Friday 18th 2012, 06:56:37 GMT
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The Tate
The Tate Modern on the South Bank is a strikingly successful fusion of art and power. The gallery houses famous paintin...
10-01-2012
Piccadilly Neon
One of the iconic London sights, the huge neon signboard on the roundabout at Piccadilly Circus has featured as a backd...
05-07-2011
Red buses
Although now largely phased out, the iconic rear-entrance, double-decker Routemaster buses still operates on two herita...
21-03-2011
Tube map
You see it everywhere — it’s at the back of this magazine, after all — and as a visitor to the city, you’d be l...
13-01-2011
Black Cabs
Londoners boast of having the best taxi service in the world - the iconic black cabs. All cab drivers have to take a te...
17-09-2010
Beefeater
Few things get cameras snapping quicker than the sight of a Beefeater guarding the Tower of London. With their elaborat...
06-09-2010
St Paul's
Like Big Ben and the London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral is one of the capital's most famous landmarks and an indispensable...
08-06-2010
Red phone box
Not all of London's familiar red phone booths are identical. The most common is K6 ('K' for kiosk), a classic design of...
08-06-2010
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The moat of the Tower of London contained water until 1843, when it was drained and filled. During World War II, the moat was converted into allotments for growing vegetables.
