London
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London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
Symbols of London
- Arms of City of London
- Coat of arms of the City of London
- Coat of arms of the City of London (B&W)
- Flag of the Greater London Authority
Geographic location
- Location on satellite footage
- Location on topographic map
- A dot showing London within the United Kingdom
- Satellite image (2018)
- Satellite image (2019)
- Map of London (2014)
London boroughs
Boroughs of London: City of London · City of Westminster · Barking and Dagenham · Barnet · Bexley · Brent · Bromley · Camden · Croydon · Ealing · Enfield · Greenwich · Hackney · Hammersmith and Fulham · Haringey · Harrow · Havering · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Islington · Kensington and Chelsea · Kingston upon Thames · Lambeth · Lewisham · Merton · Newham · Redbridge · Richmond · Southwark · Sutton · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest · Wandsworth
Metropolitan boroughs: Battersea · Bermondsey · Bethnal Green · Camberwell · Chelsea · Deptford · Finsbury · Fulham · Greenwich · Hackney · Hammersmith · Hampstead · Holborn · Islington · Kensington · Lambeth · Lewisham · Paddington · Poplar · Shoreditch · Southwark · St Marylebone · St Pancras · Stepney · Stoke Newington · Wandsworth · Westminster · Woolwich
Metropolitan boroughs: Battersea · Bermondsey · Bethnal Green · Camberwell · Chelsea · Deptford · Finsbury · Fulham · Greenwich · Hackney · Hammersmith · Hampstead · Holborn · Islington · Kensington · Lambeth · Lewisham · Paddington · Poplar · Shoreditch · Southwark · St Marylebone · St Pancras · Stepney · Stoke Newington · Wandsworth · Westminster · Woolwich
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Town Hall (Barking IG11)
- London Borough of Barnet Town Hall (Hendon, London NW4)
- London Borough of Camden Town Hall (Judd Street, London NW1)
- London Borough of Croydon Town Hall (Fairfield CR0/CR9)
- London Borough of Ealing Town Hall (Ealing, London W5)
- London Borough of Enfield Town Hall (Enfield EN1)
- Royal Borough of Greenwich Town Hall (Woolwich, London SE18)
- London Borough of Hackney Town Hall (London E8)
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Town Hall (London W6)
- London Borough of Harrow Town Hall (Harrow HA1)
- London Borough of Havering Town Hall (Romford RM1)
- London Borough of Hillingdon Town Hall (Uxbridge UB8)
- London Borough of Hounslow Town Hall (Hounslow TW3)
- London Borough of Islington Town Hall (Islington, London N1)
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall (London W8)
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Town Hall (Kingston KT1)
- London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall (Brixton, London SW2)
- London Borough of Lewisham Town Hall (Catford, London SE6)
- London Borough of Merton Town Hall (Morden, SM4)
- London Borough of Newham Town Hall (East Ham, London E6)
- London Borough of Redbridge Town Hall (Ilford IG1)
- York House (town hall of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) (Twickenham TW1)
- London Borough of Southwark Town Hall (Peckham, London SE15)
- London Borough of Sutton Town Hall (Sutton SM1)
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets Town Hall (Mulberry Place, London E14)
- London Borough of Waltham Forest Town Hall (Walthamstow, London E17)
- London Borough of Wandsworth Town Hall (Ram Street, London SW8)
- Westminster City Hall (Victoria Street, London SW1)
City views
- Panorama of London
- Rooftop view, circa 1865
Government buildings
- The Department of Culture, Media and Sport's HQ in Cockspur Street
- Her Majesty's Treasury's London headquarters, seen from Parliament Square
- The Ministry of Defence, Whitehall
- Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, seen from the south bank of the Thames
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St James's Park
- Portcullis House (the offices of Members of Parliament)
- Department of Health, Whitehall
- Admiralty Extension and Horseguards Parade, Whitehall
- The Old War Office, Whitehall
City Hall
- City Hall
- City Hall from the high walkway on Tower Bridge
Palace of Westminster



- Houses of Parliament, seen across Westminster Bridge
- Westminster Hall
- Claude Monet: Parliament
Big Ben
- Big Ben clock 1
- Detail clock
Downing Street
- Downing Street, Whitehall
- The gates at Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
- Changing the guard
- Buckingham palace, 1909
- Buckingham Palace, panoramic view
- Buckingham Palace
- Aerial view
Famous places
Piccadilly
- Burlington Arcade
- Hotel Ritz
- Simpsons of Piccadilly (formerly)
- Hatchards Bookshop
Leicester Square
- Leicester Square Gardens
- Leicester Square Gardens
County Hall
- County Hall
- County Hall and London Eye
- The lion at the NW corner of the County Hall
Kensington Palace
The Bank of England
- The Bank of England
Whitehall
- Whitehall, looking south
- Whitehall St. viewed from Trafalgar Square
- Banqueting House, Whitehall
- Changing of the Guard, Whitehall
- Horse Guards
- Horse Guards
The London Eye
- London Eye and County Hall in evening light
- London Eye and County Hall at night
- London Eye by night
- London Eye by night
- Panoramic view
- View
The Barbican
- A small part of the Barbican showing flats and cafe
Trafalgar Square
- Trafalgar Square on a summer evening
- Canada House, on the south west side
- Canada House, on the north east side
- South Africa House, on the north east side
- Admiralty Arch
- Lions in Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
- Piccadilly Circus signs
- Panorama
- Panorama
- Eros
Tower of London
- The view of the Tower of London from The Shard to the south west
- White Tower
- Yeoman Warder (also known as Beefeater)
- Yeoman Warder (also known as Beefeater)
Office buildings
30 St Mary Axe — Swiss Re Tower
- 30 St Mary Axe at night
- 30 St Mary Axe at day
- Perspective from base, Swiss Re
- Perspective from base, Swiss Re
Other office buildings
- New US Embassy Building
- The Swiss Re Tower (in the background)
- Lloyd's Building (with the blue cranes)
- Centre Point
- Shell Mex House
- Euston Tower
- Reuters Data Centre in Blackwall
- Salvation Army International Headquarters
- Canary Wharf viewed from Parliament Hill
- The Old Royal Naval College Greenwich with The City and East London background
- Cabot Square & Canary Wharf Towers
- 10 Upper Bank
- HSBC Tower, Docklands
- HSBC Tower, Docklands
- One West India Quay
- Barclays HQ, Docklands
Shops and shopping areas
- Hamley's toy store on Regent Street
- Harrod's
- New Bond Street 1
- New Bond Street 2
- Old Bond Street
- A scene in Hatton Garden
- A ring shop in Hatton Garden
- Portobello Road, Notting Hill
- Portobello Road Antique Market, Notting Hill
- Camden Lock at Camden Lock Market
- Camden Lock at Camden Lock Market
- Oxford Street
- Agent Provocateur lingerie shop in Soho
- Neal's Yard, Covent Garden
- Covent Garden market
- Covent Garden market
- Covent Garden market
- Knightsbridge
- The Royal Exchange
- Trendy Westbourne Grove
- Trendy Westbourne Grove in Bayswater
- View north up Queensway, London from in front of the entrance to Bayswater tube station
- Camden Town High Street
- Camden Town High Street
Culture
- Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Festival Hall
- Ronnie Scott's Club at 47 Frith Street, Soho
Monuments
- The Cenotaph, Whitehall
- Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, opposite the Palace of Westminster
- Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, opposite the Palace of Westminster
- The RAF Memorial on the Victoria Embankment
- The Victoria Memorial near Buckingham Palace
- The Victoria Memorial near Buckingham Palace
- Victoria Memorial
- Victoria Memorial
- Wellington Arch
- Marble Arch
- Cleopatra's Needle from the Thames
- Albert Memorial
- Albert Memorial
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
- Seen from the ground
- The base of the Monument
- The viewing platform
- The Monument from the high-level walkway on Tower Bridge
- View of London from The Monument
Galleries and museums
The British Museum
- British Museum
- British Museum
- Great Court with roof by Foster and Partners
- British Museum New Great Court
The National Gallery
- National Gallery in the 1890s
- National Gallery
- National Gallery
The Natural History Museum
- Museum exterior
- Main hall
- Main hall
The Victoria and Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum entrance hall
Somerset House
- Courtyard of Somerset House
Tate
Tate Modern
- Exterior
- The Turbine Hall
- The Turbine Hall
Tate Britain
- Tate Britain
- Portico
- Tate Britain
HMS Belfast
- HMS Belfast with Tower Bridge
- HMS Belfast and City Hall seen from the top of the Great Fire of London Monument
Other museums
- Whitechapel Art Gallery
- Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon
- National Army Museum
- National Maritime Museum
Theatres
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
- Shakespeare's Globe
- Shakespeare's Globe
Other theatres
- London Coliseum (English National Opera)
- Haymarket Theatre Royal
- Her Majesty's Theatre
- King's Theatre (Queen's Theatre), Haymarket, 1783
- Royal National Theatre
- Royal National Theatre
- Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street
- Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street
- Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly
- Prince of Wales Theatre
The O2 Arena — Millennium Dome
- The Millennium Dome, with Canary Wharf in the background
- The O2 Arena
Transport
- London taxi
- London taxi
- London ambulance
- London ambulance
- DUKW giving tourist trips
Railway stations
- Paddington station, central vault
- St Pancras station
- Victoria Station
- Eurostar at St Pancras
London Underground
- MIND THE GAP
- Blackfriars tube station
- Battersea Power Station station
- Nine Elms Station, platform concourse
- Canary Wharf tube station
- Gants Hill tube station
- Gants Hill tube station
- Northbound platform of Lambeth North tube station
- Southbound Bakerloo line platform at Embankment station
- London tube corridor
- London Underground Tube Stock Train approaching station
- The interior of a refurbished Jubilee line 96 Tube Stock DM vehicle
- The interior of a Piccadilly line 73 Tube Stock Driving Motor vehicle
- Mail Rail tube train
London Buses
- AEC Routemaster RM
- AEC Routemaster RM
- Arriva London Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City
- Wright Streetlite WF B28F
- A Caetano eCity Gold of Abellio London
- One of London's Van Hool Hydrogen fuel cell buses
- Yutong E10 battery bus
- Abellio London - Wright New Routemaster
- Bus on Tower Bridge
- Abellio London - Wright New Routemaster
Bridges
Tower Bridge
- English: The Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
- English: Tower Bridge as seen from Butler's Wharf, Southwark
- Bridge open
- Close up on opened bridge bascules
- Tower Bridge at night
Millennium Bridge
- London Millenium Bridge from Saint Paul's Cathedral
- Looking towards St Paul's Cathedral
- Crossing the bridge, looking towards St Paul's Cathedral
- Crossing the bridge, looking towards St Paul's Cathedral
- A view of the bridge from Thames below.
Other bridges
- Hungerford Bridge
- Waterloo Bridge
- London Bridge
- Blackfriars Railway Bridge
- Westminster Bridge
- Lambeth Bridge
- Hammersmith Bridge
- Hammersmith Bridge
- Albert Bridge
- Albert Bridge
- Chelsea Bridge
- Chelsea Bridge
- Southwark Bridge
- Vauxhall Bridge
- Vauxhall Bridge
Traffic congestion
- Traffic congestion
- Traffic congestion
- Bus congestion
- Congestion on the London Underground
Religious places
St. Paul's Cathedral
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- The Golden Gallery above the dome (where the people are standing)
- St. Pauls Cathedral, interior
- St. Pauls Cathedral, interior
- St. Pauls Cathedral, interior
- The dome from the gardens.
- The dome seen from Tate Modern
Westminster Abbey
- West Door 1
- West Door 2
- Westminster Door seen from Victoria Street
- At night
- At night
- The tomb of King Henry III in the Abbey
Westminster Cathedral
- Front view from Victoria Street
- Front view from Victoria Street
- The interior
- A side-chapel roof mosaic
Southwark Cathedral
- The interior
Other churches
- St. Alfege's Church, Greenwich
- St. Anne's Church, Limehouse
- St. Bride's Church
- The interior of St. Bride's Church
- St. Clement Danes
- The interior of St. Clement Danes
- St. Dunstan's Church
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields
- The interior of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
- Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
- Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster
- The interior of Saint Margaret's Church
- St. Mary-Le-Bow Church
- The interior of St. Mary-Le-Bow Church
Synagogues
- Bevis Marks Synagogue
- The interior of Bevis Marks Synagogue
- New West End Synagogue
- The interior of New West End Synagogue
Mosques
- London Central Mosque
- East London Mosque
- Masjid Bilal
- Jamia Masjid
- Madina Masjid
Parks
Royal Parks and The Mall
- The Mall
- The London Eye from St. James's Park, beyond Horse Guards
- St. James's Park on a Winter Day
- Spring Flowers in St. James's Park
- St. James's Park Lake
- Spring Flowers in Green Park
- Green Park on a Winter Day
- Regent's Park bandstand and lake
Hyde Park
- Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
- Aerial view of Hyde Park
- Hyde Park
- Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Greenhouse
- Pagoda
- The Palm House
- The Palm House
- The Temperate House
- Kew Palace
Houses
- Red brick flats in London, England, by the Thames
- Dunworth Mews in London, England
River Thames
- The Pool of London
- View from London Eye by night
- View from London Eye by day
- Limehouse Reach looking east, with Isle of Dogs in background
- Westminster pier
- Thames Barrier
- Thames Barrier
- View from river level near Tower Bridge. The two tall buildings are Tower 42 and the Swiss Re Tower
- View upstream from the high level walkway on Tower Bridge
- The River Thames - Vauxhall/Pimlico, London
Guard soldiers
- Foot Guards at the Cenotaph
- Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace (1)
- Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace (2)
- Life Guards at Whitehall
- A trooper of the Blues and Royals on mounted duty in Whitehall
Paintings and drawings of London
- 1616: Panorama of London by Claes Van Visscher
- c. 1630: City of London
- 1746-47: The Thames and the City by Canaletto
- 1747: London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House by Canaletto
- 1834-35: The Burning of the Houses of Parliament by Turner
- 1835: The Burning of the Houses of Parliament by Turner
- 1852: Houses of Parliament, London 1852 by Edmund Walker
- 1871: Old Chelsea Bridge in London by Pissarro
- 1902: Houses of Parliament, Sunset by Monet
- 2006: London burning, Gouache on Paper by Stuerzinger
Miscellaneous without classification
- Shard
- The Idle 'Prentice executed at Tyburn
- history
- Bank of England, c. 1900
- Horticultural Gardens, 1871 International Exhibition
- Sculpture gallery, 1871 International Exhibition
- The Diana princess of Wales memorial walk
- The Silver Jubilee walkway
- London telephone boxes
- Battersea Power Station
- Lots Road Power Station
- The City of London School
- A modern photo (2005) of the 1883-1987 City of London School
- The Middlesex Guildhall
- Headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in London
- Homelessness in London, 2006
- Newspaper Vendor
- St. Thomas Hospital
- Tiffany
- The Old Bailey

