An alternative view of the Gherkin - 30 St Mary Axe.

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Architecture in London: Lloyds Building, Willis Building and 122 Leadenhall Street [AKA Cheese-grater]

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Red Buses over Westminster Bridge.The bridge crosses the River Thames and connects Westminster and Lambeth and was opened sometime in 1862. (821)

Architecture in London: British Museum

Probably a bit of a cliché shot now. But it is what it is. An interesting piece of architecture.

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London - Lime St. friends.

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Tower Bridge , on a typical overcast London day.

About my London Trip last week🇬🇧

Forget now where this was in Canary Wharf - but suspect PWC if memory serves me relatively well.

Anyway, bit of a shoot and run on a lovely sunny day ...

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Amazing cloud formations hovering above the Cutty Sark at Greenwich London

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You have Big Ben, Britain's Parliament , Westminster Bidge and also two London Buses.

London @ More London. Not been for a while.

A trip to see the Canal boats, in Little Venice , in the middle of London.

This is a HDR photo of the beautiful Hampton Court.

Colourful and busy Carnaby Street, London. (1008)

Sharing Food with the Birds at St. James Park, London. (1115)

Reading someone else's newspaper during rush hour. (1110)

Girl with Red Scarf, Baker Street, London. (1080)

Popped into London at the last minute. Got in later than was ideal but nevertheless manged to take a few photos. This is the Caped Crusader’s pad when visiting London. He was clearly in the festive spirit this year.

Crossing to Trafalgar Square in London. (1079)

Commuters going to the Underground at Charing Cross passing a Guy playing the guitar in the rain. The Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross is just seen in the background. (1089)

The Old Admiralty Building facing Horse Guards Parade in central London. The Old Admiralty Building is part of a large complex of buildings including Admiralty Arch that were the centre of command for the British Royal Navy

Fountain lights of Trafalgar Square, London. (1114)

Beautiful lights taken through a restaurant window in Soho London.

Beautiful pillars in Covent Garden.

Architecture in London: British Museum

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The beautiful Leadenhall Market building in London. It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district

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A stunning looking building made even more unique when the light hits the panes of glass at all angles, throwing off a multitude of colours.

Quietly listening to music at New Covent Garden Market, London. (1096)

TOWER BRIDGE The most iconic of all London's bridges. I took this photo on a beautiful day with my Samsung phone camera. I am no longer able to walk very far but did love the walk from Westminster Bridge along the south side of the river to Tower Bridge as there is so many interesting sights to see. A walk over the bridge and you can visit The Tower of London a castle built by the Normans back in 1078.

Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.

The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.

The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments[4] and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.

Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge.

Underground entertainment, London. (1085)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026. MAY THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH

The Millennium Footbridge over the river Thames in London.

The bridge links Bankside to the area know as The City of London and has a beautiful view of St Paul's Cathedral as you cross northward. This photo was taken with my Canon camera. If you have seen the Harry Potter Films you would have seen the bridge with wizards flying under and over it. I have included a link below to St Paul's wiki page for those interested in history.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral

The Caped Crusader’s pad when visiting London.

Architecture in London: Switch House. Possibly the last one from this venue. Promise.

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Taken on a day trip to London accompanied by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sasastro/} - a great street photographer. Go see her shots.

I wonder if the newer London buildings will last nearly 1000 years like the Tower of London has!? Wouldn't it be amazing to see in a 1000 years time?

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was initially a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class. The castle was also used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham) until 1952 (the Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site.

The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history. It was besieged several times, and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II in the 17th century, the monarch would traditionally prepare for several nights at the Tower, and lead a procession from there to Westminster Abbey for their coronation. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of the Tower was in charge of the castle. This was a powerful and trusted position in the medieval period. In the late 15th century, the Princes in the Tower were housed at the castle when they mysteriously disappeared, presumed murdered. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used less as a royal residence, and despite attempts to refortify and repair the castle, its defences lagged behind developments to deal with artillery.

The zenith of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls. This use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower". Despite its enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the world wars of the 20th century. Executions were more commonly held on the notorious Tower Hill to the north of the castle, with 112 occurring there over a 400-year period. In the latter half of the 19th century, institutions such as the Royal Mint moved out of the castle to other locations, leaving many buildings empty. Anthony Salvin and John Taylor took the opportunity to restore the Tower to what was felt to be its medieval appearance, clearing out many of the vacant post-medieval structures.

In the First and Second World Wars, the Tower was again used as a prison and witnessed the executions of 12 men for espionage. After the Second World War, damage caused during the Blitz was repaired, and the castle reopened to the public. Today, the Tower of London is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. Under the ceremonial charge of the Constable of the Tower, operated by the Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House, and guarded by the Yeomen Warders, the property is cared for by the charity Historic Royal Palaces and is protected as a World Heritage Site.

Millennium Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral. It's a lovely walk from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge if you have good mobility of course. There are so many iconic London sights to see as you walk along the south bank of the river Thames

Tower Bridge in London on a beautiful July day. Photos taken with my Samsung phone camera from Butlers Wharf looking back into central London. London remains heavily effected by lack of tourists due to Covid-19

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The Millennium Bridge is a footbridge over the river Thames from Bankside to St Paul's Cathedral. The bridge sits in front of the Tate Modern Gallery on the southside of the river. I took these photos with my Samsung phone camera on a beautiful day in London

Southwark Cathedral in south London dates back to 1106AD but has been a holy site for many years longer. I took these photos with my Samsung phone camera. The cathedral is surrounded by other buildings and is difficult to get any long shots

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwark_Cathedral

Photos of London up and down river from Waterloo Bridge

Following on from my last post, here’s one taken of the Millennium Bridge but this time after having shuffled a bit to the right. Title says it all I suppose.

View from Tate Modern

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Von der Southbank im charmanten Stadtteil Borough eröffnet sich dieser atemberaubende Blick auf die imposante Skyline der City of London. ️✨ Die majestätischen Wolkenkratzer wie das Shard, der Walkie-Talkie und der Gherkin verschmelzen mit der Themse zu einer faszinierenden Kulisse.

Ein perfekter Moment, um das Zusammenspiel von moderner Architektur und urbanem Flair einzufangen – die Essenz Londons in einem Bild! 💙 Egal, ob bei Tag oder Nacht, dieser Ort erzählt Geschichten von Geschichte und Moderne.

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Views of London from top of St Paul's Cathedral. Looking down on the Monument to the Great Fire of London. A long climb up into the dome and then all the way up to the very top. I knew that you could go up to the "Whispering Gallery" in the dome but had no idea you could continue up through an internal tight fitting stairway to above the dome. Amazing architecture. The original church on this site was built by the Anglo Saxons AD 604. Old St Paul's Cathedral was built between 1087 & 1314 the Normans and was mostly destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 (Hmm 666 I wonder if it was the work of the Devil!?) I don't believe that for a second. Anyway latest St Paul's is a young compared to others due to being destroyed by fire. This new St Paul's Cathedral was completed in 1710 and designed by Sir Christopher Wren

A view of the beatiful City of London from the opposite side of the river just as the Sun is setting.