Tuesday, January 11, 2011

St James / Mayfair
Buckingham palace
Buckingham palace is the official residence of the British monarch in London. The palace is used for ceremonies and state visits, sightseeing, as a residence by Queen Elizabeth II, and is also the headquarters of the royal collection of art (Royal Collection), whose main jewels exhibited.The palace gardens are the largest private gardens in London. Were originally created by Capability Brown, but redesigned by William Townsend Aiton and John Nash.

Pall Mall
Pall Mall is a street in the City of Westminster, London, located in the Southwest and Battersea ZIP (SW1, for its acronym in English) and parallel to the street, The Mall, starting from the path of St. James and crossing over Waterloo Place towards Haymarket. Pall Mall East (In English, Pall Mall East) continues in the direction of Trafalgar Square. The street becomes a street in St. James's area, and in the regional section of the highway . Pall Mall is best known for hosting several gentlemen's clubs built in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
It was also the artistic center of London, because in 1814 the Royal Academy, the National Gallery and Christie's auction house were at this location, but none remained for a long time.



Laura Stuyck

1 comment:

  1. Laura, you're not supposed to write your surname!! Anyway, good work!!!

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