Cultural Interest in London · Page 2

Established home to contemporary culture's leaders and experimenters

Sitting oddly and uncomfortably within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace on London's red road, the Mall...

Central London · 12 Carlton House Terrace, London

• theater
• art gallery
• cinema

Atop the Walkie-Talkie

One of London's more maligned skyscrapers, the so-called Walkie-Talkie (20 Fenchurch St) devotes its top three...

East London · 20 Fenchurch St, The City, London

You can't miss it

Towering above all other buildings in London (and Western Europe) is Renzo Piano's erect 95-storey glass...

Southeast London · Joiner St, London Bridge, London

Iconic concert hall in the round

Namechecked by the Beatles in 1967 ("A Day in the Life"), the resplendent Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen...

West London · Kensington Gore, Knightsbridge, London

• performance

5,000 acres of historic urban parkland

Technically in the domain of the Crown, with no real legal right of access for the general public, London's impeccably...

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• art gallery

World's oldest scientific zoo

Opened since 1828, the zoo is home to more than 15,000 animals from more than 700 different species, from meerkats to...

North London · Outer Circle, Regent's Park, London

• museum

Serious about film culture

An east London specialist film centre that "aims to make film culture and history accessible" through its cinema,...

East London · 97 Sclater St, Shoreditch, London

• cinema

Arts venue showcasing contemporary music, theatre, dance and circus talent

Built in 1847 as an engine shed (or roundhouse) for the London and Birmingham Railway but used for such purposes for...

North London · Chalk Farm Rd, Camden Town, London

• theater

Mid-September-weekend event unlocks the doors of London's architectural treasures

An annual city-wide architecture/design event started in 1992 by Victoria Thornton, Open House London took its...

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