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A Taste of London
London is began life as a Roman fortification ant a place where it was possible to cross the River Thames. It has  a number if centres, each with a distinct character. The financial and business centre called the City, the shopping and entertainment centre in the West End, the government centre in Westminster.

The Millennium Dome (The Dome)
1. Greenwich's Millennium Dome was open on December 31, 1999. Acting as a national lightning conductor for premillennial tension, the Dome has attracted enormous criticism since architect Richard Rogers first unveiled his plan for what he described as "an Odyssey into the future, a twenty-first century Stonehenge".
2. Daily 10:00~18:00
3. North Greenwich, SE10 (North Greenwich Tube)

The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)
1. The Millennium Wheel is on a site parallel to Jubilee Gardens on the south bank directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Supported above the waters of the Thames by a cantilevered structure, the 151m-high Millennium Wheel, weighing 2240 tonnes, is the largest Ferris wheel ever built. Views of the capital and the countryside will extend as far as Royal Tunbridge Wells and Guilford in the south, Windsor in the west, Lutton and Stansted in the north, and Gravesend and Rochester in the east.

Trafalgar Square
1. Trafalgar Square was built early in the last century to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Lord Nelson's statue stands on top of a column in the middle of Trafalgar Square. The square makes a good place for people to meet-coaches pick up parties of visitors, marchers unite for protest meetings, and at Christmas time carol singers gather round a huge Christmas tree which is sent to Britain from Norway every year.

The Tower of London
1. The Tower of London was first built by William the Conqueror more than 900 years ago, and was famous as prison. Two queens were executed here, and two princes murdered.
2. March-October Mon-Sat 09:00~17:00, Sun 10:00~17:00 / November-February Wed-Sat 09:00~16:00, Sun-Mon 10:00~16:00
3. Tower Hill, EC3 (Tower Hill Tube)

St Paul's Cathedral
1. St Paul's Cathedral was designed by the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, after the Great Fire of London in 1666. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married there in July 1981.
2. Daily 08:30~16:00, Galleries from 09:30~16:00
3. St Paul's Churchyard, EC4 (St Paul's Tube)

Westminster Abbey
1. From Norman times British monarchs have been crowned there and since the 13th century they have been buried there. Many other famous people are also buried in Westminster Abbey including statesmen, musicians and writers. In Poet's Corner can be found statues and the tombs of poets such as T. S. Eliot.
2. Mon-Sat 09:30~16:45 (last admission 15:45), Sat 09:30~14:45 (last admission 13:45). Closed for sightseeing on Sun.
3. Broad Sanctuary, SW1 (St James's Park)

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
1. A baffling collection of wooden automata, some of which are for sale.
2. Mon-Sat 10:00~18:30, Sun 11:00~18:30
3. 33-34 The Market, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8RE (Covent Garden Tube)

Clink Prison
1. A harrowing vision of prisons of the past from the gaol that gave us the term 'the clink'.
2. Mon-Sun 10:00~18:00
3. Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG (London Bridge Tube and Railtrack)

Dr. Johnson's House
1. Off Fleet Street lies home of Johnson who compiled first comprehensive English Dictionary.
2. Mon-Sat 11:00~17:30
3. 17 Gough Square, London, EC4 (Blackfriars Tube and Railtrack)

1 Canada Square
1. AT 800 feet, "Canary Wharf Tower", is one of the tallest office blocks in Europe. Served by its own station on the Docklands Light Railway this building is home to The Daily Telegraph and The Independent newspapers. Stupidly it is not open to members of the public.

Piccadilly Circus
1. Piccadilly Circus is the centre of night life in the West End. It is actually quite small, and most people are rather disappointed when they see it if for the first time because they had imagined it would be much bigger.

Hyde Park
1. Hyde Park was originally a hunting forest and is still popular with horseriders. People who enjoy a good argument can go to Speaker's Corner (near Marble Arch tube station), where they can listen to people giving their vets on a variety of topics to anyone who will listen.

Regent's Park
1. Regent's Park was originally a hunting park. And it is now the home of London Zoo, and an open air theatre which delights summer audiences with performances of Shakespeare's plays.

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