London Tour
...rtly before his death, although it occupies the site of an earlier church built by the Saxons and consecrated in 616. The famous twin west towers of today's Abbey were added in the 18th century. The Abbey is under the jurisdiction of a Dean and chapter who are subject only to the sovereign. Parliament Square stands between the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey and contains statues of many famous people. There is also a statue of Sir Winston Churchill by Ivor Robins-Jones which was unveiled in 1973. Admiralty Arch stands at the end of the Mall and adjoins the Admiralty in which it forms a part. This triumphal arch was designed and erected in 1910 as part of the National Memorial to Queen Victoria. Over the sovereign may pass through the central archway. / The Mall, where many historic processions have past, leads to Trafalgar Square, built between 1829 and 1840 to commemorate Nelson's great victory at Trafalgar in 1805. Nelson's column rises to nearly 185 feet and around its pedestal are bronze relieves depicting the admiral's victories. Its four comers are guarded by bronze lions. The fountains designed by sir Edwin Lutyens, were added in 1928. The Church ofSt Martin-In-The-Fields faces the east side of the National Gallery, which overlooks Trafalgar Square and houses one of the world's major collections of European art. Piccadilly Circus is famous for its shops, theatres and nightlife and the Eros Statue on a peninsula on the south side is a memorial, designed to the Victorian reformer Lord Shaftesbury. A famous dome is that ofSt Paul's Cathedral, seat of the Bishop of London, which stands at the top ofLudgate Hill on the site of former Saxon and Norman churches. It was destroyed in the great fire and the present building, of Portland Stone was completed in 1710, the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. Among many people buried there are Horatio Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Christopher Wren himself. For nearly a thousand years history has been made in the Tower of London. William the Conqueror began the White Tower in 1078 and further building went on until the 19é century. The Tower has been put to many uses such as a royal residence, zoo. Royal Mint and ,most recently, a museum to house the national collection of armour and the Crown Jewels. It has perhaps been best known as a prison. Heroes and traitors from centuries of British history have been incarcerated within its walls. Tower Bridge was erected between 1886 and 1894 and is the best...