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UNITED KINGDOM - London
Location - Western Europe; Capital - London; Population - 61 million; Currency - Pound Sterling MORE UK - ENGLAND
I've lived in London on and off since 1993, and have recently taken a bundle of photos for this website. I've just added Lumiere London photos from January 2016 to this page plus Hampton Court Palace.
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Wembley Stadium,the home of the England football team - London
Wembley Stadium, with a capacity of 90,000, also hosts other sporting events aswell as live music - London
Shri Swaminarayan Temple is a glorious Hindu temple in Neasden, near Wembley - London
Enter the temple to admire the intricate carvings of the Inner Sanctum (no photos allowed) - London
Not content with just one fantastic Hindu temple, the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir is little more than 2km away in Wembley - London
The £16m temple opened in 2010 - London
Keep heading north west to the outskirts of London and you'll find Ruislip Lido, a little-known beach very popular on summer days
The lido comes complete with its very own miniature railway! London
A replica of Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hinde looks toward 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin) and the Monument, London
The Golden Hinde and Gherkin - London
The Clink Prison Museum was one of the 'oldest and most notorious prisons' in Britain. The Brits often refer to prisons as 'clinks' and this is the original, on Clink Street (naturally) near the Golden Hinde - London
Next to the Golden Hinde is Pickfords Wharf - London
Cast iron sculptures of the artist Antony Gormley appeared for a few weeks close to the Hayward Gallery in the Summer of 2007 - London
Thirty one casts were dotted around London as part of his Blind Light exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
On top of a building near the South Bank Centre, London
During World War II, Winston Churchill directed Britain's war effort from the Cabinet War Rooms, found opposite St James's Park in central London
The Map Room was the hub of the Cabinet War Rooms. The room was left almost exactly as seen on 16 August 1945, the day after VJ Day - London
One of many paintings by street artist Banksy.
This is Chalk Farm Maid, opposite Chalk Farm tube station in north west London. Oops! It's now been painted over.
More info on Banksy art locations
His official site
A slightly worse for wear Banksy at Bethnal Green, east London. The double yellow lines of the flower used to carry on to the pavement and to the road.
Ten Trinity Square, over the road from the Tower Of London, was the former home of the Port of London Authority - London
Cool off in the summer fountains at Somerset House - London
The ice skating rink at Somerset House is open to all for the 2 months around Christmas - London
Somerset House is an 18th century government building located on the Strand in central London
The river Thames and central London, as seen from Blackfriars Bridge
Near Blackfriars Bridge in January 2009, London
The Monument commemorates the Great Fire of London in 1666
The Monmument, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Dr Robert Hooke, was completed in 1677 near where the fire started - London
And you can climb the 311 steps to the top - Monument, London
..to see the Tower of London and Thames from above - London
The Gipsy Kings played at Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath in the Summer of 2009 - London
Greenwich Foot Tunnel dives beneath the river Thames, linking Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs in east London
Walking alongside the Grand Union Canal between Shoreditch and Angel, also known as Regent's Canal - London
Overlooking the canal are a few pubs and plenty of offices & housing developments - London
Close to the Islington Tunnel section of the canal near Angel, London
The entrance to one of the hugely popular Camden markets in north London
The Stables Market in Camden, London
Loads of tourists and Londoners go to Camden to check out the markets and nightlife - London
There's several quirky shopfronts in Camden - London
Not much to do with leather methinks - Camden, London
Highams Park lake, north London
Little Venice is a canal area in north west London, near Warwick Avenue tube station
It's a picturesque section of the Regent's Canal - Little Venice, London
Plenty of booze and restaurant cruises ply the canal between Camden Lock and Little Venice - London
It's possible to walk from Little Venice along the canal which passes through the outskirts of Regent's Park. After a mile or so you'll end up in Camden - London
Hollow Pond is a boating lake in the Leytonstone area of Epping Forest, east London
In Leytonstone Tube station's pedestrian subway is the Hitchcock Gallery, a series of mosaics celebrating the life and works of film director Sir Alfred Hitchcock - London
Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone in 1899 and directed such movies greats as Psycho (first mosaic), Vertigo, The Birds, North by Northwest (above) and The 39 Steps - London
Heronry Pond in Wanstead, next to Leytonstone, is a lake in Wanstead Park - London
This pond can be found in the Hainault Forest Country Park further along the Central line in north east London
(Commissioned?) street art on the streets of Walthamstow, a short bus ride from Leytonstone in east London
The Emirates Air Line is a cable car straddling the River Thames right next to the O2, linking North Greenwich with the Victoria Docks on the north bank - London
In the distance is the Thames Flood Barrier - London
The O2 and Canary Wharf as seen from the cable car - London
A 20 minute walk along the Thames brings you to the Thames Flood Barrier. The barrier was completed in 1982, protecting the eastern part of Greater London from flooding - London
Past one of the barrier gates to the O2 and Emirates Air Line - London
The Shard opened to great fanfare in July 2012 with a laser light show - London
It measures 309.7metres (1,016feet) and comes complete with office and residential space, hotel, restaurants and observatory - London
Drummers at Stratford Westfield welcome the Christmas lights ceremony - London
In January 2016 Lumiere London came to town, for four nights only - London
Light installations created by 'the world's most exciting artists' were on display in central London. This was the 'Garden of Light' in Leicester Square - London
'Les Voyageurs' (The Travellers) in St James's Square was particularly impressive - London
Others were perched on the top of buildings - London
One of the voyageurs looks down on us in the moonlight - London
Ever-changing shapes and images projected on to '195 Piccadilly' - London
These creatures, 'Les Luminéoles', floated above Piccadilly - London
The 'Circus of Light' was a quirky, child-friendly light projection in the King's Cross area - London
Kew Gardens in west London boasts the largest number of living plants in the world - London
The 50m high Great Pagoda was built in 1762 - London
The gardens opened in 1840, though the treetop walkway was a more recent addition, in 2008 - London
Crossing the River Thames on the way to Hampton Court Palace, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Hampton Court Palace was built in the 16th century for Cardinal Wolsey but eventually became a home of King Henry VIII
A palace local in Base Court, Hampton Court Palace
Barrels in Henry VIII's wine cellar - Hampton Court Palace
A statue in Chapel Court Garden - Hampton Court Palace
Fountain Court - Hampton Court Palace
The palace held around 1,000 people, placing a massive strain on nearby food resources - Hampton Court Palace
One of the most important rooms, Henry VIII would dine in state at the Great Hall - Hampton Court Palace
Four Evangelists stoning the Pope, a take on Henry VIII's collision with Catholicism. Henry VIII broke away from the Church of Rome in 1514 and was established as head of the Church of England. This painting was in his collection - Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace has over 60 acres of riverside gardens
The gardens include a 300-year-old maze - Hampton Court Palace
A well-to-do area of the capital is Richmond upon Thames in the south west - London
A riverside bar in Richmond upon Thames - London
The Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clippers to be built (in 1869) on display next to the Thames in Greenwich - London
The Old Royal Naval College, in Maritime Greenwich, was originally constructed as a hospital by Sir Christopher Wren - London
The ultimate ship-in-a-bottle at Greenwich - London
Wood-carved figureheads (placed on a ship's bow) adorn the walls of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich - London
An alleyway near Greenwich Market - London
A great atmosphere at the Olympic women's volleyball semi-final at Earl's Court - London
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LINKS
www.visitlondon.com - London's official website
www.timeout.com/london - what to do in London
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www.londonnet.co.uk - London news
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www.enjoyengland.com - England tourist board
www.visitbritain.com - Britain's official tourism website
www.eurostar.com - Eurostar train from London to Paris, Brussels and more
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