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St. Paul Cathedral

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Probably the building that played the most important part in world war two, St. Paul Cathedral became a symbol of the British spirit after this famous photo was published:

Huge and with an imposing dome, St. Paul Cathedral is surrounded by a green yard. Two twin towers guard the western pediment, built in 1707. In the north tower we can find "Great Paul" - which is actually the biggest bell in England, weighting approximatelly 17 tons.
Christopher Wren built St. Paul's Cathedral between 1675 and 1710. This happened as a result of the old medieval cathedral being destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Wren was the one who actually led the rebuilt of London after this fire, being responsible for designing 52 Churches.

Getting there:
Address: St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

Due to the lack of parking spaces in the neighbourhood, visitors are advised to arrive using public transportation.

By Bus:

You can take the following Bus Routes to get directly to the Cathedral : 4, 11, 15, 23, 25, 26, 100, 242.

By underground:

The nearest Underground station is St Paul's on the Central Line (2 minute walk). Mansion House and Cannon Street stations on the District and Circle Lines are also within walking distance. Please contact London Transport for information about the closest station to the cathedral with wheelchair access.
NB: BLACKFRIARS Underground station is currently closed for renovation. The overground station remains open.

For more info plan your Journey using: http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk

City of London

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The City of London aka the "Square Mile" is considered the financial core of the metropolis and is almost fully dedicated to commerce. Being an interesting (sometimes overwhelming) mix of Georgian and Victorian architecture, as well as modernist, the City zone is a very nice place for long walks. It is not the most quiet place in London, but its many Churches, dating as far back as the XVII century, can offer you quite an oasis of peace and quiet.

London

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Everyone knows the famous attraction points of London - The St. Paul Cathedral, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey. But in this fascinating city there are many other "side roads" and places that are worth discovering.

London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, being both full of history and modern at the same time. Westminster Abbey serves as the headquarters for the British government. The royal residence is also found in London, at Buckingham, as well as the most important art galleries and museums of the country. One of seven British people live in London, a city with an amazing adaptability - having progressed along the way from being a roman fort in the Middle Ages to the rank of Medieval Town, and finally to the rank of a reborn Phoenix Baroque, after the Great Fire of 1666. After that, London transformed itself in an ideal of georgian elegance and a powerful center of an Empire that binds together elements of well-being and poverty; after that becoming one of the cities that played a crucial role in the second world war - just to become, soon after, the dancing capital of Europe in the '60s.
Nowadays London looks like a giant ant-farm that is preparing for the 2012 Olympic games. In the next articles we will review the places to visit while in London.

Great Britain Today

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You can cover the 1667 Kk from the end of the dry land of the South Western Cornwall region up to North-western Scotland in 24 hours by car nowadays – that's how small Great Britain is. This is basically the same distance between New York City and St. Louis. However, the small group of islands situated near the North West coast of Europe has probably influenced the world's culture more than any other nation in history.

Tourists come in large numbers in Great Britain, not only to admire the beautiful green landscapes, nor to personally view the birthplace of Shakespeare, the Beatles, or the place the Queen lives in. They come here more out of the connection their culture shares with the British one.

The britons – this mix of saxons, euro-indians, celts, normands, chinesse, africans, dans and other people – find themselfs today at a cultural crossroad. They are, rightly, proud of their culture, of their poets and writers, their scientists and creators of social reforms which were born on these small islands. They treasure the spectacle of traditions given by history. Bining a the older scene of agricultural landscapes, the medieval houses, partly built from wood and the mountain chains with their metropolis cities, Great Britains offers the world a trully modern and competitve society.

The political Union betweel Scotland, England and Wales – and probably the one between those three and Northern Ireland – is slowly breaking, which doesn't necessarilly mean a bad thing.