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 Southwark,
Waterloo, Blackfriars
Housed in a renovated power station, the Tate Modern is,
an appropriately named museum of modern
art. Its collection dates from 1900 to present and includes works by Dali,
Picasso, Matisse and Warhol, among other noted modernists.
Visit the Museum's web site
for information on opening hours and exhibits.
 If you have the nerve, you can cross from St. Paul’s to the Tate Modern
via the narrow, three football fields long, pedestrian only, Millennium Footbridge, the first new footbridge built to cross the Thames in more than a century.
Although it was closed due to unusual shaking of the structure in 2000, shortly after its
original opening, it was reopened in 2002 after being retrofitted with
additional safeguards that successfully resolved the unanticipated thrill of
crossing when the bridge originally opened.
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Waterloo
The London Eye was built as
part of the UK's
Millennium Celebration and has turned into one of London’s most popular
attractions. It is
the world’s largest observation wheel and the passenger "compartments"
are constructed to allow maximum visibility.
The observation cars seat
25 and the ride is a great way to "see" London from a new perspective.
The ride takes a slow, elegant
thirty-minute rise, approximately 450 feet into the air, providing fantastic
views of London by day and spectacular views by night.
Visit
http://www.ba-londoneye.com/ for more information.
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Elephant
and Castle, Lambeth North, Waterloo, Southwark
The concept of a war museum
sounds "wrong" but the curators of the Imperial War Museum have worked
hard to make the Museum informative in a very positive manner. The Museum
provides a balanced view of war and warfare. Given the
United Kingdom’s
history in World Wars I, and II, it seems somehow appropriate to provide a
venue that thoughtfully dissects war, its equipment and consequences.
The museum has a number of permanent galleries focused on the First and
Second World War, as well as its Large Exhibits Gallery where samples from
its weapons and vehicles collections are displayed.
The museum host a series of rotating exhibitions throughout the year,
often focused on unusual aspects of war. For more information on
opening hours and current exhibits,
visit the Museum's web site.
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Mansion
House, Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Southwark
The Globe Theatre, constructed near the site of Shakespeare's original theater in London, is an
excellent place to visit if you are a fan of the Bard of Avon. The building
is an almost perfect reconstruction of the original theater with minor
variations made for public safety and building codes. Tours are given
throughout the year, except when performances occur. The tours are
frequent, approximately every half-hour, and worth taking if you want to
know more about the details of the theater and how performances are staged
here (and
were staged in the original building).
For information about visiting the Globe Theatre or attending a performance,
see the
Globe Theatre website .
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