bridge, right across the Thames from the Tate Britain. Here is a shot of the St. George Wharf residential development, on the upstream side, looking like it's about to take flight. Then a view of both sides of the bridge from trees along the embankment by the museum.

And here is a closer look at the stylish building on the downstream side. I found out long after taking this picture that the building is MI-6, where James Bond gets his marching orders! No wonder it's so cool-looking. (Thanks to Matador Trips for this information.)

The south bank of the Thames across from the Tower of London—a structure whose construction was begun in the 1100's—features some of London's neatest new buildings. Here are three closeups of some of them: a section of the More London development, City Hall, and new More London construction.

Here is a wide-angle view of the whole area, from right next to the Tower:

These are views of some older new buildings, residences and offices near the Barbican (left) and Museum of London (right), on the northern edge of the City:

And here are a couple of my favorite buildings, although I can't identify them precisely. On the left is a gorgeous office building near St. Paul's, right in the heart of the City. On the right is the top of a building I saw frequently along Piccadilly Avenue, across from Green Park, perhaps not quite as new as the others on this page.

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