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Mayfair London - Mayfair's expansive and handsome architecture has always attracted the very wealthy. For nearly 300 years the most influential people in the land have enjoyed its elegant squares, broad Georgian thoroughfares and beautiful parks. Mayfair also boasts the capital's most exclusive shops, hotels, restaurants and clubs.
Mayfair is dominated in the north by three large squares: Grosvenor, Hanover and Berkeley. The vast Grosvenor Square, which houses the US Embassy, has a statue of Franklin D Roosevelt at its centre. Mayfair's commercial district lies to the east. Lots of other embassies are around this area.
This area includes Savile Row, world-famous for its tailoring, and New and Old Bond Streets, renowned for their jewellery, antiques and clothing. New Bond Street is also known for its auction houses; the most famous being Phillips and Sotheby's.
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Covent Garden London - Covent Garden lies approximately between Charing Cross Road, The Strand and Drury Lane. The pedestrianised Covent Garden Piazza surrounding this Victorian building has become a great draw for visitors. Not to be missed, visit the newly redeveloped Royal Opera House, then stroll around the interesting streets leading off the piazza.
Floral Street is noted for its designer fashion, while Long Acre has more mainstream chains. Pedestrianised Neal Street is a street of former 19th century warehouses, converted into small art galleries, restaurants and shops selling everything from oriental goods to kites. Neal's Yard, off Shorts Gardens, is an oasis with health food shops and cafes, and Denmark Street, near St Giles-in-the-Fields, is famous for its musical instrument shops.
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Piccadilly Circus London - Probably the best known sight in London, known all over the world, Piccadilly Circus, with its spectacular display of neon advertising signs, marks the entrance to the capital's liveliest entertainment district, with its theatres, cinemas, clubs, pubs and restaurants.
The statue of Eros is set in the middle of Piccadilly Circus, is one of the great symbols of London. The statue was originally known as the Shaftebury Monument and was unveiled in 1893, a memorial to the Victorian philanthropist, Lord Shaftesbury. Eros, poised delicately with his bow, was intended to be an angel of mercy but was later renamed after the Greek god of love.
The sculptor, Alfred Gilbert RA, incorporated a wide variety of fish and crustacous life into the bronze fountain. The actual figure of Eros, rising above the fountain, was made of aluminum, a rare material at the time.
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Oxford Street London - Oxford Street offers shoppers a bigger choice of department stores and specialist shops than any other High Street or shopping centre in the UK. It boasts the best-stocked flagship stores of the favourite names in UK retailing.
With over 300 shops totalling 5 million square feet it provides more shopping space than major city centres such as Bristol or Edinburgh. Shoppers and visitors can eat and drink at a choice of 50 places on Oxford Street and at many more close by. Around 200 million people visit Oxford Street each year.
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Marble Arch London - This archway was originally built as the entrance archway to Buckingham Palace in 1827. It was designed by John Nash, who was influenced by the design of the Arch of Constantine in Rome. But when the palace was extended in the 1840s the archway was deemed to be too small and so it was then moved to its present position, at the north-east corner of Hyde Park and the west end of Oxford Street, in 1851.
The only people who are allowed to pass through Marble Arch are senior members of the Royal Family and the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The arch now stands on a busy traffic island, but there is in fact a long history to the site.
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Holborn London - Holborn is the traditional home of the legal profession. The Inns of Court, ancient legal centres, were located here to symbolising the law as a mediator in the battle for power between the City and Westminster. The atmosphere of Holborn is still derived from the four surviving Inns: Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, Middle Temple and Inner Temple.
The courtyards and passageways of these Inns are a quite oasis from the busy capital. The magnificent neo-Gothic Royal Courts of Justice, civil courts, are found in the Strand, and Chancery Lane, is home to the Law Society. Temple Bar, where the Strand meets Fleet Street, marks the official boundary between Westminster and the City.
The monument, set in the centre of the road, is a griffin, the symbol of the City. The Queen cannot pass this point without the permission of the Lord Mayor of London.
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Bloomsbury London - Bloomsbury is named after 'Blemondisberi' or the manor of William Blemond, who acquired the land in the early-13th century. The area remained rural until 1661, when the 4th Earl of Southampton built Southampton (now Bloomsbury) Square around his house. More grand squares followed including Bedford Square, laid out in 1775 - 80 and the vast Russell Square, added in 1800.
By the mid-19th century the district had become mostly residential but it was never a very fashionable area. This explains why large institutions, such as the British Museum and the University of London, were able to acquire large chunks of the district.
Many of the Georgian buildings in Bloomsbury's splendid squares have also been taken over by the University, including the 'Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology' and the 'Percival David Foundation for Chinese Art'. The University of London's monolithic Senate House was added in the 1930s.
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Paddington London - Paddington was built as the terminus of the Great Western Railway in 1850 - 54. Its design was a collaboration between Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Matthew Digby Wyatt. The spectacular train shed has an iron girder roof with three-bays, these have 189 decorative wrought iron ribs and are supported by a cast-iron column every third rib.
   When a fourth bay was added in 1916, in keeping with Brunel's originals, the iron columns were replaced with steel stanchions. Paddington is unusual in that it does not have a principal exterior facade. In its place is the Great Western Hotel, designed by P.C. Hardwick and opened in the same year as the station.
Brunel is remembered by a seated statue that can be seen beside the side entrance to platform 1. Children all over the world know the name of the station through the famous 'Paddington Bear' created by Michael Bond.
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Kings Cross London - King's Cross, one of the most famous stations in London, was built for the Great Northern Railway to serve Yorkshire, the north-east of England and Scotland. King's Cross has always been noted more for its trains than its buildings - the 'Flying Scotsman', Britain's most famous train, made her last journey from here.
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Knightsbridge London - In the past the area was most renowned for its inns and taverns, and it also had a reputation as the haunt of highwaymen. Today, however, the area is best known for its shopping. For this is where you will find, among others, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Beauchamp Place.
If your budget is tight you will probably have to settle for just looking because this is the land of designer labels and extortionate price tags. Nevertheless, if you love shopping, you will love Knightsbridge. Harrods is the very epitome of high class shopping in Knightsbridge London.
The department store caters for the more discerning customer and offers a huge range of top quality goods from gourmet foods, leathers and Egyptian gifts, to mens' and womens' clothing and accessories.
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Kensington London - The Victoria & Albert Museum South Kensington, London is the world's finest museum of the decorative arts. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design, it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria. Also Kensington Palace in London UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom.
The Natural History Museum in kensington built in 1881 to house the British Museum's growing collection of natural history specimens. The vast building is a masterpiece in itself.
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Chelsea London - Chelsea Harbour is one of London's most fashionable new areas. The harbour was redeveloped in the late 80's with the Conrad International London opening in 1990. There are some 300 apartments and numerous offices in Chelsea Harbour, owned by a mixture of actors, pop stars and entrepreneurs.
Among the office areas is a large Interior Design Centre where many of the worlds famous interior designers display their ideas. The whole area is located only 10 minutes from bustling Knightsbridge and Harrods and just off the Embankment opposite Battersea Park.
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Earls Court London - Located in the west of central London, Earls Court is a popular location for travellers on a budget , offering a good selection of lower-priced hotels and guesthouses. Earls court exhibition with the Olympia, a major exhibition venue, home of the Ideal Home Show, London Boat Show, and the like. Frequently hosts trade events as well.
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Victoria London - Victoria Tower gardens quiet and scenic riverside gardens are set on the south side of the Houses of Parliament, overlooking the Thames. The gardens boast a number of statues, including a suffragette and a cast of Rodin's 'Burghers of Calais'.
The Victoria & Albert Museum, known as the V&A, has the world's greatest collection of fine and applied arts. The V&A has around four million exhibits from all periods and areas of the world. Displays include sculpture, jewellery, enamels, silver, miniatures, water-colours, pottery, glass, furniture, weapons, musical instruments and costume.
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Westminster London - Westminster Abbey is the place of the coronation, marriage and burial of British monarchs, except Edward V and Edward VIII since 1066. Visitors can see the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Royal Tombs and Shrine of Edward the Confessor, the Coronation Chair, Lady Chapel and Poets' Corner, the Royal Chapels etc.
The current building dates largely from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. For centuries London Bridge was the only crossing in central London, the next bridge upstream was many miles away at Kingston. However, in 1734 Charles Labelye, a Swiss engineer submitted his plans and in 1736 the Earl of Pembroke and his followers were granted their Act.
This empowered them to hold a lottery to raise money for the new structure, which became known as the 'Bridge of Fools'. It was the construction of Westminster Bridge that started the development of the South Bank. Westminster Bridge is now the oldest bridge in use in London and, apart from the repair of a few cracked ribs in 1924, it has had needed very little repair since it opened almost 150 years ago.
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Marylebone London - Marylebone, to the south and east of Regent's Park, is bounded by Great Portland Street, Oxford Street and Edgware Road. Marylebone meets Mayfair at Oxford Street. The capital's most famous shopping street, Oxford Street, is full of high street chains and rather tacky stalls but the Selfridges department store makes a visit worthwhile.
   Marylebone High Street, however, has recently undergone a renaissance, lead by the Conran Shop, and today has many interesting shops and restaurants. Congested Marylebone Road has Madame Tussaud's and the London Planetarium, while nearby, Baker Street is home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
   Just to the north of Marylebone, in St John's Wood, stands Lord's, the world famous cricket ground. Lord's is the headquarters of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the governing body of the sport.
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Hyde Park London - The ancient manor of Hyde once formed part of the lands belonging to Westminster Abbey. In 1536, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, this land was seized by Henry VIII and became part of the King's hunting grounds. Hyde Park also has a horse riding track, originally laid out from the West End to Kensington Palace by William III.
This famous track is known as Rotten Row, a corruption of 'route du roi'. Other highlights include a children's playground and boating on the Serpentine. In the summer there are Sunday afternoon concerts at the bandstand and open air music concerts are also regularly held here.
On Sunday mornings, Speaker's Corner, at the north-east corner near Marble Arch, is a venue for free speech (an 1872 law made it legal for a speaker to assemble a crowd and address them on any subject).
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Bayswater London - The ancient manor of Hyde once formed part of the lands belonging to Westminster Abbey. In 1536, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, this land was seized by Henry VIII and became part of the King's hunting grounds. Hyde Park also has a horse riding track, originally laid out from the West End to Kensington Palace by William III.
This famous track is known as Rotten Row, a corruption of 'route du roi'. Other highlights include a children's playground and boating on the Serpentine. In the summer there are Sunday afternoon concerts at the bandstand and open air music concerts are also regularly held here.
On Sunday mornings, Speaker's Corner, at the north-east corner near Marble Arch, is a venue for free speech (an 1872 law made it legal for a speaker to assemble a crowd and address them on any subject).
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City London - The City of London, the true heart of the capital, known as the 'City' or the 'Square Mile', London's financial district. The west part of the city runs into Holborn and the Strand, whilst here the City borders the East End and the Docklands. The modern office blocks contrast with the churches and buildings of historical London.
The area has two of the great sights of London, Tower Bridge and The Tower of London, both very popular attractions.

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Russell Square London - Russell Square is one of the largest squares in London. Laid out in 1800, the square is dominated by the flamboyant Russell Hotel, which occupies its east side. Opened in 1900, the Russell Hotel is probably the finest of the great Victorian hotels to survive in London. This red-brick and terracotta fantasy has colonnaded balconies and prancing cherubs beneath the main columns. The exuberance continues in the interior where the stunning lobby is faced with marble of many colours and has an imposing stairway leading off it.
The garden of Russell Square is opened to the public and has a very convenient cafe. On the southern edge of the square is a statue commemorating the 5th Duke of Bedford (1765 - 1805). An avid farmer, the Duke is shown with a plough and sheep.

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Docklands London - ExCeL in Docklands, London's Exhibition and Conference Centre, home to a vast range of events throughout the year, from internationally acclaimed travel trade exhibitions to high octane sporting events for all the family, as well as product launches, conferences and corporate hospitality functions.
The ExCeL campus complements each event, offering a whole host of bars, pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels to make your visit to our venue fun, relaxed and enjoyable.

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Notting Hill London - Notting Hill is a reasonably well-defined area. In the south it's bordered by Holland Park Avenue, which turns into Notting Hill Gate near Notting Hill gate tube. Clarendon Road is the boundary in the west, and the Westway forms the northern boundary. The border on the eastern side is less well defined. Some argue that it's all Notting Hill until you reach Queensway, but this may be a little generous. Perhaps Hereford Road might be a bit more sensible.
Portobello Road is probably the most famous street, although Westbourne Grove has got the best shops on it, in my opinion anyway. Transport-wise, it's well served by Notting Hill Gate (District, Central and Circle) and Holland Park (Central) in the south, and Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park (both Hammersmith and City) in the north.

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