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UNITED KINGDOM - London

Location - Western Europe; Capital - London; Population - 61 million; Currency - Pound Sterling MORE UK - LONDON

I've lived in London on and off since 1993, and have recently taken a bundle of photos for this website.

uknote 20 Pounds Sterling

eng7 The British Airways London Eye - London

eng9 The London Eye was opened on 31 December 1999 for the Millenium celebrations - London

eng200 The London Eye makes a full rotation in about 30 minutes - London

Visit the London Eye website here

eng201 The London Eye is 135 metres high - London

eng203 Each capsule can accommodate up to 25 people - London

eng13 The National Theatre, part of the South Bank Centre, next to the river Thames - London

eng14 Walking towards the National Film Theatre on the south bank of the Thames, London

eng11 There's many floating nightclubs on the Thames, the one here moored in front of the Hungerford Bridge - London

eng18 The London Bridge, illuminated at night, London. The original London Bridge was moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA. More info here.

eng20 The Tower Bridge, London

eng305 The Tower Bridge as seen from the north bank of the Thames - London

eng316 The Tower Bridge was built in the late 19th century - London

The Tower Bridge website here

eng319 The 2 parts of the lifting sections of Tower Bridge are visible here - London

eng314 A London bus crosses Tower Bridge - what more could you wish for? - London

eng1116 The Tower of London was built in the 11th century on the orders of William the Conqueror (King William I of England) - London

eng26 As well as being a royal palace, Guy Fawkes, Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh and Rudolf Hess were imprisoned here.
The Crown Jewels are now stored in the Tower. London

Find out more about the Tower here

The Tower of London website here

eng1109 The White Tower, the central fortress at the Tower of London, as seen from an archway beneath the Bloody Tower - London

eng1106 Around 125 people live in the Tower of London, principally those who work there - London

eng1115 A view of the Tower of London from the banks of the Thames - London

eng28 HMS Belfast is docked near the Tower of London - London

eng39 Walking on the Hungerford Bridge towards Embankment - London

eng113 The Houses of Parliament contains the House of Commons and House of Lords. It's where the goverment and opposition shout, argue and bicker - London

More about the Houses of Parliament here

eng40 The Clock Tower, popularly known as Big Ben (which is actually the name of the bell) - Houses of Parliament, London

eng114 The Clock Tower - London

eng105 The National Theatre, London Eye and Houses of Parliament on the south bank of the Thames - London

eng204 The Houses of Parliament from the base of the London Eye - London

eng56 Piccadilly Circus is at the heart of London

eng57 Night falls on Piccadilly Circus, London

eng144 Chances are you'll use Piccadilly's Eros statue as a meeting point in London

eng145 Popularly known as Eros, the statue is actually Eros' twin Anteros - London

See Wikipedia for more info here

eng152 Covent Garden market is busy year round - London

eng162 The BT Tower, formerly the Post Office Tower and London Telecom Tower - London.
Plans to open a rotating restaurant were quietly ditched recently.