As a keen photographer, I decided that London, England would be a fine place
to take photos. The first place I went to visit and take photos when I arrived in London was Buckingham Palace.
Home to our Queen – Her Majesty Elizabeth the II, the palace was built in 1702. As I stood outside of the gates, I
noticed the queen’s guards in their little boxes. I took pictures of every aspect of the outside of the palace, and
the guards. Unfortunately on this occasion visitors were not permitted so I moved on.
Although I had seen my next destination on the television, I was intrigued to see how high the Canary Wharf Tower
really was. Built in 1991, the tower stands eight hundred feet high and his more than 50 floors. I took photos from
a distance, as I got more of the tower in the shot this way.
Leicester Square was my next destination, once a fashionable place to live, is now probably best known for its huge
cinema, but used to have residents such as Sir Isaac Newton living there.
I got some fabulous photographs of the Millennium Dome, the idea of the dome first came about in 1991 when it was
suggested that it could be used for the turn of the century celebrations. Tony Blair (prime minister) who came to
power in 1994 pushed for this to be done. It is an amazing venue and still host’s concerts for sell out artists
such as Take That, George Michael and Bon Jovi.
St Paul’s Cathedral made a beautiful photo both inside and outside of the building, and I could tell that they were
going to look great in my new photo book (pixum.de) . The building work on this started in 1675 and took 35 years to complete. I
climbed to the top of St Paul’s and when you get on to the roof after climbing up hundreds of small winding
steps. The view from the roof is absolutely breath taking. It was a photo well worth all the effort.
The tower of London, which is located on the North bank of the River Thames was a photo I could not leave from my
list. The building of this magnificent structure was ordered by William the Conqueror in 1078. He unfortunately
never lived to see the finished article. I took some great photo’s of this building to put it in my photo book
(fotobuchtest.net) at home.
I then traveled through Trafalgar square, which was built in honor of Lord Nelson after his victory at the battle
of Trafalgar. I took some photos of the huge lions, before traveling on to the houses of parliament, now this was
originally the residence for the Kings of England from the eleventh through to the sixteenth century. It is now
where all members of parliament, including the prime minister and the shadow cabinet, have all there weekly
ramblings.
My last destination was Tower Bridge, constructed from more than eleven thousand tons of steel; it is a structure
that has to be on any photo of London. The central section opens to allow large vessels to pass through. As you
look down the river towards this at night, the bridge is all lit up.
