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See the landmarks that make London famous, from Royal Palaces to Big Ben.

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Staple Inn

Holborn, London, WC1V 7QJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7632 2165 Staple Inn dates from the late 14th century, when it was one of London's Inns of Chancery, where the King's clerks worked. The Elizabethan front to the building was added in 1586.

The Stock Exchange

Old Broad St, London, EC2N 1HP One of the biggest Stock Exchanges in the world can be found in London. At one time it was possible for the public to go in and watch the dealers making and losing fortunes on the dealing room floor but two events have put paid to that! One was 'The Big Bang', the name given to the computerisation of the Stock Exchange in October 1986 and which virtually did away with the dealing room floor.

Tower Bridge

Tel: +44 (0)20 7403 3761 Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk One of the city's most celebrated landmarks and possibly the most photographed and painted bridge on earth, Tower Bridge was completed in 1894.

University of London, The

27-28 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DP This impressive 1930's building called the Senate House contains the library and offices of the University of London. There are also many other buildings belonging to the university in the surrounding area.

Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge links Pimlico to Vauxhall on the South Bank. The original bridge on this site was named after the Prince Regent and was the first iron bridge to cross the river. It went up in 1809 but by 1879 was found to be in a dangerous condition.

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge links Aldwych and the South Bank Centre. The present Waterloo Bridge was completed in 1942 during the Blitz, to a rather drab design by Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, not to be confused with his grandfather Sir George Gilbert-Scott who designed, amongst other things, the Albert Memorial.

Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, The

183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE Tel: +44 (0)20 7611 7211 Website: www.wellcome.ac.uk The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine takes its name from its benefactor, Sir Henry Wellcome.

Westminster Abbey

Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 7110 An architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history - the Confessor's Shrine, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great.

Westminster Abbey Chapter House

East Cloisters, Westminster Abbey, London, SW1P 3PA Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 5897 The Chapter House, built by the royal masons in 1250, contains some of the finest medieval sculpture to be seen. The octagonal building still has its original floor of glazed tiles, and medieval wall paintings depicting scenes from the apocalypse.

Westminster Bridge

Westminster, London, SE1 7UT Westminster Bridge links Westminster and Lambeth. The first Westminster Bridge was completed in 1750, relieving much of the strain on London Bridge, which up until then was the only crossing on the River Thames in central London.