Month: April 2020
London
Tower Bridge – A Victorian Era Masterpiece
The Tower Bridge is one of 33 Bridges over the River Thames. So what makes this bridge special? For starters this was the largest and most Sophisticated Bascule Bridge in the World when it opened in 1894. The Bascules which are operated by Hydraulics, initially used steam; later shifting to the use of oil and […]
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London
Heathrow Airport – A Cauldron of Cultures
Heathrow Airport, also known as London Heathrow is one of the busiest Airports in the World in terms of International Passenger traffic. It handled more than 80 Million passengers in 2019. The Heathrow Airport began as a small Airfield in 1929 near the Hamlet of Heathrow, from where it got its name. However a civilian […]
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London
The Tower of London – A journey through Medieval London
The Tower of London, Officially known as ‘ Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London ‘ is a museum and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United Kingdom visited by almost 3 Million tourists in 2019. However, over the years the Tower has served as a Royal Residence, […]
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