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The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. The Crown Jewels
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By GauravC697 - New Delhi, India
The Building houses some stunning pieces of jewelry and Diamond and Gem stones fit only for Kings and Queens..It is located in the Tower of London..Choose your day carefully as it is generally overcrowded...your are not allowed click photos inside..masterpieces
2. White Tower
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Wildcat7400 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The White Tower was our next destination after the Crown Jewels in the Jewel House. The White Tower is a sight to behold & it is known as the Tower of London. Built over 900 years ago by William the Conqueror, it is the oldest medieval building at the Tower of London. The Tower was called the “White Tower” due to the practice of applying whitewash to its walls in the 13th century. In those days, high profile prisoners were imprisoned in the White Tower. However, the Bishop of Durham was able to escape by a rope which was smuggled into a wine’s barrel. The St John’s Chapel is one of the chapels in the Tower of London. It is located on the 2nd floor of the White Tower. The Chapel has a high ceiling & many arch pillars. Furthermore, the skeletons of 2 young princes, Edward & Richard were found in a box which was buried 10 feet underground during demolition works of a staircase leading to the Chapel. Guy Fawkes who attempted to blow up the House of Lords was tortured in the basement of the White Tower. Now, in the present day, you will find the Royal Armouries in the White Tower. There, you will see many royal armours, one of them being the huge armour of King Henry VIII, weapons & real size of horses. In short, it’s an opportunity to go back in history by looking at the armoury used in the past. Not to be missed!
3. London's Roman Amphitheatre
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
Pre-booking required. Visit guildhall-art-gallery.arttickets.org.uk. Step into the ruins of London's Roman Amphitheatre and discover the hidden history under your feet. In 1988, Museum of London archaeologists made an astonishing discovery that changed the face of Roman London. The capital's only Roman amphitheatre was located in Guildhall Yard, during an archaeological dig taking place in preparation for the new Art Gallery building project. In 2002, the doors to the amphitheatre opened for the first time in nearly 2,000 years. When short stretches of Roman wall were unearthed in Guildhall Yard the site became a protected monument. The City of London decided to integrate the remains into its proposals for a new Art Gallery and construction work began in 1992, alongside ongoing excavations. The surviving remains include a stretch of the stone entrance tunnel, east gate, and arena walls. They are protected in a controlled environment, 20 feet below the modern pavement.
Reviewed By Ibreakforruins - London, United Kingdom
I had to return after I read bout the Amphitheater to take pictures outside on the square where they have marked a black line to show the area of the amphitheater. Inside and downstairs at the art gallery is a really well done exhibit that has the ruins as well as projections of what the theater looked like.
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5. Billingsgate Roman Bath House
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By phil_the_shill
On Lower Thames Street, in the cellar of a 1970s office building, is another part of London's ancient history. It was here that in the Victorian era, workers found the remains of a Roman bathhouse. It lies just opposite Old Billingsgate Market. The bathhouse was abandoned in the early fifth century. When the Victorians dug it out, they found in its rubble a Saxon brooch, perhaps lost by an Anglo-Saxon woman when she clambered the Roman ruins centuries ago. All these layers of time and history are typical for London's very own and powerful rules of time. In London, the past and the present coexist, they are intertwined. This place is definitely worth a visit. I did a guided tour with City guide Claudia Colia and I can definitely recommend her tours. This place is very special!
6. St Alphage Garden with ruins of St Alphage Church
7. Broard Arrow Tower
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By 750dimitrisl - Sydney, Australia
We viewed this tower as part of our visit in the Tower of London. This is one of the twenty one towers that make up the Tower of London! It was built between 1238 - 1272, during the time of King Henry III. This tower was meant to house part of the garrison, the soldiers who fired arrows. Full of history and quite an interesting part of the whole place. It's definitely worth visiting.
8. London Wall
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4.0 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
London Wall is the name of a mainly dual carriageway route just north of the City of London from the Museum of London in the west to Liverpool Street station in the east. It is named after the Roman wall which once circumnavigated the whole of Londinium in the late second and early third century AD parts of which still exist along its length. One of the largest sections forms a backdrop to the ruins of the medieval St. Alphage’s Church; another section is in the grounds of the Museum of London; another section near Tower Hill.
