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London City England At A Glance-Highlights And Landmarks

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Royal Albert Hall  is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, in the

City of Westminster, London, England.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

by Joseph Earnest  May 24, 2017 (Updated)

 

Newscast Media LONDON, England—Many may not know that the three most important cities in the world are London, Washington D.C. and Rome.

 

London, contrary to popular belief, is considered the world's financial capital (not New York) and it's actually a corporation that is completely separate from Great Britain. Washington D.C. is the world's political and military capital city, while Rome, particularly Vatican City, is the world's religious capital.

 

Below are photos of London with highlights of some of the landmarks:

 

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In front of Trafalgar Square - London, England.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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Different view of Trafalgar Square- London, England.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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St. Paul's Cathedral London, England. It was built by Sir Christopher Wren—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue in in front of St. Paul's. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Victoria and Albert Museum, London.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue of Neptune and Triton inside V&A Museum, London—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue representing America in front of the Albert Memorial at Kensington Gardens, London, England, to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband, Prince Albert.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue representing Europe at the Albert Memorial, London England.—Photo by Joseph Earnest  

 

 

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Interestingly enough, this group is supposed to represent Africa, even though not a single figure represents a native African...how ironic.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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This group represents Asia outside the Albert Memorial.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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In front of Westminster Abbey, which is a gothic church formally known as the Collegiate Church of

St. Peter—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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The Houses of Parliament on the Thames River, London England.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

 

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Golden angel representing Victory on top of Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace. Vitcory is shown raising her right hand motioning the forward movement, while holding a palm bough in her left hand. She is also balancing on a globe to demonstrate British global rule at the time.  Beneath Victory are Constancy to the left, and Courage to the right. These virtues represent the following: Constancy is holding a compass to represent Britain's supremacy over the seas, while Courage is shown wearing a helmet and holding a club to demonstrate the military rule of Great Britain. Beneath the virtues is an eagle carved in stone with its wings spread out to symbolize Dominion of the British Empire, all of which are qualities embodied by Queen Victoria—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue at the Victoria Memorial that represents Peace. The entire group of sculpture came from the hand of Thomas Brock. Peace is seen with a lion that was modeled from the London zoo, as she holds an olive branch in her right hand, while she gazes in the air. The classical Greek influence of the female figure is obvious.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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 This is yet another statue at the Victoria Memorial that represents Progress, again from the hand of Thomas Brock. Progress raises a torch in his left hand with a laurel wreath around his head, idealizing a young Greek athlete's body. It represents the transition from the agricultural revolution to the industrial revolution.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Statue of "Boudica, Queen of Iceni" on Westminster Bridge London. Boudica was the queen of a Celtic tribe who led a revolt against the Roman Empire.  The revolt almost caused the Emperor Nero to withdraw his forces from Britain, but his generals convinced him to stay the course.  The revolt

was eventually extinguished, re-establishing Roman supremacy over Britain.

—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Inside MadameTussauds Wax Museum London, Mr. T flexing some muscle.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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Spielberg, Robin Williams and J-Lo inside Madame Tussauds, London.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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Outside #10 Downing Street.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

 

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As usual, the "all-seeing Eye" of London. The Eye can be seen as far as Windsor castle on a clear day. It took seven years to reach completion and is located on Westminster Bridge—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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