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  Touritst Places of London
Sightseeing Overview
London is a heritage city and one would realize this when you visit the four world heritage sites, the Palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich and Kew Gardens. The London Eye which takes you to the top of London and provides you with a panoramic view of the city is the most popular amongst tourists.
Key Attractions
British Airways London Eye
Formally known as Millennium Wheel Takes you to a height of 135m, right in the center of London adjacent the Thames, the BA London Eye is on as the top place of visit on every tourists list.
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament is where the two house of parliament meet, the House of Lords and the House of Commons respectively.
The north-eastern end of the Palace of Westminster houses the great bell clock also knows as Big Ben. Westminster Hall has a history of over 900 years after the destruction during the great fire of London the palace was re-built during the 19th century on the designs by Charles Barry.
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Trafalgar Square
To commemorate the victory in the Battle of Trafalgar, George Ledwell Taylor suggested that the King William the Fourth's Square should be renamed Trafalgar Square. It is in the heart of London, and rite in its centre stand the Nelson's Column which commemorates Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. A statue of Nelson stands guarded by four lion statues at its base.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the place where the British Monarchy resides. The most famous attraction at the Buckingham Palace are the Changing of the Guard ceremony, Queen's Gallery and the gardens.
The Tower of London
The Royal Palace and Fortress are also knows as the Tower of London and is located on the north bank of the River Thames. The tower has served many different functions: a fortress, a royal palace, a place of execution and torture, an armory, a treasury, a zoo, the Royal Mint, a public records office, an observatory, currently home of the Crown Jewels and a prison. I had also housed royal prisoners and one of them being Queen Elizabeth I.
St Paul’s Cathedral
A prominent feature of the London skyline, St Paul’s Cathedral a triple layered dome is the second largest in the world. It was completed in 1710 and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The Cathedral serves as and treasury and Order of the British Empire Chapel.
British Museum
A museum of human history and culture which has over 7 million display items is the largest and most comprehensive and documents human history from beginning to the present. It was started in 1700 and the first items to fill in the museum were the artefacts of Sir Hans Sloane.
Some of the important artefacts on display are The Rosetta Stone (196 BC), Limestone statue of a husband and wife (1300 BC), Colossal bust of Ramesses II, the "Younger Memnon" (1250 BC), Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III (1350 BC), Colossal head from a statue of Amenhotep III (1350 BC), Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III (1350 BC), Fragment of the beard of the Great Sphinx (1300 BC), Mummy of 'Ginger' which dates to about 3300 BC, List of the kings of Egypt from the Temple of Ramesses II (1250 BC), Limestone false door of Ptahshepses (2380 BC), Granite statue of Senwosret III (1850 BC), Mummy of Cleopatra from Thebes (100 AD), Amarna tablets (Collection of 95 out of 382 tablets found, second greatest in the world after the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin (203 tablets)) (1350 BC) and Obelisk of Pharaoh Nectanebo II (360–343 BC)
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