Buckingham Palace
The interiors range from kitsch to tasteless opulence and reveal nothing of the domestic life of the Royal Family apart from a gammy eye when it comes to interior decor. The palace is open to the public from August-September. Visitors can tour the staterooms, including the Throne Room, Picture Gallery and State Dining Room.
BFI London Imax Cinema
It is a 482-seat, state-of-the-art, large-format cinema boasting UK s largest cinema screen. The cinema shows 2D and 3D large-format films
London Eye
At 135 meters high, the London Eye is the world s highest observation wheel. It provides a 30-minute, slow-moving flight over London, offering fantastic panoramic views.
The Millennium Dome
The largest structure of its kind in the world, the dome was the centerpiece of Britain s millennium celebrations. Inside the dome, there is a spectacular show performed a few times a day.
The Web of Life
The Web of Life tells the story of biodiversity, the amazing variety of life on earth. Located in a state-of-the-art, environmentally progressive building, Web of Life is the world s first zoo exhibition specifically created to feature biodiversity and its conservation.
Trafalgar Square
It s the heart of visitors London, beating with tour buses, cameras and flocks of persistent pigeons. On the square s northern edge is the cash-strapped National Gallery, which has one of the world s most impressive art collections.
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is one of the most visited churches in the Christian world. It s a beautiful building, full of morose tombs and monuments, with an acoustic field that will send shivers down your spine when the choirboys clear their throats.
Houses of Parliament
The awesome neo-Gothic brilliance of the Houses of Parliament has been restored thanks to a spring clean of the facade. The building includes the House of Commons and the House of Lords, so the grandeur of the exterior is let down only by the level of debate in the interior ( hear, hear ).
Tate Britain
The Tate Britain is the keeper of an impressive historical archive of British art. Ten new galleries and five refurbished galleries showcase the collection of peerless Blake s, Reynolds, Gainsboroughs, Hogarths, Constables, Turners and Pre-Raphaelite beauties and provide space for temporary exhibitions and educational projects.
British Museum
It is the oldest, most august museum in the world, and as part of the millennium celebrations received a well-earned rejig with Norman Foster s glass-roofed Great Court. The museum is so big and so full of stuff collected by Victorian travelers and explorers that visitors often make the mistake of overdosing on the antiquities.
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