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Description: | This aerial photograph shows a number of prominent London larndmarks. To the left is the Palace of Westminster, the venue of most English and British Parliaments since the first (?Model?) Parliament (1295). Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor in 1045-1065. It is the traditional site of the coronations and funerals of English and British monarchs. County Hall (opened in 1922) is on the southern bank of the Thames opposite the Palace of Westminster. It was home to the London County Council and the Greater London Council. Westminster Bridge was built in 1862, replacing an earlier bridge on the site. Hungerford Bridge, built in 1845, was rebuilt in 1859. Waterloo Bridge, built in 1817, was rebuilt in 1945. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | English Heritage | Subjects: | Power and Politics Cityscape Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 1923 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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