city of london corporation Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/city-of-london-corporation Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:13:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 CITY OF LONDON SIGHTS http://travelsfinders.com/city-of-london-sights.html http://travelsfinders.com/city-of-london-sights.html#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2017 23:33:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=225657 CITY OF LONDON SIGHTS S MONUMENT. Raised in 1677, Christopher Wren’s 202 ft. column stands exactly that distance from the bakery on Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started in 1666. The view of the surrounding city from the top is astounding. (Monument St. Tube: Monument. Open daily 9:30am-5pm. £2.) ALL HALLOWS-BY-THE-TOWER. Holding its own against a vast new Norman Foster development, All Hallows bears the marks of its longevity with pride. The undercroft is home to an array of archaeological finds, including Roman pavements and some striking Celtic carvings. (Byward St. Tube: Tower Hill. Church open M-F 9am-5:45pm, Sa-Su

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]]> http://travelsfinders.com/city-of-london-sights.html/feed 0 THE CITY OF LONDON http://travelsfinders.com/the-city-of-london.html http://travelsfinders.com/the-city-of-london.html#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2016 20:15:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=225640 THE CITY OF LONDON Until the 18th century, the City was London; the rest was merely outlying villages. Yet its modem appearance belies a 2000-year history; what few buildings survived the Great Fire of 1666 and WWII bombings are now overshadowed by giant temples of commerce. Of the 300,000 who work here, only 8000 people call the City home. The City of London information Centre, in St. Paul’s Churchyard, offers acres of leaflets and maps, sells tickets to sights and shows, and provides info on a host of traditional municipal events, ( 7332 1456. Tube: St. Paul’s. Open Apr.-Sept. daily

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