1. 7. Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district
of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west
London. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from south to
north, roughly parallel with Ladbroke Grove. On Saturdays it
is home to Portobello Road Market, one of London's notable
street markets, known for its second-hand clothes and
antiques. Every August since 1996 the Portobello Film
Festival has been held in locations around Portobello Road.
8. Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern
fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and
Drury Lane.It is associated with the former fruit and
vegetable market in the central square, now a popular
shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which
is also known as "Covent Garden".
9. The Tower Bridge is a combined bascule
and suspension bridge in London which crosses the
River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London,
from which it takes its name, and has become an
iconic symbol of London.
10. The Tower of London is a historic castle on
the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It
lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets,
separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the
City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It
was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the
Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower, which
gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the
Conqueror in 1078, and was a resented symbol of
oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite.
11. Hyde Park one of the largest parks in central
London, United Kingdom and one of the Royal Parks of
London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. The park was the
site of the Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Crystal
Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton. The park has
become a traditional location for mass demonstrations.
12. Victoria & Albert Museum 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. The V&A is
located in the Brompton district of the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in an area
that has become known as "Albertopolis" because
of its association with Prince Albert, the Albert
Memorial and the major cultural institutions with
which he was associated.
13. Kensington Gardens once the private
gardens of Kensington Palace, is one of the
Royal Parks of London, lying immediately to the
west of Hyde Park. It is shared between the City
of Westminster and the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea, lying within western
central London. The park covers an area of 111
hectares (270 acres). The open spaces of
Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and
St. James's Park together form an almost
continuous "green lung" in the heart of London
between Kensington and Westminster.
14. Kensington Palace is a royal residence set
in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has
been a residence of the British Royal Family since
the 17th century, and is the official London residence
of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son
Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Harry, the Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince and Princess
Michael of Kent.
15. Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist
attraction in central London, built around the area
formerly known as Charing Cross. It is situated in the
borough of the City of Westminster. At its centre is
Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues
at its base. There are a number of commemorative
statues and sculptures in the square, while one plinth,
left empty since it was built in 1840, The Fourth Plinth,
has been host to contemporary art since 1999.
16. Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public
space of London's West End in the City of Westmin-
ster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the
major shopping street of Piccadilly. In this context, a
circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round
open space at a street junction.