The twenty Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the Talkie-Walkie because of its shape, is a building situated in the middle of the City of London. It is a 160,1 metres high skyscraper designed by the architect Rafael Vinoly. It’s a modern design. The construction started in 2009 and finished in 2014. It cost around 200.000.000 pounds sterling. It is composed of steel or glass and the structure … Continuer de lire Talkie-Walkie
It is a building situated in the south of London, in the district of Southwark near the Thames and the London Bridge, opposite the City of London. It is 306 metres high a skyscraper composed of steel, concrete and glass, designed by Renzo Piano. First, the Shard’s name was “the London Bridge Tower”, and then its actual name came from the critisms of the English … Continuer de lire Shard
It’s a district near to the Thames, between the district of Westminster and The City of London. It became a famous district in the XVIth century, thanks to the architect Inigo Jones. It was inspired by the model of the Italian renaissance. Its name came from the fact that, before, this area was used as an orchard by Westminster Abbey’s monks. The big building in … Continuer de lire Covent Garden
The 30 St Mary Axe is situated in the City of London. In reference to its shape, Londoners have become accustomed to calling it the Gherkin (“le cornichon” in French). The construction started in 2001 and lasted 3 years. It is composed of steel, glass and concrete : it is designed as a neo futurist building. This is a 180 metres high building, belonging to … Continuer de lire Gherkin
Canary Wharf is a big district and it’s also a major business district. It is one of the United Kingdom’s two main financial centres. The first is the traditional City of London. It contains many of Europe’s tallest buildings. In this district, there is the second tallest in the UK, One Canada Square. Canary Wharf is located on the Isle of Dogs. Canary Wharf is … Continuer de lire Canary Wharf
London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most recognizable bridge in the world. Its Victorian Gothic results from a law that forced the designers to create a structure that would be in harmony with the Tower of London. It is nearby the Tower Bridge. Plans for the Tower Bridge were devised around 1876, when a bridge across the Thames in that area of the city … Continuer de lire Tower Bridge
Stratford is the Olympic district in the north-east of London. The area is 250 hectares long. This district was built in 2012 for the Olympic Games. Before, it was an industrial estate. In this area, there were four big sportive structures. The most impressive is the « London Olympic stadium » with 80,000 places. There were also the Aquatic Center, the Copper Box and the Lee Valley … Continuer de lire Olympic district
Chinatown is in the city of Wesminster. It’s a small district with many restaurants and shops. To separate this quarter, there are big red asian archs. They are differents and more or less decorated. The most beautiful arch in the area is in « Wardour St » (cf picture). This one is composed of three roofs in brown tile and many china decorations. The decorations are multicoloured … Continuer de lire Chinatown
In the middle of the eleventh century, King Edward the Confessor had moved his court to the Palace of Westminster, situated on a central site near the river Thames. In 1265, a parliament was created with two houses: the Lords and the Commons. In 1834, a fire destroyed the Palace of Westminster, leaving only the Jewel Tower. After the fire, a competition was organized to … Continuer de lire House of Parliament
The British Museum was built in 1759. At the beginning, there were just 80 000 objects and its collection has increased to seven million. The building extended until 2000. At this time, a large courtyard had been built with a glass roof at the top. It cost 100 million pounds sterling and it was the biggest courtyard in Europe with 17 000 squares metres. It … Continuer de lire British Museum
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