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National Portrait Gallery, London

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Apr 172010
 

The is an in London, England, housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous . It was the first in the concern when it opened in 1856. The room moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin’s Place, off , and adjoining the National Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery


It has been swollen twice since then. The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) also has various satellite outstations located elsewhere in the UK, mostly for aristocratic portraits. It is unconnected to the in Edinburgh, with which its remit overlaps. The room is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

National Portrait Gallery, London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 33.73″ N, 0° 7′ 39.84″ W

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Albert Memorial, London

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Aug 292009
 

The is situated during , London, England, openly in the direction of the north of the Majestic . It was commissioned via Sovereign Victoria during memory of her beloved spouse, who died of typhoid voguish 1861.

Albert Memorial, London

Albert Memorial


The commemorative was considered by Gilbert Scott now the Gothic resuscitation elegance. Opened inwards 1872, with the of Albert ceremonially “seated” modish 1875, the memorial consists of an metaphorical shelter otherwise gazebo containing a figure of Prince Albert facing south. The commemorative is 176 feet tall, took greater than ten years toward overall, then detriment 120,000 GBP. Interesting London attractions for yours .

Albert Memorial, London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 9″ N, 0° 10′ 40″ W

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Trafalgar Square, London

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Aug 272008
 

is a square in , England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a popular ; its trademarks are Nelson’s Column, which stands in the centre, the four that guard the Column, and the large number of pigeons that live in the square. Other statues and sculptures are also on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art, and it is a frequent site of political demonstrations.

Trafalgar Square, London

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The name commemorates the (1805), a British of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been “King William the Fourth’s Square”, but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name “Trafalgar Square”. The northern area of the square had been the site of the King’s Mews since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original , where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between these twin cities, is to this day considered the heart of London, from which all distances today are measured. .
GPS travel destinations: 51° 30′ 29″ N, 0° 7′ 41″ W

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The Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires

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Jul 142008
 

The Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
The () in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the world’s major . The present theatre, the second with that name, opened in 1908 after twenty years under construction. The auditorium is horseshoe-shaped, has 2,487 seats (slightly more than, say, the in Covent Garden, London, England), standing room for 1,000 and a stage which is 20 m wide, 15 m high and 20 m deep. The acoustics are excellent. Buenos Aires travel guides.
GPS tarvel destinations: 34° 36′ 6″ S, 58° 23′ 7″ W

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Greenwich

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Dec 162007
 

Greenwich  is a town, now part of the south-eastern urban sprawl of London, England, on the south in the . It is best known for its maritime history and as the location of (0° longitude).

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It is nice town, you can get there easily by train. Nice if you stay more then five days in London.

Greenwich GPS coordinates: 51°28′45″N 0°00′00″E

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London, Clock Tower Big Ben, Palace of Westminster

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Feb 142007
 

London, Clock Tower Big Ben, Palace of Westminster
The Clock Tower is a structure at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, England. It is popularly known as Big Ben, but this name actually belongs to the clock’s main bell. The tower has also been referred to as St. Stephen’s Tower or The Tower of Big Ben, in reference to its bell.
The tower was raised as a part of Charles Barry’s design for a new palace, after the old was destroyed by fire on the night of October 16, 1834. The tower is designed in the , and is 96.3 metres (316 feet) high.

The first 61 metres (200 feet) of the structure is the , consisting of with stone cladding; the remainder of the tower’s height is a framed spire of cast iron. The tower is founded on a 15 by 15 metre (49 by 49 foot) raft, made of 3-metre (9-foot) thick concrete, at a depth of 7 metres (23 feet) below ground level. The tower has an estimated weight of 8,667 tonnes (9,553 tons). The four clock faces are 55 metres (180 feet) above ground.

Due to ground conditions present since construction, the tower leans slightly to the north-west, by roughly 220 millimetres (8.66 inches). Due to thermal effects it oscillates annually by a few millimetres east and west.

GPS coordinates: 51.5007° N 0.1246° W

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