The Palace of Westminster, the home to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, was constructed after a fire in 1834 destroyed the previous palace that had served as the royal residence for centuries. Commonly known as the House of Parliament, the pres
 Seated in the shadows of Tower Bridge on the south bank of the Thames River in London.  The drawbridge was opened in 1894 and spans 800 feet between its twin towers that rise 200 feet above the water.  The towers house the machinery that raises the
 A black cab cruises by The Red Lion, at 48 Parliament St. in London. Given its proximity to the United Kingdom's political institutions, including the Houses of Parliament, the pub is famous for its patrons who work in government.
 A London perspective from the Victoria Embankment on the South Bank of the River Thames.
 “Peace descending on the Quadriga of War '' – the largest bronze statue in Europe – crowns the Wellington Arch at Hyde Park in London.  Created by Adrian Jones, the allegorical sculpture features a four-horse chariot (or quadriga) and Nike, the wing
 This street, Great Scotland Yard, connects Northumberland Avenue to Whitehall in the St. James’ district of Westminster in London. The street also has connections to English and Scottish royalty and the city's police.  In centuries past, this scene
 Storefronts on Neal Street at Covent Garden in London.  (Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
 I took this photo of the London skyline while walking along the Thames River east of the Tower Bridge.
 The Palace of Westminster, the home to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, was constructed after a fire in 1834 destroyed the previous palace that had served as the royal residence for centuries. Commonly known as the House of Parliament, the pres
 The reconstruction involved what would become perhaps the world’s most famous timepiece, the Great Clock of Westminster, better known as “Big Ben.” Designed in the Perpendicular Gothic Revival style by Augustus Pugin, the first stone of the clock to
 A view of Queen’s Walk, a pedestrian path that meanders along the south bank of the Thames River in London. The promenade extends 2.4 miles from Tower Bridge, from where I snapped this photo, to Lambeth Bridge. London City Hall and The Shard, the ta
 “Still Water” is a monumental bronze sculpture of a horse’s head located at Achilles Way near Hyde Park Corner in London. British artist Nic Fiddian-Green completed the 33-feet-tall sculpture in 2011 and it was installed that year at Marble Arch. Th
 During a boat tour I took on the River Thames, I felt at times a bit like I was back home in New York.  
On the river’s banks were not just skyscrapers but also an ancient Egyptian obelisk also rising into the London sky, just like the one in C
 The Tower Bridge and the North and South banks of the Thames River seen from the observation deck on the 69th floor of The Shard, London’s tallest skyscraper. The Royal Navy’s World War II-era battleship HMS Belfast is permanently docked on the rive
 The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the most iconic sights of the London skyline. 

The famous cathedral atop Ludgate Hill, the fifth built on that site since St. Paul’s founding in 604 AD, was constructed after the previous church was destro
 The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral is among the most iconic sights of the London skyline. 
 The famous cathedral atop Ludgate Hill, the fifth built on that site since St. Paul’s founding in 604 AD, was constructed after the previous church was destroy
 My photo of the north bank on the River Thames features the old and the new: the Tower of London, right, and a cluster of skyscrapers—among which are the Walkie Talkie (otherwise known as 20 Fenchurch Street), far left, and The Gerkin, the egg-shape
 The Gherkin, designed by British architect Norman Foster, was completed in 2003. This elongated oval-shaped skyscraper is constructed of steel, glass, and concrete, and rises 41 stories into the London sky. Formerly known as the Swiss Re Building, t
 The Palace of Westminster, home to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, lines the north bank of the Thames River in London. The building is better known as the House of Parliament, where that body has met for more than 900 years. Most of the mediev
 The White Tower rises from the center of the Tower of London, one of England’s most historic sites on the northbank of the River Thames.   William the Conqueror broke ground on the Tower of London in 1066 and started to build the White Tower pr
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 The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral is among the most iconic sights of the London skyline. 
 The famous cathedral atop Ludgate Hill, the fifth built on that site since St. Paul’s founding in 604 AD, was constructed after the previous church was destroy
 The south tower of the Tower Bridge and the Shard, the tallest skyscraper in London.
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