Underground in London, Great Britain

by admin in January 13th, 2008

Topics: United Kingdom of GB and NI Tags: Great Britain Underground, Underground London

The London Underground is an all-electric metro railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. It is the world’s oldest underground system, and is the largest in terms of route length. Service began on January 10, 1863 on the Metropolitan Railway; most of that initial route is now [...]

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City Hall, London, Great Britain photos

by admin in January 13th, 2008

Topics: !World Architecture and design, United Kingdom of GB and NI Tags: City Hall, Great Britan, London

City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It stands on the south bank of the River Thames, in the More London development by Tower Bridge. Designed by Norman Foster it opened in July 2002. The building has an unusual bulbous shape, intended to reduce the [...]

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London, Great Britain photos

by admin in January 13th, 2008

Topics: United Kingdom of GB and NI

London eye Designed by architects David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, and Nic Bailey, the wheel carries 32 sealed and air conditioned passenger capsules attached to its external circumference. It rotates at a rate of 0.26 metres per second or 0.85 feet per second (about 0.9 km/h or 0.5 mph) so [...]

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