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Friday 7 June 2013

Our stay in London by Joel Roura & Josep Boronat



THE LONDON EYE

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River  Thames  in London England. The entire structure is 135 metres tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres. Is the most popular attraction in London, visited by over 3 million people annually. When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world

HARRODS

Harrods is an supermarket, a department store located in Brompton road in knightsbridge, in the royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.  Harrods in 1922 and closed as of 2011, and now was reopened in 2013.  The UK's second-biggest shop with quality and luxury goods. The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique. All Things for All People, Everywhere.

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its tenants, the Palace lies on the Middlesex bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London. In 1834 was destroyed by fire and the new palace it’s rebuilt in 1840-1870.

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers.

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