London, England
Historic Sites & Landmarks in London, England
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Royal Albert Hall
London, England
Public hall. 1867-1871. Designed by Captain Fowke; completed by Major-General H Y D Scott.
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Church of St Martin in Fields
London, England
Occupying a prominent location on the east side of Trafalgar Square, the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1722-26) was designed by James Gibbs in what would be a highly influential design.
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Cora Hotel
London, England
c. 1824-1825
Built by Thomas Cubitt in c1824-5, the Cora Hotel was originally a terrace of 5 house-bays linked by a single story extension to a terrace in Endsleigh Gardens. Today it is a hotel known as the Hilton London Euston.
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27, Little Russell Street
London, England
Parochial school of St George's, Bloomsbury Way (qv), now flats. 1879-80. By Joseph Peacock. Yellow brick front with red brick bands, quoins and dressings, some stone dressings. White-painted wooden windows.
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Churchill War Rooms
London, England
1939-45
Now part of the Imperial War Museums, the Cabinet War Rooms were the meeting place of Churchill's War Cabinet during air raids in World War II. Located in Westminster in central London, they were in use 24 hours a day from August 1939 to August 1945.
- Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital London, England
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Great Hall of Eltham Palace
London, England
Circa 1479. Stone faced building of 6 bays with stepped buttresses between bays. Cornice with gargoyles and restored parapet. Paired 2-light windows with cusped heads under 4-centred arches.
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Big Ben
London, England
The internationally recognizable symbol of London, Big Ben (officially named the Clock Tower) is part of the Houses of Parliament. Designed by Pugin, the attractive Gothic Revival tower was completed in 1859.
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Blackfriars Bridge
London, England
1869, by James Cubitt (?) 5 shallow, segmental arches of cast iron with abutments of grey granite and piers with squat engaged columns, the caps and bases of carved Portland stone. Gothic balustrade of gray granite.
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Science Museum
London, England
1857
Originally founded in 1857 by Prince Albert, the Science Museum displays a wide variety of artifacts illustrating the history of science, plus interactive exhibits and an IMAX theater.