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Royal Opera House, London

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Nov 132008
 

The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden, one of the foremost opera houses in the world.

Royal Opera House, London

Royal Opera House, London


The large building, often referred to as simply “Covent Garden”, is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The current building is the third theatre on the site. The façade, foyer and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The Royal Opera House seats 2,268 people and consists of four tiers of boxes and balconies and the amphitheatre gallery. The proscenium is 12.20 m wide and 14.80 m high. London sightseeing tours.

GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 46.41″ N, 0° 7′ 21.96″ W

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Trafalgar Square, London

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Aug 272008
 

Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a popular tourist attraction; its trademarks are Nelson’s Column, which stands in the centre, the four lion statues 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

Trafalgar Square


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The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory 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 Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between these twin cities, Charing Cross is to this day considered the heart of London, from which all distances today are measured. London sightseeing tours.
GPS travel destinations: 51° 30′ 29″ N, 0° 7′ 41″ W

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Admiralty Arch, London

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Aug 032008
 

Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast.

Admiralty Arch, London

Admiralty Arch, London


It was designed by Sir Aston Webb, constructed by John Mowlem & Co and completed in 1912. It adjoins the Old Admiralty Building, hence the name. The building was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria, although he did not live to see its completion. London sightseeing tours.

Admiralty Arch, London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 24.33″ N, 0° 7′ 43.29″ W

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Westminster Abbey, London

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Jun 172008
 
Westminster Abbey, London

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, (it served as a cathedral from 1546 – 1556), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. Must see for any London sightseeing tours or travel guides.
GPS tourist destinations: 51° 29′ 58″ N, 0° 7′ 39″ W

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