Explore London in an afternoon

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[{"address":"Tower Bridge","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":51.505485566199525,"longitude":-0.07536270000000567},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Starting point - Tower Bridge"},{"metadata":{"width":564,"height":846},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Fb8df3194bb3614d271c8e4e0e8ccdd27.jpg?alt=media&token=426cdc51-be4d-4c80-97db-822ced28ff90"},{"type":"text","content":"The Tower Bridge is a combined suspension and bascule bridge. It was finished in 1894. It was designed by architect Horace Jones. Engineering was by John Wolfe Barry. The bridge is managed by Bridge House Estates, a non-profit founded in 1282. The bridge was opened in 1894 by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales.\n\nThe bridge is 800 feet long. It has two 213 foot high bridge towers. The towers are joined on the upper level by two walkways. On the lower level is the roadway; two bascule leaves that can be raised. The twin towers, upper level walkways and the engine rooms form the Tower Bridge Exhibition. The exhibition is open to public tours.\n\nThe Tower Bridge Exhibition uses films, photographs and interactive means to show how the Tower Bridge was built. Visitors can access the original steam engines once used to raise and lower the two bascules. There is an admission fee. Entrance is in the northern tower. A lift or elevator ascends to the upper level walkways.\n\nParts of the walkways have been fitted with glass floors. Look down at the river, a giddy 143 feet below one's feet. Or not.\n \n\n* Why You Should Visit:\nUnique and majestic structure; amazing to see especially at night! Great view and a glass floor on the high-level walkways that is really quite cool.\n\n* Tip:\nIf you're lucky enough, you could see the bridge open up to let the barges/ships pass by. Don't skip the engine room, which is very educational as to how the bridge operates.\n\n* Opening Hours:\nDaily: 10am-5:30pm"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng.mp4?alt=media&token=11495ec8-40db-4521-9e3e-821497f74cf8"}]},{"address":"All Hallows by the Tower","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":51.509399469971015,"longitude":-0.07969535000001748},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# All Hallows by the Tower"},{"metadata":{"width":500,"height":333},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2FAll-Hallows-by-the-Tower-7104.jpg?alt=media&token=73d0387a-fd99-4e36-8c4b-8d1350b33ce7"},{"type":"text","content":"All Hallows-by-the-Tower church, so named for its proximity to the Tower of London, is believed to be the oldest of the City of London; founded in 675AD!\n\nIn this incredibly historic church, minutes from the Tower of London, you can observe the many levels of London's history in all its glorious chaos.\n\nRoman sidewalks, Saxon archways, medieval stonework and warped, twisted reminders of the Second World War are just some of the treasures found here…"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(2).mp4?alt=media&token=be26c544-c641-4ce0-9559-a260a673a3aa"}]},{"address":"The Monument Thong Lo","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":13.741738803883454,"longitude":100.58536625},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# The Monument"},{"metadata":{"width":465,"height":620},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2F9f1e34ed6362f8e142b85ab05b045660.jpg?alt=media&token=fab93081-7b3f-45a7-8a33-2988c7e09b40"},{"type":"text","content":"The Monument to the Great Fire of London, commonly known simply as the Monument, is a frescoed Doric column in London, England, located near the north end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London, it is located at the intersection of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 feet (62 m) high and 202 feet west of the location at Pudding Lane, where the Great Fire began on September 2, 1666. Built between 1671 and 1677, it was built on the site of St Margaret's, New Fish Street, the first church destroyed by the Great Fire. It is Class I- listed and a scheduled monument. [1] Another monument, the Golden Boy of Pye Corner, marks the point near Smithfield where the fire was stopped.\n\nThe memorial includes a Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded fire urn. It was designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Its height marks the distance from the site of the shop of Thomas Farriner (or Farynor), the king's baker, where the fire began.\n\nThe observatory near the top of the Monument can be reached by a narrow winding staircase of 345 steps. A net cage was added in the mid-19th century to prevent people from jumping to the ground, after six people died by suicide there between 1788 and 1842. [2]\n\nThe three sides of the base have inscriptions in Latin. The painting to the south depicts the actions of King Charles II after the fire. The inscription on the east side describes how the Monument was started and completed, and accordingly the mayors. Inscriptions on the north side describe how the fire started, the extent of the damage it caused and how it was eventually extinguished. [3] The Latin inscription \"Sed Furor Papisticus Qui Tamdiu Patravit Nondum Restingvitur\" (but the madness of the nation, which caused such terror, has not yet been extinguished) was added to the end of the inscription by order of the Court. Aldermen's trial in 1681 on the basis of the Popish Conspiracy. [4] The eastern text initially falsely blames the Roman Catholics for the fire (\"the burning of the city by these protesters, begun and continued by the betrayal and malice of nationalist faction\"), prompting Alexander Pope (a Catholic himself) to say of the area:\n\nAt the pillar of London, pointing to the sky,\nLike a proud man, raise his head and lie down.\n- Ethical Essays, Letters iii. line 339 (1733–1734)."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(3).mp4?alt=media&token=8aa2968c-9ac3-4939-8aad-6ae78152a353"}]},{"address":"Leadenhall Market","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":51.512534419973235,"longitude":-0.08369010000000898},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Leadenhall Market "},{"metadata":{"width":563,"height":751},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2F46122ed35839c68a3a1d1b47e5748c03.jpg?alt=media&token=069c6365-61b6-4c28-b7fc-3d567b79f819"},{"type":"text","content":"Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.\n\nIt is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district."},{"type":"link","content":"https://leadenhallmarket.co.uk/"},{"type":"text","content":"The market dates from the 14th century and is said to derive its name from Leather-hall, though it is disputable. The early history of Leaden Hall involves the Mayor (1446), Simon Eyre. According to John Stow, \"Eyre, a draper built Leaden Hall for a common garner of corn for the use of this city\".\n\nThe Market is typically open weekdays from 10 am until 6 pm, and primarily sells fresh food; among the vendors there are cheesemongers, butchers and florists. Originally a meat, game and poultry market, it stands on what was the centre of Roman London. A number of commercial retailers are also located in the market, including clothes shops.\n\nThe ornate roof structure, painted green, maroon and cream, and cobbled floors of the current structure, designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (who was also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), make Leadenhall Market a tourist attraction.\n\nThe main entrance to the market is on Gracechurch Street. The double height entrance is flanked by tall, narrow gabled red brick and Portland stone blocks in a 17th-century Dutch style. The adjacent buildings to the south have a continuous retail frontage which is punctuated by narrow entrances to pedestrian ways into the market.\n\nBetween 1990 and 1991 the market received a dramatic redecoration which improved its appearance, enhancing its architectural character and detail. The redecoration scheme received a special mention in the Civic Trust Awards in 1994. The market is a Grade II* listed building, being listed in 1972.\n\nIt was used to represent the area of London near the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and is featured in the films The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Hereafter (2010), Brannigan (1975), Hidden City (1987) and Love Aaj Kal (2009). It was also used in the music video for the 1991 Erasure song \"Love to Hate You\".\n\nLeadenhall Market formed part of the marathon course of the 2012 Olympic Games; runners passed through the market from Whittington Avenue to Lime Street."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(4).mp4?alt=media&token=64c8fdb5-9ce4-4797-8a5d-48ed5cf9140b"}]},{"address":"Guildhall","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":51.51585841997564,"longitude":-0.09117374999998429},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Guildhall"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":700},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Flondon_guildhall.jpg?alt=media&token=17403e66-ea20-4d1d-8871-3474b7e08647"},{"type":"text","content":"Guildhall is a municipal building in the Moorgate area of the City of London, England. It is off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. The building has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London and its Corporation. It should not be confused with London's City Hall, the administrative centre for Greater London. The term \"Guildhall\" refers both to the whole building and to its main room, which is a medieval great hall. The nearest London Underground stations are Bank, St Paul's and Moorgate. It is a Grade I-listed building."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(5).mp4?alt=media&token=bb69117c-443d-4467-a389-9e50e2dcedfb"}]},{"address":"St. Paul's Cathedral","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":51.5137312699741,"longitude":-0.0986156499999824},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# St. Paul's Cathedral"},{"metadata":{"width":564,"height":739},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Fc2309e746527e73f06c161aa1c3ae23b.jpg?alt=media&token=264aaa1a-97bd-4c36-8605-273c3a0d200b"},{"type":"text","content":"St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican church in London, home to the seat of the Bishop of London. The church is considered the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is located on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in 2005. 604.\n\n The present structure, dating from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. Its construction, completed in Wren's lifetime, was part of a major city rebuilding program after the Great Fire of London. The earlier Gothic cathedral (Old St Paul's Cathedral), much of which was destroyed in the Great Fire, was the heart of medieval London and early modern times, including Paul's boardwalk and the Cathedral. St Paul , is the site of the Cross of St Paul .\n\nThe cathedral is one of London's most famous and most recognizable attractions. Its dome, surrounded by the spiers of Wren's City church, has dominated the skyline for more than 300 years. At 365 feet (111 m), it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1963. The dome remains among the tallest in the world. St Paul's is the second largest regional church building in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FM5qxalY9xETnC2sw9Ntl%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(6).mp4?alt=media&token=3f057313-e9e7-4b42-b315-86b55535e51a"}]}]