If you do not know the English capital, it’s time to plan a visit to this place, the best adapted to the current civilization. This metropolis has all the ingredients to become one of the best capitals in the world. For this reason, today we bring you the seven main attractions of London.
This city has one of the best systems of transport of the planet that will give you the opportunity to go through it without major inconveniences. Of course, the hours of entry and exit of the work are of greater concurrence and it may be found that some people in a hurry and sometimes bad-tempered.
Between the attractions that you should know in this city is the The Tower of London, space that British Crown occupies with the purpose of protecting the jewels that according to the ceremony to be performed are worn by the Queen and her entourage.
Additionally, this building on the banks of Thames River is full of stories about the lives of Kings that you will be able to know with tourist routes that you will find in the place.
Near there is the London Bridge, built in 1894 with its towers also you can enter not only to know about its history, years of construction and what it meant for the city. From the top of the path, you will have one of the best views of the metropolis so you can take picture of it.
The famous Westminster Abbey, is occupied by the collegiate and gothic Anglican church of St. Peter of Westminster that in 1987 was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO by its acronym in English) as World Heritage.
Visited by members of the British royalty As the Prince William who got married, aristocrats of high importance, scientists like Charles Robert Darwin, English naturalist, recognized for being the most influential scholar in proposing the premise of biological evolution by natural selection, justifying it in his work “The origin of species” published in 1859.
If it’s about kings, the Windsor Castle, located outside of the capital city, is a very interesting place to visit as it is considered one of the oldest castles in the world that still remains inhabited. On occasion, you may be lucky enough to see the arrival of a member of the Royal family or the interesting changes of guard.
Another place you can use to take a beautiful photograph is the “London Eye” at a height of 135 meters turns slowly in small clear glass zeppelin. Opened in 2000 it was the largest in the world until 2006.
Then you must complete your tour on the banks of Thames River in order to visit the mythical clock of the Big Ben, the Houses of the British Parliament and the Canary Wharf. London on its own has hundreds of places to visit. Everything will depend on your interest in the arts, architecture or music. As a last recommendation, be sure to visit “Piccadilly circus”, considered the London Times Square.
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