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London Bridge
London Bridge refers to several historical bridges that have
spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central
London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder
bridge built from concrete and steel. This replaced a 19th-century stone-arched
bridge, which in turn superseded a 600-year-old medieval structure. This was
preceded by a succession of timber bridges, the first built by the Roman
founders of London.
The current bridge stands at the western end of the Pool of
London but is positioned 30 metres (98 ft) upstream from previous alignments.
The traditional ends of the medieval bridge were marked by St Magnus-the-Martyr
on the northern bank and Southwark Cathedral on the southern shore. Until
Putney Bridge opened in 1729, London Bridge was the only road-crossing of the
Thames downstream of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge
of South Kensington, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known
for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941. It has a capacity
(depending on configuration of the event) of up to 5,272 seats; standing areas
and stage specifications can change this. The Hall is a registered charity held
in trust for the nation and receives no public or central and local government
funding.
The Hall was originally supposed to have been called The
Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed by Queen Victoria
to Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences when laying the foundation stone, as
a dedication to her deceased husband and consort Prince Albert. It forms the
practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative
part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now
separated from the Hall by the road Kensington Gore.
London Eye
The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of
the River Thames in London. Also known as the Millennium Wheel, its official
name was originally the British Airways London Eye, then the Merlin
Entertainments London Eye, and since January 2011, the EDF Energy London Eye.
The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the
wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is currently Europe's tallest
Ferris wheel, the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom
with over 3.5 million visitors annually, and has made many appearances in
popular culture.
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