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Destination London

If you are looking to go to a concert at the o2 or visit London Tower, Picadilly Circus or Buckingham Palace London is full of culture, history and Money. London is the location of the next Olympic Games in 2012.

London is made up of two ancient cities which are now joined together.
They are: the City of London, know simply as 'the City' which is the business and financial heart of the United Kingdom. the City of Westminster, where Parliament and most of the government offices are located. Also Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the Queen and the Royal family are located there too.
Together they all make up a region known as Greater London.

Standing guard by the River Thames, The Tower is an impressive London landmark.
Discover the secrets that lie within its walls, marvel at the breathtaking Crown Jewels, stand on the site where three English queens were beheaded and explore the myths and legends that make a visit to The Tower a fantastic day out.
The Crown Jewels Gain a fascinating insight into the role of the Crown Jewels in royal pageantry with our introductory films which include rare colour footage of H M Queen Elizabeth I I's coronation. The Jewel House Wardens will be on hand to answer any questions about this priceless collection. Learn more about the history of the Crown Jewels in the Crown and Diamonds exhibition in the Martin Tower. Yeoman Warder ' Beefeater' Tours Nobody knows more about the history of The Tower than the Yeoman Warders and no visit is complete without joining one of their tours. Having guarded this royal palace and fortress for centuries they will captivate you with amazing stories, passed on from generation to generation, and guide you to the infamous Traitors' Gate and the execution site. They'll also give you the unique opportunity to visit the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula, final resting place of those executed inside The Tower. The White Tower The first stones of this imposing structure were laid around 1078 by order of William the Conqueror.

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Buckingham Palace is The Queen's official London residence
Buckingham Palace is one of the world's most familiar buildings and more than 50,000 people visit the Palace each year as guests to banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and the Royal Garden Parties.
Since 1660, Household Troops have guarded the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces.

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The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in a central location at the heart of the West End. Its status as a major traffic intersection has made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting point and a tourist attraction in its own right.
The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of an archer. Piccadilly Circus connects to Piccadilly, a thoroughfare whose name first appeared in 1626 as Pickadilly Hall, named after a house belonging to one Robert Baker, a tailor famous for selling piccadills or piccadillies, a term used for various kinds of collars.The street was known as Portugal Street in 1692 in honour of Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of King Charles I I of England, but was known as Piccadilly by 1743. Piccadilly Circus was created in 1819, at the junction with Regent Street, which was then being built under the planning of John Nash on the site of a house and garden belonging to a Lady Hutton. The circus lost its circular form in 1886 with the construction of Shaftesbury Avenue.

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