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This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.