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Covent Garden
attractions and museums |
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London's Transport
Museum
London Transport Museum explores the heritage
of London and its transport system, and the
stories of the people who have travelled and
worked in the city over the last 200 years.
The Museum's collections include original
artworks and posters that have been used to
promote the city's transport over the last
century, as well as outstanding examples of
transport vehicles history with a fantastic
display of buses, trams and tubes. |
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Theatre Museum
The National Museum of the Performing
Arts, situated in the heart of London's Theatreland,
holds the world's largest and most important
collections relating to the British stage.
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Royal Opera House
backstage tours
A unique glimpse behind the scenes of
one of the busiest international opera and
ballet theatres in the world. Includes introduction
to the building's history recent development.
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St Paul's Church
Designed in 1631 by Inigo Jones, St Paul's
dominates the west side of Covent Garden Piazza
and offers
a place of calm amidst the tumult of Central
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Photographers'
Gallery
Founded in 1971, the gallery has been
instrumental in establishing contemporary
British photographers and promoting the production
of new work by emerging artists. |
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Sir John Soane's
Museum
The house of one of England's greatest
architects, restored to appear as it was on
his death in 1837, and home to Soane's collection
of art and antiquities. |
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Somerset House
Sir William Chamber's 18th century architectural
masterpiece is now fully open to the public.
Enjoy long hidden classical interiors and
see three of Britain's greatest art collections.
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National Gallery
London's leading art museum with over
2,200 paintings. The collection includes
everything from early works by Giotto, in
the 13th century, to 20th century Picassos. |
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National Portrait
Gallery
Portraits of the famous in British history
and culture; poets and princesses, statesmen
and sportsmen, artists and actresses, explorers
and astronomers. |
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