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Symbolism

Symbolism : "a thing that represents something else, especially a material object representing something abstract"

 

Walking through Spitalfields market I noticed this stall holder selling these tiny fridge magnets all symbols of iconic London, not only the places such as Big Ben, London Eye, the Gherkin, Tower Bridge, St Paul's etc to name a few, but also the characters and objects that only London has and one immediately associates with this great city, such items as the red telephone box, the red letter box, the red bus, the uniforms of the royal guards with their red jackets and bearskin hats, Paddington Bear, the blue uniform and hat of the policeman on his beat etc. All these little objects truly symbolise in their own way what is truly the life and culture of London.

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Uploaded on March 16, 2025
Taken on March 11, 2025