⊳ Buckingham Palace ⊲

Changing the guard

Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace takes place at 11:00 daily during June and July, and on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from August to May.

What Happens at Changing the Guard

This is a popular event, especially in the summer months. To get a good view get there 45 minutes to an hour early.

⊳ The Mall ⊲

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⊳ Admiralty Arch ⊲

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⊳ Trafalgar Square ⊲

Trafalgar Square This public square, laid out in the 1840s, features two fountains and the 145 feet high Nelson's Column, guarded by four large bronze lions, and surmounted by a statue of Admiral Lord Nelson.
On the north side of the square is the National Gallery.

Sometimes a focus for public celebration or protest, Trafalgar Square is more usually a venue for cultural events, or just a place for people to hang out.

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⊳ Horseguards ⊲

Horseguards houses the headquarters of the Household Division of the British Army, whose duties include guarding the Sovereign and Royal Palaces.

Adjoining it is Horse Guards Parade, used for ceremonial occasions including Trooping the Colour.

The guard here is changed at 11am on weekdays and 10am on Sundays.

Fronting Whitehall two mounted troopers stand guard between the hours of 10am and 4pm.

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Horseguards

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⊳ Houses of Parliament ⊲

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of both British Houses of Paliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords .

There has been a Royal Palace on the site for around a thousand years, and it has been home to Parliament since the sixteenth century.

Much of the palace was rebuilt following a fire in 1834, though parts dating to the Middle Ages survive, including Westminster Hall, the Jewel Tower, and the Undercroft Chapel

The name Big Ben is often used to refer to both the clocktower and the clock. Strictly speaking it is the name of the bell that strikes the hour.

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⊳ Westminster Abbey ⊲

Westminster Abbey - Established by Edward the Confessor around 1042, the present building dates mainly to the thirteenth century with later additions, notably the two western towers built in the 1700s.

Kings and Queens have been crowned at the Abbey since 1066. A number are also buried there, as are other notable figures, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling and Charles Darwin.

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⊳ The London Eye ⊲

The London Eye is an observation wheel on the south bank of the River Thames built to celebrate the millennium. The wheel is 134m (443 feet) tall and has 32 passenger capsules, each one of which can hold up to 25 people. A full revolution takes around 30 minutes.

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⊳ Covent Garden ⊲

Covent Garden this former fruit and vegetable market is now a popular attraction with pubs, restaurants, shops, market stalls and street performers.

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⊳ The Royal Courts of Justice ⊲

Not generally regarded as a tourist attraction The Royal Courts of Justice nevertheless provide a striking example of Victorian Gothic architecture at the eastern end of The Strand.

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⊳ St Paul's Cathedral ⊲

St. Paul's Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and build in the late 1600s. It replaced the medieval cathedral destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
The dome rises to 365 feet and was, until well into the twentieth century, the tallest building in London

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⊳ Temple Bar ⊲

Originally located where Fleet Street meets The Strand Temple Bar marked the main entrance into the City of London from the west.
It was removed in 1878 and subsequently (2004) rebuilt between St. Paul's Churchyard and Patertnoster Square.
A plinth surmounted by a dragon marks its original position, close to the Royal Courts of Justice.

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⊳ Shakespeare's Globe ⊲

Shakespeare’s Globe This working reconstruction of an Elizabethan playhouse puts on a season of plays between April and October. Daily guided tours are available year round. The original Globe Theatre, part owned by William Shakespeare, and where many of his plays were performed, was demolished in 1644

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⊳ H.M.S. Belfast ⊲

H.M.S. Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1938 and decommissioned in 1963. The ship is now a permanent floating museum moored on the Thames opposite the Tower of London

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⊳ Tower of London ⊲

The Tower of London was founded by William the Conqueror following the Norman invasion of Britain of 1066.
The earliest surviving building, the White Tower, dates to around 1087.
Over the years it has variously served the functions of royal palace, fortress, prison, place of execution, treasury, mint, and menagerie.
It houses the Crown Jewels.

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⊳ Tower Bridge ⊲

Built in the 1890s Tower Bridge is an iconic site on at the eastern edge of the City.
Its An iconic London sight Tower Bridge's lifting road deck allows ships to pass into the Pool of London. Its stone clad towers were designed to look in keeping with the nearby Tower of London.