City of London skyline, Middle: Houses of Parliament, Bottom left: Tower Bridge, Bottom right: Tower of London.

The three tallest skyscrapers as of 2008 in Canary Wharf as viewed from Cabot Square. It is home to such companies as HSBC and Clifford Chance

The City of London is the world's largest financial centre It is home to the London Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London.

Westminster Abbey is one of London's oldest and most important buildings and a World Heritage Site.

Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London; it has not been lived in by south west London; it has not been lived in by the British royal family since the 18th the British royal family since the 18th century. The palace is located 11.7 miles century. The palace is located 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south west of Charing Cross and (18.8 km) south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River upstream of Central London on the River Thames. It was originally built for Cardinal Thames. It was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it.it.

The following century, William The following century, William III's massive rebuilding and III's massive rebuilding and expansion project intended to expansion project intended to rival Versailles was rival Versailles was begunbegun..Work halted in 1694, Work halted in 1694, leaving the palace in two leaving the palace in two distinct contrasting distinct contrasting architectural styles, domestic architectural styles, domestic Tudor and Baroque. While the Tudor and Baroque. While the palace's styles are an accident palace's styles are an accident of fate, a unity exists due to of fate, a unity exists due to the use of pink bricks and an, the use of pink bricks and an, albeit vague, symmetrical albeit vague, symmetrical balancing of successive low balancing of successive low wingswings..

Today, the palace Today, the palace is open to the is open to the public, and is a public, and is a major tourist major tourist attraction. The attraction. The palace's Home Park palace's Home Park is the site of the is the site of the annual Hampton annual Hampton Court Palace Court Palace Festival and Festival and Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace Flower Palace Flower Show. Along with Show. Along with St. James's Palace, St. James's Palace, it is one of only two it is one of only two surviving palaces surviving palaces out of the many out of the many owned by Henry owned by Henry VIII.VIII.

Westminster is an area of Westminster is an area of Central London, within the Central London, within the City of Westminster. It lies City of Westminster. It lies on the north bank of the on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest River Thames, southwest of the City of London and of the City of London and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southwest of Charing southwest of Charing Cross.Cross.

It has a It has a large large concentratioconcentration of n of London's London's historic and historic and prestigious prestigious landmarks landmarks and visitor and visitor attractions, attractions, including including Buckingham Buckingham Palace, Palace, Westminster Westminster Abbey and Abbey and much of the much of the West End of West End of London.London.

Historically a part of Middlesex, Historically a part of Middlesex, the name Westminster was the the name Westminster was the ancient description for the area ancient description for the area around Westminster Abbey–the around Westminster Abbey–the West Minster, or monastery West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its church, that gave the area its name–which had been the seat of name–which had been the seat of the government of England for the government of England for almost a thousand years. Since its almost a thousand years. Since its construction in the mid-19th construction in the mid-19th century, Westminster has been century, Westminster has been location of the Palace of location of the Palace of Westminster, a UNESCO World Westminster, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which houses the Heritage Site which houses the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Madame Tussauds in New York City

New Washington, D.C. location

Madame Tussauds is a Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum in famous wax museum in London with branches in London with branches in a number of major a number of major cities.cities.

The wax sculpture of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Sculpture of Shakespeare, LondonSculptures of the Beatles, London

Sculpture of The Queen Mother, London.

The wax sculpture of Andy Lau ( 劉德華 ), Hong Kong.

is a major tourist is a major tourist attraction located in attraction located in Central LondonCentral London.

for recreating famous people,

or celebrities, in wax.

It is the original Madame Tussauds attraction

having been situated on Marylebone Road since 1884.

It was set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments.

British Museum

EstablishedEstablished 17531753

LocationLocationGreat Russell Street, London Great Russell Street, London WC1, EnglandWC1, England

Collection sizeCollection size 7 million objects7 million objects

Museum areaMuseum area588,000 sq ft (54,600 m588,000 sq ft (54,600 m22) in) in94 Galleries94 Galleries

Visitor figuresVisitor figures 6,049,000 (2007–2008)6,049,000 (2007–2008)

DirectorDirector Neil MacGregorNeil MacGregor

Nearest tube station(s)Nearest tube station(s)Holborn, Tottenham Court Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell SquareRoad, Russell Square

is a museum of human is a museum of human history and culture history and culture situated in London. Its situated in London. Its collections, which collections, which number more than 7 number more than 7 million objects,million objects, are are amongst the largest and amongst the largest and most comprehensive in most comprehensive in the world and originate the world and originate from all continents, from all continents, illustrating and illustrating and documenting the story of documenting the story of human culture from its human culture from its beginning to the presentbeginning to the present..

The British Museum was The British Museum was established in 1700, largely established in 1700, largely based on the collections of the based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its current museum building. Its expansion over the following two expansion over the following two and a half centuries has resulted and a half centuries has resulted in the creation of several branch in the creation of several branch institutions, the first being the institutions, the first being the British Museum of Natural British Museum of Natural History in South Kensington in History in South Kensington in 1887. 1887.

The British Museum, Great Court

African Garden - The British Museum Facade

Great Court - Quadrangle and Robert Smirke's Round Reading Room

Panorama of the circular Reading Room

Until 1997, when the current British Library building opened to the public, replacing the old British Museum Reading Room, the British Museum was unique in that it housed both a national museum of antiquities and a national library in the same building.

The Cyrus Cylinder .

The entrance to the museum

Room 4 - Colossal Amenhotep III

Room 21 - Mausoleum of Halikarnassos

Room 83 - Roman Sculpture

St Paul's dome

Basic information

LocationLocation City of LondonCity of London

Full nameFull nameCathedral Cathedral Church of Paul Church of Paul the Apostlethe Apostle

CountryCountry EnglandEngland

Ecclesiastical information

DenominationDenominationChurch of Church of EnglandEngland

ProvinceProvince CanterburyCanterbury

DioceseDiocese LondonLondon

Building information

Previous Cathedrals

4

Dates built 1677

Year consecrated 1708

Architect(s) Christopher Wren

Architectural style

English Baroque

Length 158m

Width across transepts

75m

Width (nave) 37m

Height (max) 108m

Towers 2

Domes 1

Dome height (external)

99m

Dome height (internal)

65m

St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Cathedral is the is the Anglican Anglican cathedral cathedral on on Ludgate Ludgate Hill, in the Hill, in the City of City of London, London, and the and the seat of the seat of the Bishop of Bishop of London. London.

The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, although the number is higher if every be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, although the number is higher if every major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedral. major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedral.

The clock tower on the west The clock tower on the west end of the cathedralend of the cathedral

Interior of St. Paul's, Interior of St. Paul's, looking towards the east.looking towards the east.

Looking up at the Looking up at the dome of St. Paul's.dome of St. Paul's.

Great West Door. West end clock tower