ewelinaskierka.blogspot.com: #42 London 2022/05

Days 1 - III 13.05 - 15.05

St Paul Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London that is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. It is built in a restrained Baroque style and its most notable exterior feature is the dome. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. At 365 feet high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1963. The dome remains among the highest in the world.

sculpture to remember those who died in World War I

Admiral Lord Nelson tomb in the crypt

Museum of London documents the history of the UK's capital city from prehistoric to modern times. The museum is the largest urban history collection in the world with more than six million objects. The museum is a few minutes walk north of St Paul's Cathedral. It was established in December 1976.

Harry Potter Photographic Exhibition

(explores hundereds of behind the scenes images taken during the making of
the Harry Potter film series)

MinaLima

(the design studio behind the graphic props of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films
founded by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima)

Chinatown

(an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, bordering Soho to its north and west,
Theatreland to the south and east)

Criterion Theatre

(is a West End theatre at Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster
with a seating capacity of nearly 600)

2:22 A Ghost Story

Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, established in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. At its centre a high column bearing a statue of Admiral Nelson commemorates his victory at Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain that took place on 21st October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar.

Tate Britain is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster. It is one of the largest museums in the country. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in England, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, having opened in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the art of the United Kingdom since Tudor times.

Sir Neil O'Neill by John Michael Wright

Elizabeth, Countess of Kildare by Peter Lely

Madonna and Child by William Dyce

The Disgrace of Wolsey by Henry Monro

Giovanna Baccelli by Thomas Gainsborough

Ophelia by John Everett Millais

Ena and Betty, Daughters of Asher and Mrs Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent

The Procession by Hew Locke

National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Since the earliest times, Greenwich has had associations with the sea and navigation. It was a landing place for Romans, Henry VIII lived here, it is also the home of Greenwich Mean Time.