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London

London Listen/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, and the largest municipality, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries.

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Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, United Kingdom, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. It is in the borough of the City of Westminster. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm and the largest of the "Big Four" accountancy firms measured by 2012 revenues. PwC has offices in 776 cities across 159 countries and employs over 180,000 people.

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Nelson's Column

Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000. It is a column of the Corinthian order built from Dartmoor granite. The Craigleith sandstone statue of Nelson is by E. H. Baily and the four bronze lions on the base, added in 1867, were designed by Sir Edwin Landseer.

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Monuments and memorials in London, Monumental columns in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Westminster, Grade I listed buildings in London, Grade I listed monuments and memorials, Buildings and structures completed in 1843, Trafalgar Square, Monuments and memorials to Horatio Nelson, Visitor attractions in Westminster, Lions in art, Statues in the United Kingdom

Inner London

Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. The area was first officially defined in 1965 and for purposes such as statistics, the definition has changed over time. The terms Inner London and Central London cannot be used interchangeably to mean the same area.

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NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom, London sub regions, Geography of the City of London

British Optical Association

The British Optical Association (BOA) was founded in 1895 as the first professional body for ophthalmic opticians in the world. It ran the first professional examinations in optics in 1896 and provided the Secretariat for a number of other optical bodies including what would eventually become the Association of Optometrists and the World Council of Optometry.

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St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Its patron is Saint Martin of Tours.

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Religious buildings completed in 1726, Trafalgar Square, Churches in Westminster, Church of England churches in London, James Gibbs buildings, Grade I listed churches in London, Greek Revival architecture in the United Kingdom, Georgian architecture in London

Montagu House, Whitehall

Montagu House was the name of two mansions in Whitehall in Westminster, Central London, England. In 1731, John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, abandoned the existing grand Montagu House in the socially declining district of Bloomsbury, which was later to become the premises of the British Museum, and purchased a site that had once been occupied by the Archbishops of York's London residence and had later been part of the site of Whitehall Palace.

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Former houses of Westminster

High Commission of South Africa, London

The High Commission of South Africa in London is the diplomatic mission from South Africa to the United Kingdom. It is located at South Africa House, a building on Trafalgar Square, London. As well as containing the offices of the High Commissioner, the building also hosts the South African consulate.

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Northumberland House

"Suffolk House" redirects here. For a similarly named mansion in Penang, Malaysia, see Suffolk House, Penang. Northumberland House (also known as Suffolk House when owned by the Earls of Suffolk) was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, which was so called because for most of its history it was the London residence of the Percy family, who were the Earls and later Dukes of Northumberland, and one of England's richest and most prominent aristocratic dynasties for many centuries.

Located at 51.5075, -0.126667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Destroyed landmarks in the United Kingdom, Former houses of Westminster, Percy family, Howard family (English aristocracy)

Northumberland Avenue

Northumberland Avenue is a street in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment in the east. The road was built on the site of Northumberland House, the London home of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland. Several British government ministry departments are located in buildings on Northumberland Avenue; the Ministry of Defence and the Air Ministry formerly occupied the triangular-shaped Metropole Hotel on the street.

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Embassy of Zimbabwe, London

The Embassy of Zimbabwe in London is located in Zimbabwe House at 429 Strand in central London. It was previously a High Commission rather than an embassy, until Zimbabwe's departure from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003 in protest at international criticism of Robert Mugabe's regime's human rights record and its policies.

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History of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Diplomatic missions of Zimbabwe, Diplomatic missions in London, Charles Holden buildings, Buildings and structures in Westminster, United Kingdom–Zimbabwe relations

Benjamin Franklin House

This article is about the former London home of Benjamin Franklin. For the early 20th century high-rise hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, see Ben Franklin House. 50x40pxThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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Greater London Urban Area

The Greater London Urban Area is the conurbation or continuous urban area based around London, England, as defined by the Office for National Statistics. It had an estimated population of 8,979,158 in 2010 and occupied an area of 1,623.3 square kilometres at the time of the 2001 census. It includes most of Greater London, omitting some areas of countryside and small villages.

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Geography of London, Urban areas of England

Heaven (nightclub)

Heaven is a superclub in London, England which appeals predominantly (but not exclusively) to the gay market. It is located underneath Charing Cross railway station in Central London, just off Trafalgar Square.

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T Square 200

T Square 200 or "The Spirit of Nelson" was the name given to the son et lumière event, held in Trafalgar Square on Sunday, October 23, 2005, to mark the bicentenary of the sea battle, the Battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined navies of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar, Spain on 21 October 1805 under the command of British Admiral Lord Nelson. It was a large open air event, to a ticketed audience.

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2005 in London, Festivals in London, Trafalgar 200, Trafalgar Square

Hungerford Market

Hungerford Market was a produce market in London, at Charing Cross on the Strand. It existed in two different buildings on the same site, the first built in 1682, the second in 1862. The market was first built on the site of Hungerford House, next to Durham Yard, the town house of the Hungerford family. The house had burned down in 1669 as is recorded in the Diary of Samuel Pepys. It was replaced by a new Italianate market building by Charles Fowler, which opened in 1833.

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Commercial buildings completed in 1833, Former buildings and structures of Westminster, Retail markets in London

Hungerford Hall

Hungerford Hall was a lecture theatre built beside Hungerford Market near Charing Cross in London in 1851. It was used for public entertainments, including demonstrations of magic, mesmerism and optical illusions. It burned down in 1854, badly damaging the adjoining Hungerford Market. Swiss-Italian entrepreneur Carlo Gatti constructed a music hall on the site, which opened in 1857.

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Anglo-Belgian Club

The Anglo-Belgian Club (formerly the Royal Anglo-Belgian Club) is a private members' club located in Northumberland Avenue, London.

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Villiers Street

Villiers Street is a street in London connecting The Strand with The Embankment. It was built by Nicholas Bourbon in the 1670s on the site of York House, the property of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham whose name the street commemorates. A water gate in nearby Embankment Gardens, is the only remnant of the mansion, and shows the original position of the River Thames.

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Great Scotland Yard

Great Scotland Yard is a street in the St. James's district of Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. It is best known as the location of the rear entrance to the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London.

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Trafalgar Square Christmas tree

The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree donated to the people of London by the city of Oslo each year since 1947. The tree is prominently displayed in Trafalgar Square during the Christmas season 12 days before Christmas.

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Corinthia Hotel London

The Corinthia Hotel London at the corner of Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall Place in London, is a historic luxury hotel and former British Government building, located on a triangular site between Trafalgar Square and the Thames Embankment. Originally built as the Metropole Hotel, its close location to British Government administration in Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster meant that it was commandeered in both World War I and World War II.

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Statue of King Charles I, London

The statue of King Charles I is an equestrian statue of Charles I of England in Whitehall, London. It was cast by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur in 1638, before the English Civil War. Following the war it was sold by Parliament to John Rivet, a metalsmith, to be broken down. However Rivet hid the statue until the Restoration, when it was placed on a pedestal at its current location.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1638, Monuments and memorials in London, Buildings and structures in Westminster, Trafalgar Square, Equestrian statues, Outdoor sculptures in London, Charles I of England, Royal monuments in the United Kingdom, 1638 sculptures, Statues in the United Kingdom, Statues of monarchs

Statue of George IV, Trafalgar Square

The statue of George IV in Trafalgar Square, London, is a bronze equestrian statue by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey. It depicts the King dressed in ancient Roman attire and riding bareback. The sculpture was originally designed to sit on top of the Marble Arch at the entrance to Buckingham Palace, but was placed in its current location following the King's death.

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