• Buckingham palace
  • left gate to Buckimgham palace.
  • the statue to Queen Victoria
  • bodyguard to the Queen
  • the Queen's horse guards arriving at the palace
  • Buckingham palace guard
  • the fanfare at the changing of the guards of  Buckingham palace
  • curious and interested tourists from across the world
  • russian sailors visiting London and attending the changing of the guards at the palace
  • Westminster palace is the seat of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
  • Westminster palace, rebuilt in 1834, is pastiche gothic, by victorian architect Charles Barry
  • the tower contains Big Ben (the bell of 14 tons) that resounds precise time to the city
  • Victoria tower of Westminster holds the thousands of laws voted by parliament since 1497
  • Oliver Cromwell, dissolved parliament 1653, governed till death. Later he was unburied, hanged
  • Westminster abbey is where the coronations are held. It is as much a church as a museum
  • the outside braces hold the central nave of 31m.
  • the Westminster cathedral is of byzantine style
  • outside is pink bricks layered with white stone and interior has the splendor of colored marble
  • typical road or square sign
  • beautiful porticos of private houses
  • edwardian row of private homes
  • entrance to private home
  • edwardian style houses with stucco finishes
  • georgian row of homes
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