The City of London

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THE CITY OF LONDON
No area of London is richer in history than the square mile known as 'the City' and few parts are as satisfying to explore, yet it is often overlooked by visitors to the nation's capital. The City is the original Roman settlement of London, and until the 11 th century it was London — a thriving community crammed between city walls and the River Thames. The growth of London in the Middle Ages established the City as Britain's commercial centre, and during the 19th century it became a hub of world finance. This souvenir guide in the popular Pevensey series fills the need for an informative, vividly illustrated and reasonably priced account of a part of London of unending variety and fascination.
Over 60 specially commissioned colour photographs evoke the modern City and the visible record of its two thousand years. Here is a fresh look at the major monuments: St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, the enchanting churches built by Sir Christopher Wren after... Tovább

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THE CITY OF LONDON
No area of London is richer in history than the square mile known as 'the City' and few parts are as satisfying to explore, yet it is often overlooked by visitors to the nation's capital. The City is the original Roman settlement of London, and until the 11 th century it was London — a thriving community crammed between city walls and the River Thames. The growth of London in the Middle Ages established the City as Britain's commercial centre, and during the 19th century it became a hub of world finance. This souvenir guide in the popular Pevensey series fills the need for an informative, vividly illustrated and reasonably priced account of a part of London of unending variety and fascination.
Over 60 specially commissioned colour photographs evoke the modern City and the visible record of its two thousand years. Here is a fresh look at the major monuments: St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, the enchanting churches built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire. Here too is the City of contrasts: narrow medieval lanes and soaring new office blocks; Dickensian pubs and the modern Barbican centre; the bustle of the Stock Exchange and the pageantry of the Lord Mayor's Show; Norman churches and Victorian markets. The text describes all these and reveals the hidden workings, the ceremonies and the traditions of the City's great institutions - the livery companies, Lloyd's and the Bank of England among them — explaining how they began and what they do today. And it tells of the personalities and events that have shaped the City: the onslaught of the vengeful Queen Boudicca, devastation by plague and fire, and, more recently, heroic defiance during the Blitz. The City of London is an ideal introduction to this focus of national and international life, and will serve as the visitor's indispensable companion. Vissza