City of London | Texture of Life

Panoramic view of Tower Bridge over river Thames	Majestic Tower Bridge over river Thames
Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames	The Shard In addition to being the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the Shard is also the tallest building in the European Union, the fourth-tallest building in Europe and the 105th tallest building in the world. The Shard stands at 306 metres tall and has 95 storeys
The Shard Renzo Piano, the project’s architect, designed the Shard as a spire-like sculpture emerging from the River Thames.	The architectural style of the Shard is Neo-futurism.
The Shard’s construction began in March 2009 and was completed on March 2012	The total construction cost of Shard is estimated to be £435 million.
95% of the construction materials are recycled making the Shard very environmentally friendly	The Shard’s owners are the State of Qatar (95%) and Sellar Property Group (5%).
London Skyline over River Thames	Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night
Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night	Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night
Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night	Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night
Panoramic View London Skyline Over River Thames	Panoramic View London Skyline Over River Thames
The Thames Barrier The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system that is designed to prevent flood of Greater London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea.	The Thames Barrier The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world.
Sunset over river Thames	Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is London’s central business district
Canary Wharf Canary Wharf - part of London Docklands, on the eastern edge of the City - is the financial capital of London. There is much more to this area than just high-rise offices, with a long history, continual redevelopment, plus tons of shopping and leisure options.	Royal Dock The Royal Docks are London’s unique and historic water space, they were once the largest enclosed docks in the world
Royal Dock The dock, which was designed by Sir Alexander Rendel as an extension to the Victoria Dock was completed in 1880	Royal Dock From 1960s onwards, the Royal Albert Dock experienced a steady decline, It finally closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in 1981
London Eye The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually	London Eye When it was built in 1999, the 443ft (135m) tall wheel was the world's tallest.
London Eye There are 32 different capsules, all of which have numbers – apart from 13. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky, which is why the Eye avoids paying heed to it.	London Eye The wheel was developed and constructed in The Netherlands from UK steel, with cables from Italy, bearings from Germany, and the iron spindle and hub were cast in the Skoda factory in the Czech Republic.
Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of London’s most ornate monuments. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria to honour her husband, Prince Albert, after his death in 1861.	Albert Memorial The memorial was built from 1864-1876, after a national competition to select a design and cost a total of £120,000 which was raised by a combination of public subscription and Parliamentary grants.
Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall, one of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, is a concert hall with seating capacity of 5,272 people	Christmas lighting in Oxford street
Christmas lighting in Oxford street	Christmas lighting in Oxford street
Christmas lighting in Oxford street	Ripley’s, Believe it or not Museums Ripley’s, Believe it or not! is a museum that houses bizarre and surprising objects assembled from all over the world. Currently, there are 30 Ripley museums located in different cities worldwide.
Piccadilly Circus : The epicentre of leisure It has been said that if you stand in Piccadilly Circus long enough, everyone in the world will pass by. The large road junction is a popular gathering place for tourists and locals alike and was rather romantically considered the heart of the British Empire	Piccadilly Circus : The Eros Statue Erected at the end of the 19th century to commemorate Lord Shaftesbury’s philanthropic work, the original name of the monument is Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain.
Piccadilly Circus : The Eros Statue This is actually The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. Erected in 1892 in memory of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, a politician, philanthropist and social reformer.	Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, commonly referred to as Winter Wonderland, is a large annual Christmas event held in Hyde Park, London, from mid-November to early January.
Village landscape of England with river Thames

Panoramic view of Tower Bridge over river Thames

Majestic Tower Bridge over river Thames

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames

The Shard

In addition to being the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the Shard is also the tallest building in the European Union, the fourth-tallest building in Europe and the 105th tallest building in the world. The Shard stands at 306 metres tall and has 95 storeys

The Shard

Renzo Piano, the project’s architect, designed the Shard as a spire-like sculpture emerging from the River Thames.

The architectural style of the Shard is Neo-futurism.

The Shard’s construction began in March 2009 and was completed on March 2012

The total construction cost of Shard is estimated to be £435 million.

95% of the construction materials are recycled making the Shard very environmentally friendly

The Shard’s owners are the State of Qatar (95%) and Sellar Property Group (5%).

London Skyline over River Thames

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night

Panoramic View of London Skyline Over River Thames at Night

Panoramic View London Skyline Over River Thames

Panoramic View London Skyline Over River Thames

The Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system that is designed to prevent flood of Greater London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea.

The Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world.

Sunset over river Thames

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is London’s central business district

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf - part of London Docklands, on the eastern edge of the City - is the financial capital of London. There is much more to this area than just high-rise offices, with a long history, continual redevelopment, plus tons of shopping and leisure options.

Royal Dock

The Royal Docks are London’s unique and historic water space, they were once the largest enclosed docks in the world

Royal Dock

The dock, which was designed by Sir Alexander Rendel as an extension to the Victoria Dock was completed in 1880

Royal Dock

From 1960s onwards, the Royal Albert Dock experienced a steady decline, It finally closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in 1981

London Eye

The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually

London Eye

When it was built in 1999, the 443ft (135m) tall wheel was the world's tallest.

London Eye

There are 32 different capsules, all of which have numbers – apart from 13. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky, which is why the Eye avoids paying heed to it.

London Eye

The wheel was developed and constructed in The Netherlands from UK steel, with cables from Italy, bearings from Germany, and the iron spindle and hub were cast in the Skoda factory in the Czech Republic.

Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of London’s most ornate monuments. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria to honour her husband, Prince Albert, after his death in 1861.

Albert Memorial

The memorial was built from 1864-1876, after a national competition to select a design and cost a total of £120,000 which was raised by a combination of public subscription and Parliamentary grants.

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall, one of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, is a concert hall with seating capacity of 5,272 people

Christmas lighting in Oxford street

Christmas lighting in Oxford street

Christmas lighting in Oxford street

Christmas lighting in Oxford street

Ripley’s, Believe it or not Museums

Ripley’s, Believe it or not! is a museum that houses bizarre and surprising objects assembled from all over the world. Currently, there are 30 Ripley museums located in different cities worldwide.

Piccadilly Circus : The epicentre of leisure

It has been said that if you stand in Piccadilly Circus long enough, everyone in the world will pass by. The large road junction is a popular gathering place for tourists and locals alike and was rather romantically considered the heart of the British Empire

Piccadilly Circus : The Eros Statue

Erected at the end of the 19th century to commemorate Lord Shaftesbury’s philanthropic work, the original name of the monument is Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain.

Piccadilly Circus : The Eros Statue

This is actually The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. Erected in 1892 in memory of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, a politician, philanthropist and social reformer.

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, commonly referred to as Winter Wonderland, is a large annual Christmas event held in Hyde Park, London, from mid-November to early January.

Village landscape of England with river Thames