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. 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.
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.
