Where to travel, travel and route planner » london england http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 National Portrait Gallery, London http://www.dankuna.com/blog/national-portrait-gallery-london.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-portrait-gallery-london http://www.dankuna.com/blog/national-portrait-gallery-london.html#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:52:39 +0000 Dankuna http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=4103 [...]]]> 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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Feb 10, 11:00am at Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, London, ENG
11.00 Tues and Fri,11.30am Sat and Sun. Every week (except half term) 6 months + Tots and Tales. Come to this hands-on creative session and give your baby a long term love of re...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, London, ENG
Addiction! Named so because our customers love Fridays so much ,The venue is rocking with live music from DJ Alabastor, on the ground floor, playing a round up of some of the be...

Feb 10, 5:00pm at Fluid Bar, 40 Charterhouse St, London, LONDON
On Friday 10th February, one of London’s leading and longest running underground radio stations Passion FM, bring their Valentines party to Fluid.. ‘Diversion‘ sees a mon...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...
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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/national-portrait-gallery-london.html/feed 0 Albert Memorial, London http://www.dankuna.com/blog/albert-memorial-london.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=albert-memorial-london http://www.dankuna.com/blog/albert-memorial-london.html#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:49:23 +0000 gps http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2746 [...]]]> 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 Sir 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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Feb 10, 11:00am at Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, London, ENG
11.00 Tues and Fri,11.30am Sat and Sun. Every week (except half term) 6 months + Tots and Tales. Come to this hands-on creative session and give your baby a long term love of re...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, London, ENG
Addiction! Named so because our customers love Fridays so much ,The venue is rocking with live music from DJ Alabastor, on the ground floor, playing a round up of some of the be...

Feb 10, 5:00pm at Fluid Bar, 40 Charterhouse St, London, LONDON
On Friday 10th February, one of London’s leading and longest running underground radio stations Passion FM, bring their Valentines party to Fluid.. ‘Diversion‘ sees a mon...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...
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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/albert-memorial-london.html/feed 0 Trafalgar Square, London http://www.dankuna.com/blog/trafalgar-square-london.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trafalgar-square-london http://www.dankuna.com/blog/trafalgar-square-london.html#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:22:44 +0000 Bobo http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=1395 [...]]]> is a square in , England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a popular attraction; 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.
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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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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/trafalgar-square-london.html/feed 2 The Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-teatro-colon-buenos-aires.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-teatro-colon-buenos-aires http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-teatro-colon-buenos-aires.html#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:12:10 +0000 Ella http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=933 [...]]]> 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

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-teatro-colon-buenos-aires.html/feed 0 Greenwich http://www.dankuna.com/blog/greenwich.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greenwich http://www.dankuna.com/blog/greenwich.html#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:04:59 +0000 Mio http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/europe/greenwich/ [...]]]> 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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Greenwich


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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Feb 10, 11:00am at Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, London, ENG
11.00 Tues and Fri,11.30am Sat and Sun. Every week (except half term) 6 months + Tots and Tales. Come to this hands-on creative session and give your baby a long term love of re...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, London, ENG
Addiction! Named so because our customers love Fridays so much ,The venue is rocking with live music from DJ Alabastor, on the ground floor, playing a round up of some of the be...

Feb 10, 5:00pm at Fluid Bar, 40 Charterhouse St, London, LONDON
On Friday 10th February, one of London’s leading and longest running underground radio stations Passion FM, bring their Valentines party to Fluid.. ‘Diversion‘ sees a mon...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...
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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/greenwich.html/feed 1 London, Clock Tower Big Ben, Palace of Westminster http://www.dankuna.com/blog/england-london-clock-tower-big-ben-palace-of-westminster.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=england-london-clock-tower-big-ben-palace-of-westminster http://www.dankuna.com/blog/england-london-clock-tower-big-ben-palace-of-westminster.html#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:06:06 +0000 Pete http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=19 [...]]]> 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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Feb 10, 11:00am at Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, London, ENG
11.00 Tues and Fri,11.30am Sat and Sun. Every week (except half term) 6 months + Tots and Tales. Come to this hands-on creative session and give your baby a long term love of re...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, London, ENG
Addiction! Named so because our customers love Fridays so much ,The venue is rocking with live music from DJ Alabastor, on the ground floor, playing a round up of some of the be...

Feb 10, 5:00pm at Fluid Bar, 40 Charterhouse St, London, LONDON
On Friday 10th February, one of London’s leading and longest running underground radio stations Passion FM, bring their Valentines party to Fluid.. ‘Diversion‘ sees a mon...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...
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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/england-london-clock-tower-big-ben-palace-of-westminster.html/feed 2 London, London Eye http://www.dankuna.com/blog/london-london-eye.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=london-london-eye http://www.dankuna.com/blog/london-london-eye.html#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:46:40 +0000 Tom http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=12 [...]]]> The London Eye, also known as the , opened in 1999 and is the largest in the world.
London, London Eye

London, London Eye

It stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South in Lambeth, London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges (Coordinates: 51°30′12″N, 00°07′11″W). The wheel is adjacent to London’s County Hall, and stands opposite the offices of the Ministry of Defence.

London, London Eye GPS coordinates: 51.503333° -0.119722°

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Feb 10, 11:00am at Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, London, ENG
11.00 Tues and Fri,11.30am Sat and Sun. Every week (except half term) 6 months + Tots and Tales. Come to this hands-on creative session and give your baby a long term love of re...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, London, ENG
Addiction! Named so because our customers love Fridays so much ,The venue is rocking with live music from DJ Alabastor, on the ground floor, playing a round up of some of the be...

Feb 10, 5:00pm at Fluid Bar, 40 Charterhouse St, London, LONDON
On Friday 10th February, one of London’s leading and longest running underground radio stations Passion FM, bring their Valentines party to Fluid.. ‘Diversion‘ sees a mon...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...

Feb 10, 6:00pm at Evolve Wellness Centre, 10 Kendrick Mews, London, ENG
Join Evolve Wellness Centre’s Kelly Arnold for an all-levels fun and playful workshop as she guides you through some of yoga’s most exhilarating poses. For those with less e...
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