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Sights of London
London is one of the world's most important global cities and has been called the world's most powerful, most desirable, most influential, most visited, most expensive, sustainable, most investment-friendly and most-popular-for-work city.
London
Millions of tourists visit London each year and tour the top attractions, like the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower Bridge and the Skydeck at The Shard 800 feet above the city.London is also revered for its neighborhoods and famous markets, like the Borough Market, operating since the 13th century, and the Camden Market, with small vendor stalls selling food and local goods.
Millions of tourists visit London each year and tour the top attractions, like the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower Bridge and the Skydeck at The Shard 800 feet above the city.London is also revered for its neighborhoods and famous markets, like the Borough Market, operating since the 13th century, and the Camden Market, with small vendor stalls selling food and local goods.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894.
Tower Bridge
The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become a world-famous symbol of London.
Tower Bridge
The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways.
Tower Bridge
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.
Since the coronation in 1066 of William the Conqueror, every English and British monarch (except Edward V and Edward VIII, who were never crowned) has been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
Since the coronation in 1066 of William the Conqueror, every English and British monarch (except Edward V and Edward VIII, who were never crowned) has been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. It has 41 floors, it is 180 metres (591 ft) tall.
30 St Mary Axe
After plans to build the 92-storey Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup Group.[12] It was erected by Skanska; construction started in 2001.
30 St Mary Axe
The building has become a recognisable landmark of London, and it is one of the city's most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture.
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London which serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building.
Big Ben
Big Ben Facts:
Completion: 1858
Completion: 1858
Big Ben
Tower height: 96 m
Bell weight: 13.5 t
Bell weight: 13.5 t
Big Ben
Although the whole clock tower is usually named as Big Ben, this is just the name of the bell. The official name of the clock tower is Elizabeth Tower.
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament Facts:
Ground area of the building: 32400 m²
Number of rooms: approx. 1100
The Parliament building complex is the Palace of Westminster and is often simply called the Houses of Parliament.
Ground area of the building: 32400 m²
Number of rooms: approx. 1100
The Parliament building complex is the Palace of Westminster and is often simply called the Houses of Parliament.
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square Facts:
Officially naming in the year: 1830
Officially naming in the year: 1830
Trafalgar Square
Width: approx. 110 m Length: approx. 110 m
Area: approx. 12,000 m²
Area: approx. 12,000 m²
Trafalgar Square
About 15 million tourists visit the Trafalgar Square every year. Thus it is among the 10 most visited tourist attractions in London. Officially, the square has an estimated capacity of up to 19,999 people at the same time.
The British Museum
Displaying one of the world's finest collections of antiquities, the British Museum contains more than 13 million artifacts from the ancient world. With priceless objects from Assyria, Babylonia, China, Europe, and elsewhere, it's hard to know where to begin.
London Eye
London Eye Facts:
Completion: 2000
Construction Period: 2 years
Completion: 2000
Construction Period: 2 years
London Eye
Height: 135 m
Wheel Diameter: 120 m
Number of Capsules: 32
Wheel Diameter: 120 m
Number of Capsules: 32
London Eye
The London Eye rotates continuously at approx. 0.26 m/s circumferential speed. The duration for a complete rotation takes about 30 minutes. Due to the maximum amount of 25 visitors in one capsule up to 1600 people can be transported in this attraction within an hour.
Buckingham Palace
Start of construction: 1826
Royal residence since: 1837
Building width at the front: 108 m
Building length: 120 m
Number of rooms: 775
More than 50,000 guests visit the palace every year during different events like banquets, dinners and garden parties. The Ballroom is the largest room in the Buckingham Palace with a length of 36.6 m, a width of 18 m and a height of 13.5 m.
Royal residence since: 1837
Building width at the front: 108 m
Building length: 120 m
Number of rooms: 775
More than 50,000 guests visit the palace every year during different events like banquets, dinners and garden parties. The Ballroom is the largest room in the Buckingham Palace with a length of 36.6 m, a width of 18 m and a height of 13.5 m.
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