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Centre Point |
Centre Point is a skyscraper located in the centre of London. The building, designed by the architect Richard Seifert, was constructed between 1963 and 1966. It is 117 metres tall and has 34 stories. It is a rather slender building made of concrete and covered with glass façade. The skyscraper ... |
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Tower 42 |
Tower 42 is a skyscraper located in the centre of London. The construction of the building was commissioned by the National Westminster Bank which wanted to use it as its main headquarters. That is why the building is also called NatWest Tower. It is said that from a bird's eye view the tower looks ... |
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Trinità dei Monti |
The Church of Santissinma Trinità dei Monti, in short: Trinità dei Monti, is located on top of the Spanish Stairs, towering over the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. It is a building in the late renaissance style. The church and its surroundings (Villa Medidi) are properties of the French state.
The histo... |
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La Bocca della Verità and Forum Boarium |
The Forum Boarium is regarded as the oldest market in Rome. It dates from the beginning of the 6th century BC. Once used to be a cattle market.
The forum is located between the Palatine Hill and the Capitoline Hill, just by the River Tiber. Because of its flat surface it was used by Romans not only... |
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Royal Greenwich Observatory |
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, is a building located in the district of Greenwich in London. Today, it houses a museum of astronomical and navigational tools, which belongs to the National Maritime Museum. The building was constructed in 1675 during the reign of Charles II of England and was us... |
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OXO Tower |
The OXO Tower is a tower situated on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Southwark. The tower was built at the end of the 19th century as a power station for the Post Office, but later it was acquired by the Liebig company, a manufacturer of beef broth, popularly known as "Ox... |
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Oxford Street |
Oxford Street, located in the City of Westminster in London, is one of the most famous shopping streets in the world. It runs from the Marble Arch in Hyde Park to Tottenham Court Road, intersecting with another leading commercial street of the city, Regent's Street. Walking along the street you w... |
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Saint Martin in the Fields |
St. Martin in the Fields is an Anglican church located at the northwest corner of Trafalgar Square in the district of Westminster in London. The church, built by James Gibbs in 1721 on the remains of a different church that had been ravaged by the Great Fire of London in 1666, came in for a lot o... |
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Campus Martius |
The Campus Martius is an ancient square dedicated to Mars, covering an area of 25 hectares, located in Rome, Italy, outside the so-called Servian Wall. It is situated west of the Capitoline Hill at the bend of Tiber.
The original Campus Martius belonged to the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius S... |
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre |
The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a theater located on the banks of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Southwark.The original theater was built in 1599 by Peter Street and had a capacity of over 3000 people. The theater was unique due to its globular shape and a lack of roof allowing the st... |
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