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Visit
all the major London, England attractions! Starcrown
Hotels are conveniently located close to London’s
most recognized landmarks so that you can truly
experience the city’s awe-inspiring beauty,
history and culture:
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Houses
of Parliament and Big Ben
(3 Miles)
The origins of Parliament go back to the
medieval Curia Regis, or great council,
a body of noble and ecclesiastical advisers
to the monarch that evolved into the House
of Lords. Big Ben, the 320 foot high Clock
Tower is named after the largest bell, weighing
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cast in 1858 at
the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in East London. To
this day one of the largest bells they have
ever cast.
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Oxford
Street and Bond Street (0.5 mile)
In the heart of London, it is London’s busiest
high street. More than 300 shops sell thousands
of lines of goods from inexpensive gifts to haute
couture.
Hyde
Park (0.5 miles)
Hyde is a London Royal Park which Henry VIII acquired
in 1536. It has the memorials at Marble Arch at
the east side and Kensington palace at the west.
Also within its environs is the Albert Memorial,
Queen Victoria's monument to her husband.
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Buckingham
Palace (2 miles)
Buckingham Palace was built in 1703, by
the Duke of Buckingham at that time. When
George III became king soon after, he liked
the palace so much that he bought it, and
English kings and queens have lived in it
ever since.
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Kensington
Palace (0.5 miles)
Kensington Palace was the birthplace and childhood
home of Queen Victoria. Today it accommodates
the offices and private apartments of a number
of members of the Royal Family.
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London
Eye (3 miles)
The British Airways London Eye is the world's
highest observation wheel and its 30-minute
slow-moving flight gives unrivalled views
over London. Originally conceived by architects
David Marks and Julia Barfield as an entry
for a millennium landmark competition, the
project took six years and the expertise
of hundreds of people from five European
countries to turn it into a reality.
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