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Mayfair London Area
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Mayfair's expansive and handsome
architecture has always attracted the very wealthy. For nearly 300
years the most influential people in the land have enjoyed its
elegant squares, broad Georgian thoroughfares and beautiful parks.
Mayfair also boasts the capital's most exclusive shops, hotels,
restaurants and clubs.
Mayfair is dominated in the north by three large squares: Grosvenor, Hanover and Berkeley. The vast Grosvenor Square, which
houses the US Embassy, has a statue of Franklin D Roosevelt at its
centre. Mayfair's commercial district lies to the east. Lots of
other embassies are around this area.
This area includes Savile Row, world-famous for its tailoring, and
New and Old Bond Streets, renowned for their jewellery, antiques and
clothing. New Bond Street is also known for its auction houses; the
most famous being Phillips and Sotheby's.
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Covent Garden London Area -
Covent Garden lies
approximately between Charing Cross Road, The Strand and Drury
Lane. The pedestrianised Covent Garden Piazza surrounding this
Victorian building has become a great draw for visitors. Not to be
missed, visit the newly redeveloped Royal Opera House, then stroll
around the interesting streets leading off the piazza.
Floral Street is noted for its designer fashion, while Long Acre
has more mainstream chains. Pedestrianised Neal Street is a street
of former 19th century warehouses, converted into small art
galleries, restaurants and shops selling everything from oriental
goods to kites. Neal's Yard, off Shorts Gardens, is an oasis with
health food shops and cafés, and Denmark Street, near St
Giles-in-the-Fields, is famous for its musical instrument shops.
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Piccadilly Circus London Area -
Probably the best known
sight in London, known all over the world, Piccadilly Circus, with
its spectacular display of neon advertising signs, marks the
entrance to the capital's liveliest entertainment district, with its
theatres, cinemas, clubs, pubs and restaurants.
The statue of Eros is set in the middle of Piccadilly Circus, is
one of the great symbols of London. The statue was originally known
as the Shaftebury Monument and was unveiled in 1893, a memorial to
the Victorian philanthropist, Lord Shaftesbury. Eros, poised
delicately with his bow, was intended to be an angel of mercy but
was later renamed after the Greek god of love. The sculptor, Alfred Gilbert RA, incorporated a wide variety of
fish and crustacous life into the bronze fountain. The actual
figure of Eros, rising above the fountain, was made of aluminum, a
rare material at the time.
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Oxford Street London Area
- Oxford Street offers
shoppers a bigger choice of department stores and specialist shops
than any other High Street or shopping centre in the UK. It boasts
the best-stocked flagship stores of the favourite names in UK
retailing.
With over 300 shops totalling 5 million square feet it provides more
shopping space than major city centres such as Bristol or Edinburgh.
Shoppers and visitors can eat and drink at a choice of 50 places on
Oxford Street and at many more close by. Around 200 million people
visit Oxford Street each year.
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Marble Arch London Area
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This archway was originally built as
the entrance archway to Buckingham Palace in 1827. It was designed
by John Nash, who was influenced by the design of the Arch of
Constantine in Rome. But when the palace was extended in the 1840s
the archway was deemed to be too small and so it was then moved to
its present position, at the north-east corner of Hyde Park and the
west end of Oxford Street, in 1851.
The only people who are allowed to pass through Marble Arch are
senior members of the Royal Family and the King's Troop Royal Horse
Artillery. The arch now stands on a busy traffic island, but there
is in fact a long history to the site.
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Holborn London Area
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Holborn is the traditional home of the
legal profession. The Inns of Court, ancient legal centres, were
located here to symbolising the law as a mediator in the battle for
power between the City and Westminster. The atmosphere of Holborn
is still derived from the four surviving Inns: Lincoln's Inn, Gray's
Inn, Middle Temple and Inner Temple.
The courtyards and passageways of these Inns are a quite oasis from
the busy capital. The magnificent neo-Gothic Royal Courts of
Justice, civil courts, are found in the Strand, and Chancery Lane,
is home to the Law Society. Temple Bar, where the Strand meets Fleet
Street, marks the official boundary between Westminster and the
City. The monument, set in the centre of the road, is a griffin, the
symbol of the City. The Queen cannot pass this point without the
permission of the Lord Mayor of London.
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Bloomsbury London Area -
Bloomsbury is named after 'Blemondisberi'
or the manor of William Blemond, who acquired the land in the
early-13th century. The area remained rural until 1661, when the 4th
Earl of Southampton built Southampton (now Bloomsbury) Square around
his house. More grand squares followed including Bedford Square,
laid out in 1775 - 80 and the vast Russell Square, added in 1800.
By the mid-19th century the district had become mostly residential
but it was never a very fashionable area. This explains why large
institutions, such as the British Museum and the University of
London, were able to acquire large chunks of the district. Many of the Georgian buildings in Bloomsbury's splendid squares
have also been taken over by the University, including the 'Petrie
Museum of Egyptian Archaeology' and the 'Percival David Foundation
for Chinese Art'. The University of London's monolithic Senate
House was added in the 1930s.
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Paddington London Area -
Paddington was built as
the terminus of the Great Western Railway in 1850 - 54. Its design
was a collaboration between Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Matthew
Digby Wyatt. The spectacular train shed has an iron girder roof
with three-bays, these have 189 decorative wrought iron ribs and are
supported by a cast-iron column every third rib.
When a fourth bay was added in 1916, in keeping with Brunel's
originals, the iron columns were replaced with steel stanchions.
Paddington is unusual in that it does not have a principal exterior
facade. In its place is the Great Western Hotel, designed by
P.C. Hardwick and opened in the same year as the station.
Brunel is remembered by a seated statue that can be seen beside
the side entrance to platform 1. Children all over the world know
the name of the station through the famous 'Paddington Bear' created
by Michael Bond.
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Kings Cross London Area
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King's Cross, one of the most famous
stations in London, was built for the Great Northern Railway to
serve Yorkshire, the north-east of England and Scotland. King's
Cross has always been noted more for its trains than its buildings -
the 'Flying Scotsman', Britain's most famous train, made her last
journey from here.
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Knightsbridge London Area
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In the past the area was most renowned
for its inns and taverns, and it also had a reputation as the haunt
of highwaymen. Today, however, the area is best known for its
shopping. For this is where you will find, among others, Harrods,
Harvey Nichols and Beauchamp Place.
If your budget is tight you will probably have to settle for just
looking because this is the land of designer labels and extortionate
price tags. Nevertheless, if you love shopping, you will love
Knightsbridge. Harrods is the very epitome of high class shopping in
Knightsbridge London. The department store caters for the more discerning customer and
offers a huge range of top quality goods from gourmet foods,
leathers and Egyptian gifts, to mens' and womens' clothing and
accessories.
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Kensington London Area
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The Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington, London is the world's finest museum of the
decorative arts. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence
in art and design, it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in
1899 in honour of Queen Victoria. Also
Kensington Palace in London UK is one of the
tourist attractions in the United Kingdom.
The Natural History Museum in kensington built in 1881 to house the
British Museum's growing collection of natural history specimens.
The vast building is a masterpiece in itself.
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Chelsea London Area
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Chelsea Harbour is one of
London's most fashionable new areas. The harbour was redeveloped in
the late 80's with the Conrad International London opening in 1990.
There are some 300 apartments and numerous offices in Chelsea
Harbour, owned by a mixture of actors, pop stars and entrepreneurs. Among the office areas is a large Interior Design Centre where many
of the worlds famous interior designers display their ideas. The
whole area is located only 10 minutes from bustling Knightsbridge
and Harrods and just off the Embankment opposite Battersea Park.
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Earls Court London Area
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Located in the west of
central London, Earls Court is a popular location for travellers on
a budget , offering a good selection of lower-priced hotels and
guesthouses. Earls court exhibition with the Olympia, a major
exhibition venue, home of the Ideal Home Show, London Boat Show, and
the like. Frequently hosts trade events as well.
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Victoria London
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Victoria Tower gardens
quiet and scenic riverside gardens are set on the south side of
the Houses of Parliament, overlooking the Thames. The gardens
boast a number of statues, including a suffragette and a cast of
Rodin's 'Burghers of Calais'.
The Victoria & Albert Museum, known as the V&A, has the
world's greatest collection of fine and applied arts. The V&A
has around four million exhibits from all periods and areas of
the world. Displays include sculpture, jewellery, enamels,
silver, miniatures, water-colours, pottery, glass, furniture,
weapons, musical instruments and costume.
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Westminster London
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Westminster Abbey is the
place of the coronation, marriage and burial of British
monarchs, except Edward V and Edward VIII since 1066. Visitors
can see the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Royal Tombs and Shrine
of Edward the Confessor, the Coronation Chair, Lady Chapel and
Poets' Corner, the Royal Chapels etc. The current building dates largely from the thirteenth to
sixteenth centuries. For centuries London Bridge was the only
crossing in central London, the next bridge upstream was many
miles away at Kingston. However, in 1734 Charles Labelye, a
Swiss engineer submitted his plans and in 1736 the Earl of
Pembroke and his followers were granted their Act.
This empowered them to hold a lottery to raise money for the
new structure, which became known as the 'Bridge of Fools'. It
was the construction of Westminster Bridge that started the
development of the South Bank. Westminster Bridge is now the
oldest bridge in use in London and, apart from the repair of a
few cracked ribs in 1924, it has had needed very little repair
since it opened almost 150 years ago.
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Marylebone London
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Marylebone, to the south
and east of Regent's Park, is bounded by Great Portland Street,
Oxford Street and Edgware Road. Marylebone meets Mayfair at
Oxford Street. The capital's most famous shopping street,
Oxford Street, is full of high street chains and rather tacky
stalls but the Selfridges department store makes a visit
worthwhile. Marylebone High Street, however, has recently undergone a
renaissance, lead by the Conran Shop, and today has many
interesting shops and restaurants. Congested Marylebone Road
has Madame Tussaud's and the London Planetarium, while nearby,
Baker Street is home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Just to the north of Marylebone, in St John's Wood, stands
Lord's, the world famous cricket ground. Lord's is the
headquarters of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the governing
body of the sport.
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Hyde Park London
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The ancient manor of Hyde
once formed part of the lands belonging to Westminster Abbey. In
1536, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, this land was
seized by Henry VIII and became part of the King's hunting
grounds. Hyde Park also has a horse riding track, originally
laid out from the West End to Kensington Palace by William III. This famous track is known as Rotten Row, a corruption of
'route du roi'. Other highlights include a children's playground
and boating on the Serpentine. In the summer there are Sunday
afternoon concerts at the bandstand and open air music concerts
are also regularly held here. On Sunday mornings, Speaker's Corner, at the north-east corner
near Marble Arch, is a venue for free speech (an 1872 law made
it legal for a speaker to assemble a crowd and address them on
any subject).
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Bayswater London
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The ancient manor of Hyde
once formed part of the lands belonging to Westminster Abbey. In
1536, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, this land was
seized by Henry VIII and became part of the King's hunting
grounds. Hyde Park also has a horse riding track, originally
laid out from the West End to Kensington Palace by William III. This famous track is known as Rotten Row, a corruption of
'route du roi'. Other highlights include a children's playground
and boating on the Serpentine. In the summer there are Sunday
afternoon concerts at the bandstand and open air music concerts
are also regularly held here. On Sunday mornings, Speaker's Corner, at the north-east corner
near Marble Arch, is a venue for free speech (an 1872 law made
it legal for a speaker to assemble a crowd and address them on
any subject).
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The City London
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The City of London, the
true heart of the capital, known as the 'City' or the 'Square
Mile', London's financial district. The west part of the city
runs into Holborn and the Strand, whilst here the City borders
the East End and the Docklands. The modern office blocks
contrast with the churches and buildings of historical London.
The area has two of the great sights of London, Tower Bridge and
The Tower of London, both very popular attractions.
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