One of the most iconic cities on this planet, London has played a major role in shaping today's societies. Its internationally renowned landmarks witnessed the city's evolution through its long history. As the capital of the United Kingdom, London is the political, cultural and economic center of the country. It is also one of the big four fashion capitals of the world. A tireless leader in innovation and ideas, it has a great concentration of world class universities. The city is truly diverse, it has something to offer for everyone. You could tour this grand metropolis for months and still barely get to know it.

Day 1

London

10:00AM
Green Park
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The Green Park is one of the Royal Parks of London, located just north of Buckingham Palace. It covers 19 hectares (47 acres) between Hyde Park and St. James's Park. Canada Memorial is located inside the park.

11:00AM
Buckingham Palace
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Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning. The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11:30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter.

12:30PM
St James's Park
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Established in 1603, St James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) park in the City of Westminster, central London.

1:30PM
Westminster Cathedral
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Opened in 1903, Westminster Cathedral, or the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in London is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

3:00PM
Tate Britain
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The gallery is situated on Millbank. Construction commenced in 1893, and the gallery opened on 21 July 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art. However, from the start it was commonly known as the Tate Gallery, after its founder Sir Henry Tate, and in 1932 it officially adopted that name.

Day 2

London, Deans Yd

9:30AM
London Eye
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The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames, also known as the Millennium Wheel. The structure is 443 feet (135 m) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 394 feet (120 m). When erected in 1999 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel.

10:30AM
Westminster Bridge
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Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, linking Westminster on the north side and Lambeth on the south side. The bridge is painted predominantly green, the same colour as the leather seats in the House of Commons which is on the side of the Palace of Westminster nearest to the bridge.

11:00AM
Palace of Westminster
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The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, it is also known as the 'heart of British politics'. The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London.

12:00PM
Winston Churchill Statue
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The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, is a bronze sculpture of the former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

12:30PM
St Margaret's Church
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Founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in the late 1400's, St Margaret's Church is situated in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, and is the Anglican parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1:00PM
Westminster Abbey
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Originally built in 960 then rebuilt in 1517, Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2:00PM
Churchill War Rooms
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The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum. The museum comprises the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War, and the Churchill Museum, a biographical museum exploring the life of British statesman Winston Churchill.

3:00PM
10 Downing Street
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10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as Number 10, is the headquarters of Government of the United Kingdom and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, a post which, for much of the 18th and 19th centuries and invariably since 1905, has been held by the Prime Minister.

3:30PM
Household Cavalry Museum
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Horse Guards is a large Grade I listed historical building in the Palladian style in London between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. The first Horse Guards building was built on the site of the former tiltyard of Westminster Palace during 1664.

Day 3

London

10:00AM
Admiralty Arch
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The Admiralty Arch served as the official residence of the First Sea Lord, including Winston Churchill and the Earl of Mountbatten. It also housed various government offices, initially for the Admiralty.

10:30AM
Trafalgar Square
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Trafalgar Square is a public square in Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, Spain.

11:30AM
St Martin-in-the-Fields
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St Martin-in-the-Fields is an English Anglican church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square. There has been a church on the site since the medieval period. The present building was constructed in a Neoclassical design in 1722–1726.

12:00PM
The National Gallery
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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

2:00PM
Leicester Square Garden
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Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London. It was laid out in 1670 and is named after the contemporary Leicester House.

2:30PM
London Chinatown
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With roots dating back to the early 1900's, London Chinatown contains a number of Chinese restaurants, bakeries supermarkets, souvenir shops, and other Chinese-run businesses.

3:00PM
Piccadilly Circus
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Piccadilly Circus is surrounded by several major tourist attractions, including the Shaftesbury Memorial, Criterion Theatre, London Pavilion and several major retail stores.

3:30PM
Royal Academy of Arts
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The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. It has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects; its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.

Day 4

London

10:00AM
Tower Bridge
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Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built in 1886–1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London.

11:00AM
City Hall
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City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA), which comprises the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

11:30AM
HMS Belfast
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HMS Belfast is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, permanently moored in London on the River Thames and operated by the Imperial War Museum

12:30PM
The Shard
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The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, is a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London, that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development. Standing 309.7 metres (1,016 ft) high, the Shard is currently the tallest building in the United Kingdom

1:30PM
Golden Hinde II
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The Golden Hinde (launched 1973) is a full-size replica of the Golden Hind (known for its circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580).

2:00PM
Millennium Bridge
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The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, linking Bankside with the City of London.

2:30PM
Tate Modern
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Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group.

4:00PM
Blackfriars Bridge
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It took nine years to build the bridge, opening to the public in 1769. It was the third bridge across the Thames in the then built-up area of London, supplementing the ancient London Bridge, which dated from several centuries earlier, and Westminster Bridge.

Day 5

London

10:00AM
Tower of London
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Originally built in 1078, the Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.

11:30AM
The Gherkin
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The Gherkin is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004.

12:00PM
20 Fenchurch St
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20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed 'The Walkie-Talkie' because of its distinctive shape.

1:30PM
Monument to the Great Fire of London
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The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument. It commemorates the Great Fire of London. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 ft (62 m) tall and 202 ft (62 m) from the spot in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666 and swept through the central parts of the city.

2:00PM
The Royal Exchange
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The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century.It has twice been destroyed by fire and subsequently rebuilt. The present building was designed by William Tite in the 1840s.

2:30PM
St. Paul's Cathedral
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral. The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years. At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967. The dome is among the highest in the world.

3:30PM
London Stock Exchange
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world by market capitalization.

Day 6

London

10:00AM
The Regent's Park
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Regent's Park is one of the Royal Parks of London.

11:00AM
Sherlock Holmes Museum
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The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster.

12:00PM
Madame Tussauds
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Madame Tussauds is a wax museum. It is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of famous people.

1:30PM
Marble Arch
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Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble faced triumphal arch and London landmark. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827.

2:00PM
Hyde Park
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Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in London and one of its Royal Parks. Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park is an area where open-air public speaking, debate and discussion are allowed. The original and most noted is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park in London, UK. Speakers here may talk on any subject, as long as the police consider their speeches lawful.

3:30PM
Oxford Street
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Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors.

4:00PM
Soho
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Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and is part of the West End of London, England. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation as a base for the sex industry in addition to its night life and its location for the headquarters of leading film companies.

Day 7

London

10:00AM
Covent Garden
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Covent Garden is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, which is also known as "Covent Garden".

11:00AM
Royal Opera House
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The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

12:00PM
London School of Economics
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The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science; often referred to as the LSE) is a public research university located in London.

1:00PM
British Museum
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Established in 1753, the British Museum is dedicated to human history, art and culture, and is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

Day 8

London

10:00AM
Kensington Gardens
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Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, are among the Royal Parks of London. A statue for the fictional character Peter Pan is located by the Serpentine lake in the park.

11:00AM
Royal Albert Hall
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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, which holds the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941. It has a capacity of more than 5,000 seats.

11:30AM
Imperial College London
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Established in 1907, Imperial College London is a public research university. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world.

12:30PM
Science Museum
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The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and today is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually.

2:00PM
Natural History Museum
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The Natural History Museum is a museum of natural history that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

3:30PM
Victoria and Albert Museum
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The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A), London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Day 9

Richmond

11:00AM
Royal Botanic Gardens
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Kew Gardens is a botanical garden in south-west London and said to house the largest and most diverse botanical collections in the world. Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, its living collections include more than 30,000 different kinds of plants. The garden is situated near by the Kew Gardens Station on the District Line.

Day 10

London

11:00AM
Greenwich Park
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Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres), and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London. To get to the park, visitors can take Southeastern trains and get off at Greenwich Station.

12:00PM
Royal Observatory
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The Royal Observatory is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation. The building was completed in the summer of 1676.

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