CONTENT 1. THE SHARD 2. SKY GARDEN 3. LONDON SUNSET 4.BIG BEN 5. RED PHONE BOX
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London’s highest and best view is situated at the top of The Shard, on floors 68, 69 and 72. At almost twice the height of any other viewing platform in the capital, it offers visitors unparalleled 360-degree views for up to 40 miles. Book your tickets now for your chance to see London in high definition at The View from The Shard. All tickets are dated and timed for your arrival, but once at the viewing platforms the experience is enjoyed at your leisure, with no time restriction on your stay. You will be able to choose the time of your visit and can enter The View up to 30 minutes from the time printed on your ticket - and the weather guarantee means that in the event of bad weather you’ll be able to come back for free.
A unique venue for London, The View from The Shard is a perfect setting for a wide range of exclusive breakfast and evening events for up to 400 guests in the summer months and 300 in winter for a standing reception. The space is also available to smaller groups for very special private seated dinners. Our two viewing platforms provide guests with a premium event experience whilst enjoying the unprecedented 360 degree views of London and beyond. Using one of our exceptional catering, audio-visual and event service suppliers we can ensure you a truly unforgettable experience.-When hiring The View your event will benefit from the following elements, all included in the hire fee: Exclusive use of the full attraction including the open air Skydeck on Level 72.
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Booking Information Access to the Sky Garden is free of charge. A limited number of tickets are available each day, please book them through our booking system. Tickets are released on the third week in advance every Monday morning and can be booked up to one hour in advance if available. Please note tickets for Monday 29th May - Sunday 4th June will be released on Monday 15th May. Tickets are only valid for the date and time stated on the ticket and have a time limit of 1.0 hrs from time of entry. Please note for school visits contact the Sky Garden helpdesk on the details shown below.
TERRACE ACCESS Access to the ‘Francis Golding Terrace’ is obtained from level 35 South Terrace. The terrace is open to the public between 10am - 6pm and 11am - 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. CLOSURES Tuesday 9th May Sky Garden CLOSED from 4pm Friday 19th May Sky Garden CLOSED from 4pm Wednesday 24th May Sky Garden CLOSED from 4pm DISABLED ACCESS The Sky Garden is accessible to all. If you have any questions about your visit, please contact our customer services team who can help guide you through access for wheelchair users and carers.
LONDON SUNSET Sunsets are as unique as snowflakes – you’ll never watch the same one twice. A vibrant sunset between the towers of New York City or a soft sunset over the banks of Paris is are all well and good, but nothing beats the restrained glory of a red London sunset. Fortunately, London also has some of the best places in the European Union from which to see the sunset. From the towering Shard to the Victorian glamour of Primrose Hill, you simply can’t beat these top 5 spots to watch the sunset in London.amous residents. Or go for a stroll around the lovely Victorian.
here’s a reason this area is home to some of the most exclusive and expensive residences in London. From the top of Primrose Hill you can see all of central London splayed at your feet. With the sky above you and the city below, it’s no wonder that those who visit feel as if they’ve reached the top of Mount Olympus. Turn northward for an unrivalled view of Belsize Park and Hampstead, or explore the seven English Heritage blue plaques in the park itself commemorating.
One of the few exclusively pedestrian bridges in London, the Millennium Bridge opened in June of 2000. It was shortly nicknamed the “Wobbly Bridge” after participants in a charity walk noticed a decidedly worrying swaying motion only two days after the bridge opened. The bridge was closed until 2002 to eliminate the wobble, and is now the best way to get between the Globe Theater and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
here’s nothing like seeing the London sun sink over the River Thames as skyscraper lights slowly flicker to life around it. The bridge is also blessedly peaceful; far removed from the smell of rubber and car petrol, the only sounds are the sounds of the river and the distant applause of Shakespeare. However, if you’re looking for a Millennium Bridge sunset soundtrack, the Righteous Brother’s Unchained Melody comes to mind.
Or go for a stroll around the lovely Victorian neighborhood and pick out your future furnished rental apartment. The sunset itself is best seen with loved ones, as this is an experience you’ll want to share. As the shimmering greens of the Northern Lights drape across a Nordic night, so does the London sunset – usually a riot of dusky red near the horizon, with fingers of pink and orange reaching up to embrace a lavender sky – drape across the rolling fields of Primrose Hill.
Sunsets are as unique as snowflakes – you’ll never watch the same one twice. A vibrant sunset between the towers of New York City or a soft sunset over the banks of Paris is are all well and good, but nothing beats the restrained glory of a red London sunset. Fortunately, London also has some of the best places in the European Union from which to see the sunset. From the towering Shard to the Victorian glamour of Primrose Hill, you simply can’t beat these top 5 spots to watch the sunset in London.amous residents. Or go for a stroll around the lovely Victorian.
ST PAUL’S St Paul’s Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. The present cathedral, dating from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren.
Its construction, completed in Wren’s lifetime, was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London. The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren’s City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years. At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967. The dome is among the highest in the world.
St Paul’s is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral. Paul’s Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity.[4] It is the central subject of much promotional material, as well as of images of the dome surrounded by the smoke and fire of the Blitz.[4] Services held at St Paul’s have included the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher; II.
BIG BEN Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012; previously, it was known simply as the Clock Tower.
When completed in 1859, it was, says clockmaker Ian Westworth, “the prince of timekeepers: the biggest, most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world.�[4] The tower had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009,during which celebratory events took place
The Elizabeth Tower (previously called the Clock Tower), more popularly known as Big Ben, was raised as a part of Charles Barry’s design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was largely destroyed by fire on the night of 16 October 1834.The new parliament was built in a neo-gothic style. Although Barry was the chief architect of the palace, he
turned to Augustus Pugin for the design of the clock tower, which resembles earlier Pugin designs, including one for Scarisbrick Hall in Lancashire.
RED TELEPHONE BOX
espite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, the traditional British red telephone kiosk can still be seen in many places throughout the UK, and in current or former British colonies around the world. The colour red was chosen to make them easy to spot. From 1926 onwards, the fascias of the kiosks were emblazoned with a prominent crown, representing the British government. The red phone box is often seen as a British cultural icon throughout the world.[1] In 2006 the K2 telephone box was voted one of Britain’s top 10 design icons, which included the Mini, Supermarine Spitfire, London tube map, World Wide Web, Concorde and the AEC Routemaster bus. Although production of the traditional boxes ended with the advent of the KX series in 1985, many still stand in Britain.
The paint colour used most widely today is known as “currant red” and is defined by a British Standard, BS381CRed539.This slightly brighter red was introduced with the K8 model in 1968, but went on to be used across the estate on previous models too. Hence, for complete historical accuracy, any kiosks in pre-1968 settings should really be painted in the previous, and slightly darker, shade BS381C-Red538. The Royal Fine Art Commission was instrumental in the choice of the British standard kiosk. Because of widespread dissatisfaction with the GPO’s design, the Metropolitan Boroughs Joint Standing Committee organised a competition for a superior one in 1923, but the results were disappointing. The Birmingham Civic Society then produced a design of its own— in reinforced concrete.W