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Hotels in London

 Hotels are an important part of London‘s tourism industry.Before the 19th century there were few if any large hotels in London. British country landowners often lived in London for part of the year but they usually rented a house, if they did not own one, rather than staying in a hotel. Numbers of business and foreign visitors were very small by modern ... Read More »

Leeds Castle

The castle today dates mostly famous from the 19th century and is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds. It has been open to the public since 1976.Leeds Castle Foundation, a private charitable trust whose aim is to preserve the castle and grounds for the benefit of the public. Read More »

Museum of London

The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Prehistoric to the present day.The museum is jointly controlled and funded by the City of London Corporation and the Greater London Authority. Read More »

30 St Mary Axe

30 St Mary Axe (informally also known as “the Gherkin” and previously the Swiss Re Building) is a skyscraper in London‘s financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004.In September 2006, the building was put up for sale with a price tag of GB£600 million. Read More »

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known asWestminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster,London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. Wistminster is a traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth realms. Read More »

London Eye

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. The London Eye was formally opened by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 31 December 1999, although it was not opened to the public until 9 March 2000 because of technical problems. Read More »

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