WHAT A RESULT!

摘要

Every so often, a building comes along that captures the public imagination. For London residents, the Swiss Re tower and the London Eye are so much a part of everyday life that they are now known simply as the Gherkin and the Wheel respectively. With the most recent phase of the new Wembley stadium, a new name is set to become commonplace: the Arch. Wembley's arch, which soars 133m into the north-west London air, is an instant classic. But judging by a quick straw poll of folks queuing to get into the Wembley site open day last weekend, most of the general public don't have a clue what it does. Various theories, all wrong, abounded about the structure and its purpose. It wasn't supposed to be tilted, said one. It wasn't bigger than the London Eye, asserted another. One man even thought the arch worked like a pram hood, opening and closing as required.