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    The Houses of Parliament is where British laws are debated and enacted. It was rebuilt in 1840 after a fire, designed in the Gothic style. Parliamentary tradition involves pomp, ceremony and splendor, like the Queen opening each new session. Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous attractions, has twin drawbridges that have been raised over half a million times in its over 100 years. It takes just 90 seconds to raise the bascules. Buckingham Palace has served as the monarch's permanent London residence since Queen Victoria. It began as the Duke of Buckingham's city residence and was later sold to George III. The London Eye observation wheel gives a 30-minute full rotation for

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    The Houses of Parliament is where British laws are debated and enacted. It was rebuilt in 1840 after a fire, designed in the Gothic style. Parliamentary tradition involves pomp, ceremony and splendor, like the Queen opening each new session. Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous attractions, has twin drawbridges that have been raised over half a million times in its over 100 years. It takes just 90 seconds to raise the bascules. Buckingham Palace has served as the monarch's permanent London residence since Queen Victoria. It began as the Duke of Buckingham's city residence and was later sold to George III. The London Eye observation wheel gives a 30-minute full rotation for

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    The Houses of Parliament with Big Ben - The Houses of Parliament is the place where laws governing British

    life are debated and enacted. The building originates from 1840 after a fire destroyed the previous building. The Gothic style was designed by Sir Charles Barry with help from A.W. Pugin. Parliamentary tradition is steeped in pomp, ceremony and splendour. The Queen rides in her State coach to Westminster to open each new session of Parliament, usually in the second week in November .

    Tower Bridge - One of the most famous London attractions and just over a hundred years old, the Tower Bridge with its twin drawbridges, or bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been raised more then half a million times since it was built. It takes only 90 seconds for the bascules to be raised with electric motors which replaced the old steam engines.

    Buckingham Palace - Popularly known as "Buck House", has served as the Monarch`s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham`s city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold by the Duke`s son to George III in 1762.

    London Eye - Millennium Wheel - Based on the bank of the River Thames near Waterloo Station this is a spectacle well worth a visit. This London attraction will blow your mind away. Basically it is the biggest observation wheel in the world, hence its name. It will, over 30 minutes, make a full circle and thus give you a splendid view of London.

    Madame Tussaud's. Most large towns have waxworks museums, and this is just another one, albeit much bigger. It's a big crowd puller - the queues can be horrendous - but you can pre-book a ticket online and walk jauntily by the unfortunates if you wish. Has worked hard over the years to achieve a semi-official status, like the Guinness book of records.

    The Tower of London - Overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels.

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