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London, England

'The Ambassadors'

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
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London, England

The Coronation Stone

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
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London, England

Former Decca Studios

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.
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London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
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London, England

St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
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London, England

London Silver Vaults

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
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London, England

Strand Lane 'Roman Baths'

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
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London, England

Isokon Flats

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
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London, England

River Tyburn Conduit

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
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London, England

'An Allegory of Man'

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Chequer Street Wooden Paving

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
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London, England

'Tapestry of Life' Mural

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.
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London, England

10 Adam Street

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
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London, England

Charlton House

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.
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London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
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London, England

Walbrook Skulls

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Lime Wharf

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.
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London, England

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
London, England

WWT London Wetland Centre

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
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London, England

Henry VIII Gatehouse Statue

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
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London, England

Quantum Cloud

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

Scenes from the Frost Fair

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
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