Articles tagged ‘Places of Interest’
New Zealand War Memorial - London
By Chris | November 30th, 2006 |
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The new New Zealand War Memorial was unveiled and dedicated by the Queen and the New Zealand Prime Minister on 11 November this year. Its located on the large area at Hyde Park Corner between Hyde and Green Park’s. This is where the Wellington Arch and the striking Australian War memorial already are and [...]
BT Tower
By Chris | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the most recognizable buildings that can be glimpsed from all over the West End of London is the BT Tower formerly known as the Post Office Tower.
It’s on Cleveland Street in Fitzrovia, the area between Tottenham Court Road, the Euston Road and Great Portland Street and that’s a pretty relaxed place to [...]
City Hall London
By Chris | November 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
On the south bank of the River Thames, directly across from the Tower of London is an unusual looking building, the recently built City Hall.
Albert Memorial
By Chris | October 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In between Kensington Gardens and the Royal Albert Hall is a very non-British looking memorial, this one in honour of Prince Albert, Queen Victroria’s husband who died aged 42 in 1861.
The memorial took 15 years to build and is 175ft high with a black and gilded spire, a multi coloured marble canopy and almost 200 [...]
London Bali bombing memorial
By Chris | October 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I went and had a look yesterday at the British memorial to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings that was unveiled by Prince Charles a couple of days before.
