London - Part 5

Houses of Parliament - Where all things political happen!
It is on the River Thames.

It is also known as Westminster Hall and is officially a royal palace.

Perhaps one of London's most iconic images -

Big Ben!

The Eye of London.  This ferris wheel takes 35 minutes to ride,

however you can see most of London from it.

A view of the financial district. The London stock exchange has the distinction of 

being the only stock exchange that is open both when the US stock exchange 

and Japanese stock exchange are also open.

Another view from the Westminster Bridge.

I thought this was interesting - some kind of jack up rig.

Not sure what it was for - its quite small.

Some more great architecture.

 

I thought this was a very cool view of a street.

I don't know that name of it - I need to go back to London

when I have more than one day to see it.

The Royal Courts of Justice

The dragon at the entrance of Westminster.

It is an Inner London borough and was created in 1965
when Greater London was established

I did not know that!

Another view.

An interesting clock that was up on the side of a building.

St. Paul's Cathedral

This is where Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married.

It is a magnificent building.

Tower Bridge Most people think this is London Bridge,

which is not true.  London Bridge was sold in 1968 to Robert McCulloch 

and was later shipped to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Better pictures of the London Stock Exchange and Financial District.