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Most people have visited

London at one time or

Secret another and, if you have,

you're likely to have a "been
there, done that" attitude.
But do you really know

London
London? This article
Suggests 10 places worth
visiling that you don't know.

Note: I and 2 are good options for a rainy day. 6, 8, 9 and 10 are only worthwhile if the weather is reasonably good.

.The Barbican &
Museum of London
The Barbican is a huge modern urban
development right in the centre of
London. It houses' a major arts centre
where you can see top-quality plays and
listen to classical music concerts. Within
the complex hidden away - is the
modern and accessible Museum of
London whose attractive exhibits take
you through the city's history (which in
most cases is also England's history). A
visit is worthwhile as it will orient you for
the rest of your sightseeing' in the capital.
An additional activity nearby' is a visit
to the Old Bailey - the court where the
most serious criminal cases in the land
are judged. You can watch the
proceed-
ings from the visitors gallery but note
that you cannot enter with cameras or
actors dressed in period costumes' who
will come up and talk to you or involve*
you in some filming activity. Waterloo
Tube (Northern & Bakerloolines).
3.The New British
Library, St. Pancras
& The Waterside inn
For most architecture professors, train
stations are the cathedrals of the 19th
Century because they display' the
innovation and pride of this period in a
way that the cathedrals, which limited
themselves to imitating previous styles, do
not. St. Pancras is probably the greatest
Victorian station in Britain - a colossal but
elegant building.
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resources. On exhibition are the
Lindisfarne Gospels" (an illustrated
manuscript), letters written by
Christopher Columbus on "discovering"
America, the oldest printed book in the
world (from China) and many other
treasured texts.
On the other side of King's Cross/St.
Pancras is York Way a particularly
uninspiring" street. About two hundred
metres up the road is an unattractive
modern brick building. Hidden under-
neath you will see a sign for the
Waterside Inn. Go inside and you will dis-
cover a 17th Century cider" cellar" which
has been converted into a beautiful
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Monument (10 below). Next door is the New British
Library opened in June 1998. It is one of
2.The Museum the greatest book collections in the world
of The Moving Image housing 20 million tomes as well as other
MOMI is an
enormous museum
1 to house - hold, contain
which you can
2 wortlhwhile - useful, a good idea
easily spend four 3 sightseeing - (cultural) tourism

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traces the history of
film and television i
from the first movies
a hundred years ago
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6 to trace - follow, analyse
*. 7 period costume clothes from a specific
era/epoch
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9 to display - show, present, demonstrate
is a modern museum 10gospel one of four books in the Bible by
which is accessible, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
11 uninspiring uninteresting
highly-interactive and 12 cider- alcoholic drink made from apples
great fun. Wandering 13 cellar place for storing alcoholic drinks
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William Shakespeare
in the Globe Theatre which
was a
shareholder
saw the per-
formance of many of his
plays.
Unlortunately, the theatre burned down
shortly alter the bard"'s death. However, a
reconstruction of the theatre was
in 1997 and
opened
plays from the 16th and 17th
Centuries are
perlormed there (including
works by Shakespeare, Lope de Vega and
Calderón). If you don't actually" want to
see a
play there are guided tours which
also visit the museum.
Canon Street
Underground Station.

pub. Go through to the other side and London at the beginning of the 19th
which climbs a hill offers excellent views
you will find an artificial basin' for the of the capital. At the
Century. The borough" now has an
canal boats to turn round. There are ben- top of the hill is interesting mix of rich professionals and
Kenwood House a beautiful 17th an older
ches" for you to sit and drink or have a working class population.
light lunch on. There is no access to the
Century mansion which houses an ex- Islington Upper Street has one of the
cellent collection of
basin by car and the only noise is the paintings including most happening" restaurant and bar
works by Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer
sound of the seagulls" and other birds. scenes in the whole city. Its pubs are
as well as the best British
After a few minutes you will painters of the packed" on Friday and Saturday nights
forget you 18th Century.
Highgate Tube (Northern with wonderful variety of
are in the centre of the
biggest city in Line).
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revellers"
Europe. King's Cross/St. Pancras Tube
(Northern. Piccadilly Victoria, Circle 7. Angel Islington
Metropolitan. and Hammersmith &City Islington stands on a hill above King's Gala/Dali
lines Cross. Its name comes from the Saxon
name Gisladune
(Gisla's Hill). The vil- By Julia Parr
6. Parliament Hill Fields Directed by Linda Marlowe
lage for centuries was a resting point for
The south end of Hampstead Heath is English kings on their way to and from
called Parliament Hill Fields. This park London. It was finally swallowed up"
by

5. Neasden Hindu Temple

It is difficult to
forget that London is the most multi-cultural city in Europe. Walk
through practically any part of the centre and you will have seen people from three
or four continents within" a few
minutes. One of the ways to enjoy this cultural
collage is to visit the only major Hindu Temple outside India, which is located in
Neasden. The temple
was completed two
years ago and shines in
white marble. Only Vernon Gudgeon & Suzy King
with
Alison Edgley
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is quite a long walk
The area also boasts" a
from the tube station major antiques
market (Camden Passage) and some of
to the temple, but the
the best
route is clearly theatre-pubs in the capital (e.g.
the Red Lion or the King's Head). If
signposted. Neasden you don't believe London has a
Lube (Jubilee Line). nightlife, drop in' to the Angel. Angel
Underground Station (Northern Line).
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8. Kew
Kew is an attractive 18th
Century West London suburb
which was the home of princes in
the early 19th Century. Nowadays
it is green and peaceful. The main
attraction in Kew are the Royal
Botanical Gardens. The Gardens
look onto a stretch of the River
Thames and offer utter tran-
quillity. The 300 acres (120 ha) of
gardens are studded with" temples
and statues and, in fact, offer a
perfeet example of 19th Century
landscape gardening by Britain's
greatest exponent Capability
Brown. Greenhouses offer a
variety of climates (often a welcome
change from the weather outside!).
Kew Gardens Underground
Station is on the District Line
(Westbound-Richmond).
9.FRichsmond
Just one underground stop down the
line from Kew Gardens is the old and
stylish town of Richmond. Richmond
streets are elegant and fashionable and
will probably tempt you to do some
shopping. You can also visit Richmond
Park which has its own herd" of deer.
The park is 2500 acres (1000 ha) in size
with a 16 km perimeter. Lose yourself for
the afternoon!
10. Monument
In 1666. (as you will know if you
have been to the Museum of London
like I told you to!) London suffered a
devastating fire which destroyed87
churches and 13,000 homes. The only
good thing to come out of it was that it
put an end to the Great Plague of 1665
which had killed over 100.000 people
or 20% of the population. To com-
memorate the Great Fire, Sir
Christopher Wren Britain's greatest
architect- was commissioned to build
a monument by Parliament. He
erected a single 62-metre Doric
column the tallest isolated stone
column in the world. The height of the
column was the exact distance from its
base to the baker's shop where the fire
started. All of which would be rather
uninteresting if it wasn't for the fact
that you can climb the 311 stairs inside
the column to get an excellent view
over the City. As you come down you
receive a certificate acknowledging"
that you were able to climb all the
steps! Monument Tube Station is on
the District and Circle lines Bank
Station on the Central line is very 117 117
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14 basin - area of water
23carving sculpting
15bench- long wooden seat tor various people 24 to ship transport
6 eagull - 25 to swallow up (in this context) absorb
17shareholder 26borough municipal district
person who 27 happening exciting. active
OWns part ot a 28 to be packed be full
29 reveller - person enjoying himself/hersel
company
18bard poet, 30 to boast (in this context) have
playwright 31 to drop in - visit informally
19actually (emphatic) really 32 utter total
20within in 33 to be studded with - be full of
21 marble - hard crystalline mctamorphie stone 34 herd - group of cows, horses deer, sheep. ete.
22 craftsman - artisan 35 to acknowledge recognise, testify
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