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Originally Posted by Spiderman
London has some great architecture imo & i love the way some really modern buildings brush right up against the almost ancient. I know it offends some sensitivities (charles' monstrous carbuncle) but i like it.
Having sold property for years i've been lucky enough to get to see some stunning private homes but public buldings were never in my scope of work so i really am curious about some.
The Gherkin is top of my list of Londons No1 buildings.
Good post btw Lyn, i'd have remembered the day after it happened if you hadnt put this up.
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I have to admit having been a VAT inspector I got to go into some stunning buildings which arent normally open. And I got to walk around London to/from said visits so I got to appreciate what a stunningly fine City London really is, despite a few blots on its landscape. I also got held up on a bus back to the office by the horseguards once. Kind of nice to see all the tourists on the bus enjoy it so much.
A wander round St Pauls is nice, especially down the back lanes which you find a lot of smaller churches which have been around a long, long time. Temple is also a nice walk, though I suspect since the Da Vinci code was written/released it will be busier with the tourists.
But I can recommend the FCO Fine Rooms being worth a visit. Must get round to visiting the Cabinet War Rooms this year at some point too.