The City is the district where London began. It is business and tourist
center of the whole London. A quarter of a million people may work here during
the day, but by night the City's population shrinks to a merely ten thousands.
Dozens of routes pass through the City and to the city.
Barbican convention center is situated in the heart of the City of
London. It is Europe's largest Arts and Conference Center, offering a wealth
of conference and exhibition space, including the magnificent Barbican Hall,
Barbican Theatre, 3 air-conditioned cinemas and 5 conference suites. Two exhibition
halls adjoin the center offering 8000 sq.m. of exhibition space Located on Silk
st.
The British Museum is one of the oldest museums in the world.
It houses a great collection ranging from Prehistoric artifacts to oriental
art. This is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the whole Britain
with millions of people visiting the museum each year. It is located on the
Great Russell Street.
Covent Garden. Based around Inigo Jones’s piazza - London’s
oldest square. The area had for years been a market center for fruit and vegetables.
Nowadays it has become one of London’s major tourist attractions that
boasts many clothes shops, cafes and restaurants. Famous for its street entertainments
and lively atmosphere.
Royal Exchange is the center of London's financial district and a symbol
of the city's importance to world banking and commerce. The building, built
in 1844, is the home of London International Financial Futures Exchange. Location:
Cornhill.
Russell Square is the largest square in London and is situated just
behind the British Museum, in the heart of Bloomsbury. Some of the original
Georgian buildings still remain, although many were altered in the late 19th
century. Today the square is predominantly home to businesses.
Tower Bridge is one of London's most famous landmarks. You can take
a stroll over the bridge and enjoy the wonderful views of the river. You also
have the opportunity to see the bridge from the inside.
The Tower of London is London's oldest and most popular attraction.
It overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Famous
as a place of imprisonment and death, it has been used as a royal residence,
as an armory, as a mint, as a menagerie, as an observatory and as a safe-deposit
box for the Crown Jewels. Location: Tower Hill.
Trafalgar Square is a popular venue for political rallies and used
to be a home for thousands of pigeons. Also famous for its New Year Eve celebrations.
Make sure to take a good look around the square and you will find it is surrounded
by stunning buildings. To the north, stands the National Gallery and the church.
To the East you'll find South Africa House. To the West stands Canada House
and to the South you'll find the Admiralty Arch, with the Mall leading to Buckingham
Palace.
Baker Street runs between Oxford Street and Regent's Park and is only
about seven tenths of a mile in length. Baker Street's most famous resident
was Sherlock Holmes, who was supposed to have lived at 221b Baker Street. Today
tourists and Holmes' fans can visit the Sherlock Holmes museum as well as Madame
Tussaud's waxwork museum and the London Planetarium. Location: Marylebone.
The Freud Museum was the home of Sigmund Freud and
his family when they escaped Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. The centerpiece
of the museum is Freud's library and study, preserved just as it was during
his lifetime. It contains Freud's remarkable collection of antiquities: Egyptian,
Greek, Roman and Oriental. Location: 20, Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead..
Hampstead Heath.
This park is fairly large and sometimes it holds Fun Fares or Circuses when
they visit the town. There are several pools inside the park surrounded with
bushes and trees. It is accessible by tube to Hampstead or by train..
Planetarium.
The London Planetarium offers permanent displays featuring a giant revolving
Earth circled by satellites, live weather, touch-screen computers and information
on the rest of the planets in the solar system.
Regent's park.
Situated in northwest London, this park offers a variety of fun and leisure.
It has plenty of chairs and benches around, and a fishing lake. There is also
a small restaurant inside the park. On the north side of the park there is a
London Zoo. Take a tube to Baker Street, Regent’s Park or Portland Street
and you will emerge in front of the park.
Zoo.
London Zoo was opened in 1828 and it is one of the world's oldest zoos. It keeps
different species in animal friendly environments and focuses on education and
conservation. Located in Regent's Park.
Madam Tussaud’s Museum.
Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum is in no need of presentation. Presidents, pop
stars, actors, serial killers, musicians and many others are all represented
here. It includes sections such as a Garden party with politicians and TV personalities,
people from past, Chambers of Horrors and many others. Here you can take photos
with stars of past and present. Location: Marylebone rd.
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