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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) and Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state—the Republic of Ireland.

Located at 51.5, -0.116667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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South Bank

The South Bank is an area of Central London, England located immediately adjacent to the south bank of the River Thames. It forms a long and narrow section of riverside development within the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark. It developed much more slowly than the north bank of the river due to adverse conditions, and throughout its history has twice functioned as an entertainment district, separated by a hundred years of use as a location for industry.

Located at 51.5042, -0.116667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Areas of London, Districts of Lambeth, Districts of Southwark, Districts of London on the River Thames, Visitor attractions in London, Festival of Britain, London sub regions

County Hall, London

County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall, LCH) is a building in Lambeth, London, which was the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). The building is on the South Bank of the River Thames, just north of Westminster Bridge, facing west toward the City of Westminster, and close to the Palace of Westminster. The nearest tube stations are Waterloo and Westminster.

Located at 51.5019, -0.118889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shell Centre

Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell (the other is in The Hague). Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a prominent feature on the South Bank of the River Thames near County Hall, and now forms the backdrop to the London Eye.

Located at 51.5038, -0.116889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,500-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected (in 1981). The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestras perform the majority of their London concerts in the hall.

Located at 51.5058, -0.116789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge. It comprises three main buildings, and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracts more than three million visitors annually. Nearly a thousand paid performances of music, dance and literature are staged at Southbank Centre each year, as well as over 300 free foyer events and an education programme, in and around the performing arts venues.

Located at 51.5057, -0.11676 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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London IMAX

The BFI London IMAX is an IMAX cinema in the South Bank district of London, England, just north of Waterloo Station. It is owned by the British Film Institute and since July 2012 has been operated by Odeon Cinemas. The cinema is located in the centre of a roundabout on Waterloo Road. Stamford Street is to the north-east, York Road is to the south-west and Waterloo Bridge is to the north-west.

Located at 51.505, -0.113611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Florence Nightingale Museum

The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in South Bank, central London, England. It is open to the public seven days a week. It re-opened on May 12 2010 following an extensive £1.4m refurbishment. The museum tells the real story of the lady with the lamp from her Victorian childhood to her experiences in the Crimean, through to her years as an ardent campaigner for health reform.

Located at 51.5003, -0.1175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dalí Universe

Dalí Universe was a permanent exhibition of art works by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí which was housed in a 3,000 square metre (32,000 square feet) suite of galleries at County Hall in London, England. It opened in 2000 and closed in January 2010. As stated on the website, it intends to re-open at a different location. Over 500 works were on display, including sculptures dating from 1935–1984, drawings, lithographs, gold and glass objects and a Dalí-inspired furniture collection.

Located at 51.5025, -0.118889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth

Jubilee Gardens is a public park on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth. Created in 1977 to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the site was formerly used for the Dome of Discovery and the adjacent Skylon Tower during the Festival of Britain in 1951.

Located at 51.5038, -0.1184 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Sea Life London Aquarium

The Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the EDF Energy London Eye. It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year. It is the largest aquarium in London.

Located at 51.5019, -0.118889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dome of Discovery

The Dome of Discovery was a temporary exhibition building designed by architect Ralph Tubbs for the Festival of Britain celebrations which took place on London's South Bank in 1951. The consulting engineers were Freeman Fox and Partners, in particular Oleg Kerensky (later Dr.

Located at 51.5037, -0.1183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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York Road, Lambeth

York Road is a road in Lambeth, London running between Westminster Bridge Road (south) and Waterloo Road (north). To the west is the old County Hall, Shell Centre, Jubilee Gardens and, beyond, the London Eye and the River Thames. Waterloo Station is located on the road's eastern edge, as well as the former Waterloo International Eurostar terminal and General Lying-In Hospital.

Located at 51.5028, -0.116111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cuper's Gardens

Cuper's Gardens were an 18th century tea garden (a smaller version of pleasure gardens) on the south side of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, looking over to Somerset House near where Waterloo Bridge is located (centered around what is now the north end of Waterloo Road). The gardens opened in the 1680s and were named after the original proprietor, Abraham Boydell Cuper, the gardener of the Earl of Arundel. They were also known as Cupid's Gardens.

Located at 51.5053, -0.113889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astley's Amphitheatre

Philip Astley opened Astley's Amphitheatre in London in 1773. * The structure was burned in 1794, then rebuilt. With increasing prosperity and rebuilding after successive fires, it grew to become Astley's Royal Amphitheatre and this was the home of the circus. The location of the theatre was Westminster Bridge Road in Lambeth. Astley's original circus was 62 ft (~19 m) in diameter, and later he settled it at 42 ft (~13 m), which has been an international standard for circuses since then.

Located at 51.5002, -0.1183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lower Marsh

Lower Marsh is a street in the Waterloo neighbourhood of London, England. It is the location of Lower Marsh Market. Until the early 19th century much of north Lambeth (now known as the South Bank) was mostly marsh. The settlement of Lambeth Marsh was built on a raised through road over the marsh lands, potentially dating back to Roman times. The land on which it stands was owned by the church of England, with Lambeth Palace nearby.

Located at 51.5009, -0.1127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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A3036 road

The A3036 is an A road in London, England. It starts at the southern tip of the County Hall roundabout, where the A302 Westminster Bridge, York Road and A23 Westminster Bridge Road all intersect. This stretch of the route is called Lambeth Palace Road and heads southwest, past St Thomas' Hospital and the Palace itself, at the roundabout junction with the A3203 at Lambeth Bridge, where it runs along the south side of the Thames.

Located at 51.5003, -0.1168 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cardboard City (London)

Cardboard City was the name for an area of cardboard boxes near Waterloo station in London, lived in by homeless people from 1983 until 1998. In the mid-1980s the site, in the pedestrian underpasses under the Bullring roundabout, was home to up to 200 people sleeping in cardboard boxes. By early 1998, fewer than 30 people remained there. These were officially evicted by the London Borough of Lambeth in February 1998, and forced to leave before the end of March 1998.

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Waterloo International railway station

Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 until 13 November 2007. It stands on the western side of Waterloo railway station, London. It was managed and branded separately from the mainline station.

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General Lying-In Hospital

The General Lying-In Hospital was opened in April 1767 as the Westminster New Lying-in Hospital, on the north side of Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, with Dr. John Leake as its first physician. Early in the 1820s the governors decided to move to new premises. They acquired a building lease of a plot of ground with 100-foot frontage at grid reference TQ308797 on the east side of York Road, Lambeth. The new building was designed by Henry Harrison and cost about £3,000.

Located at 51.5016, -0.11666 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Telecinema

The Telecinema was a small cinema built specially for the Festival of Britain's London South Bank Exhibition in the summer of 1951. It was situated between Waterloo Station and the Royal Festival Hall. Although the Festival literature and British Film Institute (BFI) press releases called it the "Telecinema", the name on the outside of the building was "Telekinema".

Located at 51.5053, -0.115278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lambeth Marsh

Located at 51.5043, -0.11283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Leake Street

Leake Street, also known as the "Banksy Tunnel" or "Graffiti Tunnel", is a road in Lambeth, London. It is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station. The walls are decorated with graffiti - initially created during the "Cans Festival" organised by Banksy on 3rd-5th of May 2008. A second edition of the Cans Festival on the August Bank Holiday week-end 2008. Whatever the legal position may be, the creation of graffiti is tolerated.

Located at 51.502, -0.1157 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bishop's (ward)

Bishop's ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It is located in the north of the borough, bounded by the river Thames, and contains many well known London sites including the Southbank Centre, the London Eye, the Old and New Vic theatres, County Hall and Lambeth Palace. It also contains Waterloo station and St Thomas Hospital.

Located at 51.5, -0.114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Topolski Century

Topolski Century (previously known as the Memoir of the 20th Century) is an artwork and gallery on the South Bank in London, England. It presents a large artwork by Feliks Topolski (1907–1989). It is located in the Hungerford Bridge arches. The work was started in 1975 and opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1984. It presents a panoramic view of key events and people in the 20th century. This installation forms a mural that is 600 feet long and 12–20 feet high.

Located at 51.5048, -0.1157 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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