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Our London pages include information on places in London City and the Greater London area. The London Tourist Board is an excellent starting point for planning travel to this great city.
The Transport for London web site is the primary source of on-line information for public transportation systems in London. For other transportation services and systems in London, use the options under LONDON in the navigation bar to the left.
The Sprachurlaub.de web site has excellent maps of central London. Click one of the links to the left in the navigation bar for route planners and other on-line map sources.
The history of London is immensely rich and interesting. The Museum of London presents extensive collections relating the history of this city and its people. The Ten Generations web site present opportunities to learn many aspects of the city's history beyond the major events that are better known. Other groups below have historical information about London.
The Victorian Dictionary is a very large resource of historical information regarding London in the Victorian era.
Hidden London is another excellent for learning about the city's history and places of historical interest.
Explore London on the Exploring Buildings web site has interesting articles about important buildings in the city and links to related web sites that many visitors will find of interest.
The Ragged School Museum makes the unique history of the East End of London, and in particular of the Copperfield Road Ragged School, accessible to everyone and will be of interest to many children and educators.
London has been at one time or another a home to many important figures in British and world history. The Blue Plaque scheme identifies buildings and the people they were associated with. The Blue Plaque web site is an excellent resource for locating these recognized buildings.
The Houses of Parliament web site is a source of information about this famous building and the people who serve in it. Another building with a great sense of history and politics is No. 10 Downing Street, one of the most famous and most photographed buildings in the world and the official home of Britain's Prime Minister.
The Corporation of London web site introduces the government, history, heritage and other aspects of the city. Guildhall is the home of the Corporation of London. Mansion House is the official home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, providing not only living and working space for the Lord Mayor and his household but also room for large ceremonial entertainments and banquets. Collage is an image database containing over 20,000 works of art hosted by the Corporation of London Libraries and Guildhall Art Gallery. Photo London hosts another extensive collection of images of London.
The Royal Family and all things royal are popular attractions for many visitors to Britain, especially London, and they will find these related web sites of interest: The Prince of Wales informs the public of matters related to Prince Charles; the Royal Collection and Royal Residences sites are devoted to the Monarch's art collection and the Queen's residences in England and Scotland; the Historic Royal Palaces provides information on five sites in the London area; the Royal Parks in and around London; Kensington Palace became a Mecca for many visitors because of its connection with Princess Diana; St. James Palace is the 'Court' to which ambassadors are accredited and has played important roles in Britain's international relations over centuries.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are a favorite destination for lovers of gardens. A popular route to this attraction is by ferry from Westminster along the Thames. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Royal Parks web site provides information about the Royal Parks in London and the Greater London area, including St. James Park, The Green Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Richmond Park, Greenwich Park, The Regent's Park, Bushy Park and Brompton Cemetery.
The London Zoo (Zoological Society of London) and its branch at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park are among the most popular destinations for visitors to the London area.
The London Aquarium is one of the city's newer man-made attractions that has been a popular success. The London Planetarium is a popular attraction for visitors with an interest in space exploration.
The Museum of Garden History was founded in 1977 at the former church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, next to Lambeth Palace to illustrate and preserve the history of gardening.
There are several boroughs in Greater London that have web sites that will be of interest to visitors: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the Borough of Westminster, Greenwich Council, Spelthorne Borough Council, Harrow Council, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and the Wandsworth Borough Council. The links page on the Transport for London site includes links to official London borough web sites.
Brickfields introduces visitors to the London Borough of Hackney and its history.
Recommended Reading: Peter Akroyd's London: The Biography is a new history of this city that begins with earliest days as a home to the Druids through the introduction of the 21st Century. Westminster Abbey by Richard Jenkyns (Harvard University Press). London: A Social History by Roy Porter (One-volume history by Harvard University Press)
Tours of locations in London associated with Winston Churchill have become popular with people interested in this great British statesman. His latest biography, Churchill: A Biography by Roy Jenkins, a former Member of Parliament, will introduce readers to many of the addresses in London where Churchill served in various roles. The biography by Martin Gilbert is regarded as among the best of one-volume publications. Many readers will probably find the latter author to be less challenging.
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