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LONDON's FAVORITE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Buckingham Palace
from St. James Park Buckingham Palace Home of the Queen - we have a special page
here
The State Rooms and garden are only open in August and September - but thro the
year you can visit the Royal Mews and the Queens Gallery.
www.royal.gov.uk
Tower of London The Ravens are the famous residents of the Tower with the legend being
that the kingdom will fall if they leave the tower. Begun in 1078 the tower is
the home of the Crown Jewels and a collection of armour.
The cemony of the Keys happens at exactly 9.53 each evening when the Yeoman
Warders begin the process of locking the Tower's entrances. The public
assembles at the West Gate at 9.00pm and follow the ceremony around each gate
until its all over at about 10.00pm and the Last Post sounds. You will
need to apply for tickets at least 2 months in advance.
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Houses of
Parliament Sunset
Claude Monet Houses of Parliament The Palace of Westminster has been the
seat of both Parliaments wince 1512. Building started in 1042, the Great Fire of
London destroyed part of it and the present building was completed in 1870
Designed by Sir Charles Barry they were badly damaged in the second World War,
the House of Commons was almost totally destroyed in 1941.
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Westminster Cathedral Byzantime building designed by John Francis Bentley for the Catholic
diocese and finished in 1903. The organ is one of the finest in Europe and
concerts are held here every second Tuesday from June - September
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Westminster Abbey Begun in 1050 by Edward the Confessor with a new abbey to designs of
Henry of Rheims begun in 1245
There are free organ recitals at Westminster Abbey every sunday evening fm 5.45
- 6.15.
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St. Pauls from Ludgate St Pauls
After the original Cathedral was ruined in the Great Fire of London
in 1087 Christopher Wren's first design for the Cathedral met with
resistance and a simpler plan was accepted in 1675. The Inner and Outer Domes is
the 2nd biggest in the world after St Peters in Rome, the Towers were
not in Wrens original plan but he added them in 1707
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St James Piccadilly
has free recital programs every monday, wednesday and friday at 1.10pm A 3
pound donation is suggested.
St Mary le Strand
St Mary Woolnoth
St Stephen Walbrook
Southwark Cathedral
Temple Church
Brompton Oratory
Italianate monument to the
English Catholic revival of the late 19th century, the present building being
opened in 1884. This building was opened in 1884 the dome and facade being added
later
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Madame Tussaud's waxworks museum with lif-like models of historical and modern-day
figures. Don't miss the chamber of horrows!
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882
Édouard Manet Courtauld Institute in the Strand has some
wonderful paintings by impressionists as well as Botticelli, Breugal and Rubens.
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Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Tate Modern
You can take a boat from the Marks and Barfield Millbank Pier (Tate Britain) to
Bankside Pier (Tate Modern) every 20 minutes during the day
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Prints of Art from the
TATE GALLERY
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Water-Lily Pond and the Japanese
Bridge Claude Monet National Gallery
There are several series of informative free talks incluuding lunchtime
lectures (1pm from Tuesday to Satury) and 25 minute "after wor al" whichfocu a
sipatng ah dneayatpm. Prints of Art from the
NATIONAL GALLERY
in Trafalgar Square with over 2000 paintings from the 13th
to 20th century. Admission is FREE
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Wallace Collection was bequeathed to the government in 1897 it was the private collection of 4
generations of the Hertford family.
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Museum of the Moving Image London Canal Museum Imperial War Museum National Maritime Museum
in Greenwich. Nelsons Uniform which he wore when he died at the Battle of
Trafalgar - interactive gallery where you can send a signal in More Code or with
flags.
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London Zoo
is in the NE corner of Regents Park was opened in 1828
GARDENS AND SQUARES
During Open Squares weekend which is held in
the middle of June these city oases usually hidden behind high laurel hedges are
opened to the public. There are around 200 gardens and s1uare to choose
fom.
www.opensquares.org
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At the top of King Henry V111's mound in Richmond Park (Henry used to hunt in
the park) you can view all the way to St Paul's Cathedral in the city to the
east. The view is protected and nothing can be built to obstructs the
ten-mile sightline.
www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond
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Victoria Park
Regent's Park has a boating lake, an open-air theatre, a bandstand and wonderful
rose-garden John Nash designed the garden
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Hyde Park
Grand Entrance to Hyde Park
Hyde Park
Rotten Row - swim in the Serpentine's open-air Lido during the summer
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Royal Opera House
There are free lunchtime concerts starting at 1pm, music ranges from Debussy to
Wagner. Check the website for the current programme.
Restricted view seats for the opera start fro 7 pounds while some audience
members have paid 195 pounsds to see the same opera!
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Windsor Castle
Views, London
Windsor Castle
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Hampton Court
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The Millennium Bridge
is London's newest bridge and it connects
St Paul's Cathedral on one side, the Tate Modern Gallery and Globe Theatre on
the other side. Enjoy wonderful views of the thames, especially at night!
Walking Haunted London:
24 Original Walks Exploring London's Ghostly Past
Across the cobblestones comes a spine-tingling sound -- could it be the
footsteps of the notorious butcher, Jack the Ripper?
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Hywell Williams has a fascinating site which
is all about the "ghost Stations" of London's Underground
System.
- some of which have been out of use since 1932.
Used for movie sets (the latest Bond Movie) they are classic examples of the
architecture and decor of their time.
This is a fascinating site!
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