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LONDON 



Trafalgar Square. The visitor standing in 

 this square, which is one of the chief land- 

 marks of the metropolis and is situated nearly 

 in the center of Greater London, beholds a 

 sight probably unequaled elsewhere in the 

 world. In the middle of the square is the 

 beautiful Nelson Column, erected to the mem- 

 ory of the greatest seaman of England. The 

 base of this column is adorned by the four 

 famous bronze lions, the work of Sir Edwin 

 Landseer. Southward stretches Whitehall, a 

 broad thoroughfare lined with solid blocks of 

 buildings occupied by the chief government of- 

 fices, where the business of the country and 



boulevards in the world. Facing the square on 

 the north side is the National Gallery, contain- 

 ing one of the most valuable collections of 

 paintings in the world. 



The Strand and Fleet Street. Going east 

 from Trafalgar Square one enters the Strand, 

 which is considered by many to be London's 

 characteristic thoroughfare. Among the im- 

 portant buildings in this street are the Law 

 Courts., a magnificent pile of buildings in the 

 Gothic style, erected in the latter part of the 

 nineteenth century. The continuation of the 

 Strand is formed by Fleet Street, the largest 

 newspaper publishing center in the world. 



MAP OF THE CENTRAL PART OF LONDON 



(1) Albert Memorial 



Pall Mall 

 St. James Palace 

 Trafalgar Square 

 National Gallery 



(6) Horse Guards 



(7) New Scotland Yard 



( 8 ) Houses of Parliament 



( 9 ) Covent Garden 

 (10) Lincoln's Inn 



(11) Drury Lane 



(12) Old Law Courts 



(13) Charterhouse 



(14) St. Paul's Cathedral 



(15) Tower of London 



that of the whole empire are conducted. On 

 the right-hand side of this thoroughfare ex- 

 tends the celebrated Downing Street, where is 

 situated the Foreign Office, from which the 

 international policy of the British Empire is 

 directed. At the far end of Whitehall one gets 

 a glimpse of Westminster Abbey (which see), 

 and to the left of it the Houses of Parliament 

 (see PARLIAMENT). To the west is the beauti- 

 ful arch of the admiralty, so named because it 

 adjoins the , admiralty building. Through it 

 passes a magnificent new avenue which leads 

 to Buckingham Palace, the residence of the 

 king. In front of the palace is the imposing 

 Victoria Memorial, erected by popular sub- 

 scription to the memory of Queen Victoria. 

 Looking southeast through Northumberland 

 Avenue one sees part of the Thames Embank- 

 ment, which is one of the most magnificent 

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Here are situated the editorial offices of the 

 London newspapers, as well as those of the 

 provincial, colonial and foreign newspaper cor- 

 respondents. 



Saint Paul's. From Fleet Street one enters 

 Ludgate Hill, where Saint Paul's Cathedral is 

 situated. The cathedral, completed in 1710 

 according to designs made by Sir Christopher 

 Wren, is a magnificent building 510 feet in 

 length, with a great dome 400 feet in height. 

 This dome is visible from most parts of the 

 metropolis and is one of the conspicuous sights 

 of London. Going farther east one reaches the 

 heart of the city, the Bank of England and the 

 Mansion House, which is the official residence 

 of the lord mayor of London. 



The Guildhall. Not far from the Bank of 

 England and the Mansion House is the famous 

 Guildhall which has served as the council hall 



