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Westminster Abbey, as seen in this painting (by Canaletto, 1749), is a World Heritage Site and one of Londons oldest and most important buildings
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Map of London in 1593. There is only one bridge across the Thames, but parts of Southwark on the south bank of the river have been developed.
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Vertues 1738 plan of the Lines of Communication, built during the English Civil War
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30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Gherkin, towers over St Andrew Undershaft. Modern architecture juxtaposed by historic architecture is seen often in London
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The London Stock Exchange at Paternoster Square in the City of London. Temple Bar can be seen at bottom left.
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London Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in Europe as well as the second busiest in the world for international passenger traffic. (Terminal 5C is pictured)
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The London Underground is the worlds oldest and second-longest rapid transit system
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St Pancras International is the main terminal for high speed Eurostar and HS1 services, as well as commuter suburban Thameslink and inter-city East Midlands Trains services
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A dual bike road, but still a bike road in central London, just west of Tower of London
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Imperial College London, a world leading research university located in South Kensington
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Kings College London, established by Royal Charter having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London
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Shakespeares Globe is a modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre on the south bank of the River Thames
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Keats House, where Keats wrote his Ode to a Nightingale. The village of Hampstead has historically been a literary centre in London.
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Wembley Stadium, home of the England football team, has a 90,000 capacity. It is the UKs biggest stadium.
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Twickenham, home of the England rugby union team, has an 82,000 capacity, the worlds largest rugby union stadium
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Centre Court at Wimbledon. First played in 1877, the Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.[389]
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