DK Travel : London : Architecture

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St Paul’s Cathedral
St Paul’s Cathedral
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate

The largest church in the city, St Sepulchre is famous for its peal of 12 bells. Lunchtime concerts are held on Tue and Wed.
St Stephen Walbrook

The Lord Mayor’s parish church is considered to be Wren’s finest.
Temple Church

This circular church was built in the 12th century for the Knights Templar, a crusading order. Effigies of the knights are embedded in the floor. A chancel was added later, and a reredos (screen), designed by Christopher Wren. The church was rebuilt in 1958.
The National Theatre

Seeing a play at the National Theatre takes you to the heart of London’s cultural life. Within the grey blocks of this innovative building, designed by Denys Lasdun in 1976, you can see a musical, a classic or a new play in one of its three theatres: the Olivier, the Lyttleton or the Cottesloe. Check for free shows and exhibitions in the foyer. Reduced price tickets are sold from 10am on the day of the performance
Victoria Station

All the main London railway termini were built in Victoria’s reign. This one serves southern England.
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Cathedral

The main Roman Catholic church in England is in a fearless Byzantine style, designed by John Francis Bentley and completed in 1902. It has an 87-m (285-ft) campanile, which can be climbed for a great view of the city. Mosaics and marble decorate the interior, which has the widest nave in Britain.
Windsor Knot

The stylish Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the throne in 1938, gave the world a wide tie knot.