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Big Ben
photos of Big Ben If a fire did not destroyed the Parliament in 1834, maybe Big Ben would not exist. After the fire, hundreds of architects proposed many projects and the lucky winner, Charles Barry,...

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British Museum
photos of British Museum The British Museum is one of the oldest museums in Europe. Its creation was made possible by the generous settlement of Sir Sloane, doctor and naturalist, on the British State in 1753. He...

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Covent Garden
photos of Covent Garden In days of old, Covent Garden was the site of the Westminster Abbey monks' vegetable garden. The very famous architect Inigo Jones was in charge of conceiving the first London square in...

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Harrods
photos of Harrods Harrod's is the symbol of British luxury. Property of Mohamed Al-Fayed, this luxurious temple of shopping is regurlarly accused of bad taste. The abundance of gildings and the huge...

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House of Parliament
photos of House of Parliament Do not be confuse if someone tells you the direction of the "Palace" if you ask for the location of the House of Parliament. Until 1512, it was indeed the Royal Palace and has kept the...

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Tate Britain
Tate Britain, which changed its name from "Tate Gallery" in order to become differenciated from "Tate Modern", possesses the most exhaustive British art collection in the world: it...

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Victoria and Albert Museum
You must visit the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. In South Kensington, some hundreds of metres away from the Science Museum and the National History Museum, you can see, throughout...

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National Gallery
The National Gallery mainly contains paintings. The 2,000 piece collection of European paintings is divided among the building's wings. The Sainsbury wing contains northern and Italian...

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Kensington Palace

Queen Victoria was born in the royal residence and spent a blissful childhood there. Praised Lady Diana spent her last days in Kensington Palace and everybody remembers the surrealist...

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