London Attractions

Canary Warf
East London offers Canary Wharf, a mixture of modern high rise office buildings and shops. Located in Tower Hamlet , a London Borough, Canary Wharf is home to 3 of London's tallest buildings, Citi Group Center, 8 Canada Square and London's  tallest One Canada Square.

Resurrecting London's historical West India Docks on the Isle of the Dogs which were the world's largest docks from  Explore Canary Warf......

Hyde Park
 Central London is home to London's largest park, Hyde Park. The park which is made up of 350 acres was first purchased by King Henry VIII from the Westminster Abbey Monks in 1536, for the next 100 years the park was used mainly for hunting. In 1637 King Charles I opened the park to the general public.
 During the plague of 1665, many of London's residences fled London believing they could avoid the plague by  Explore Hyde Park......

Kew Gardens
 The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are normally simply referred to as Kew Gardens. Located in southwest London, these spectacular botanical gardens on 300 acres add to their accomplishment as a major visitor attraction the fact that they are a renowned plant science, research, and conservation facility contributing to today's environmental changes. Explore Kew Gardens.......
 

London Bridges
 What would London be without its bridges? London’s Bridges makeup the backdrop of millions of photos and images of London worldwide,  consisting of foot bridges, road bridges and train bridges, today London has 24 bridges crossing The River Thames.
 Starting with London Bridge, Lacking in spectacular as bridges go, London Bridge makes up in  history. Explore London’s Bridges........

Marble Arch
 Originally built as the main entrance to Buckingham Palace in 1828, Marble Arch was designed by John Nash as as a ceremonial entrance for the Kings Troops and Royal Horse Artillery. Long rumored that the Queens gold stagecoach was to wide to pass through the arch.
 Marble Arch was relocated in 1851 to it's current location. Historians now claim it was not the Queens Coach but the expansion of Buckingham Palace that necessitated Explore Marble Arch......

Thames Barrier
 The Thames Barrier makes for a interesting visit when in London, just a  short distance up the river from Canary Warf and Millennium Dome, the  Thames Barrier is located in the London Docklands area of London.

The Thames Barrier was constructed to control or prevent the flooding of  Central London from tidel and storm surge along the River Thames.  Construction started on the barrier in 1974 Explore Thames Barrier