The Great City Of London And It’s Attractions
London in itself is one of the worlds leading tourist attractions and with so much to see and do its hard to know where to start once you’re there. The entertainment and activities are never ending and to make sure that you travel home knowing that you really have seen and done anything that London has to offer, there are a huge number of must-see sites.
The London Eye is among the first attractions to spring to mind, and one of the most recent additions to London’s back-catalogue of spectacles. It was opened up to the public in 1999 and faced criticism from sceptics, but then went on to become one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions.
Re-designed and re-built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668, St. Paul’s Cathedral is another of London’s must see attractions. It is a breathtakingly beautiful building which is recognised today as one of Britain’s most iconic buildings.
Another historically fascinating spectacle of London is the Tower of London. It has served as a fortress, a prison and a death chamber for the people of London throughout history. It’s original purpose was to keep control over the raucus citizens of London in the 11th century under the rule of William the Conqueror.
Battersea Power station probably isn’t something one would consider to be a famous attraction, however, since it was converted into Tate Modern, it has become far more widely renowned. It is the capital for fans of modern art and works by such noted modernists as Matisse, Dali, Picasso and perhaps most celebrated of all, Andy Warhol, are resident to it.
Arguable one of the most famous London attractions is Buckingham Palace. It is one of the most instantly recognisable buildings in the world, and is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. An architectural and visual delight that is full of stunning works of art, although not a museum or art gallery it is open to the public for guided tours.
The last London spectacle that I shall mention here, but by no standards the last worth visiting, is the Natural History Museum. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1881 using Victorian building techniques and was originally made to house the growing amount of natural history exhibits in the British Museum and subsequently grew into the vast spectacle of a museum that it is today.
There are too many wondrous spectacles in London to list them all here, however, if you want to see them all, it will require more than just a day-trip, therefore, for your perfect trip to London, you will need the perfect hotel. There are hundreds of hotels in London, and finding the right one is as simple as finding a website that allows you to browse through them all.