London (United Kingdom) Vacation Travel Video Guide
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london and exciting and pulsating metropolis of the new millennium
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a melting pot or both people and culture had a fascinating city of diverse
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contrasts
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the precious jewel of the british crime full of historic sites and cultural
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treasures it's
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yeah
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the City of London contains the tar and historic landmark with a remarkable
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history a mighty medieval fortress with 13 tires
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broadens 900 years the tar has served many functions from the Middle Ages it
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was a heavily fortified prison
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dating back to two times the beefeaters stand guard over the crown jewels and
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also assist the hordes of tourists to visit the tower
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close to the original main gate is the watery entrance of the famous traitors
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gate through which many prisoners first entered the towers much fear dungeons
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the towers Ravens are protected by royal edict as an ancient legend has it that
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the tire will survive for just as long as the Ravens remain within its walls
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where
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what
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it was here that some of the most important members of the British royal
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family were imprisoned and executed the most famous victim of those cruel times
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was an Belen
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each of the tires has its own history and each is connected to the other by
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way of massive walls
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together they form an eternal building
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yeah
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after the medieval some paul's cathedral was destroyed by a devastating fire in
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1666
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Christopher Wren was ordered to rebuild it with a dome
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during the 36 years of its construction its design was frequently altered until
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finally a wonderful masterpiece of church architecture was created
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and the cathedral provides a magnificent view across London top
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the monument this the city's tallest freestanding stone column is a reminder
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of the Great Fire of London that destroyed four fifths of the city
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in four days and nights more than 13,000 buildings were destroyed the monument
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was built on the site of the bakery in which the fire began
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Westminster was originally London second city an additional center of power along
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with the City of London district inspired by the construction of
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Westminster Abbey
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the Abbey has witnessed the crowning and eventual internment of every English
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mark
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it was originally built as a Norman church is London's oldest and most
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important church
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westminster cathedral is different to the Abbey
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it is a catholic church that was reestablished 300 years after the
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Reformation
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basilica of romantic byzantine design with a red brick facade green domes and
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a panoramic Campanile