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Tower of London
Look out for Traitors’ Gate, where
prisoners would be taken into the
Tower by boat (pp158–61).

Tower Bridge
It still opens to let tall ships pass, but not as often as
it did when cargo vessels came through (p157).

St Katharine
Docks
Visitors come
to London’s only
marina to
admire the
yachts and dine
al fresco (p162).

Tower
Millennium Pier

Tower
Bridge
St Katharine’s
Pier

The stunning City Hall
houses the Mayor and
the governing offices.
Victorian
warehouses
on Butlers Wharf
and Shad Thames have
been converted into
upscale apartments and
riverside restaurants.
St Saviour’s Dock
A pedestrian bridge
HMS Belfast takes you over the
This World War II cruiser has been old dock to more
a museum since 1971 (p187). restored warehouses.
Aerial view of the City of London by night

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