Topic: London (England)

Magna Carta copy on show in London

An original copy of the Magna Carta dating back to 1297 was on display in London on Sunday, giving people a rare glimpse of one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.The City of London Corporation's 1297 Magna ...

Travel Picks: Top 10 museum destinations

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you're heading to Paris, you'll stop in at the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa, in Washington the Smithsonian is a must-see and the Vatican in Rome should be on every museum-lover's bucket list. With that ...

London summer nights: The top five

LONDON, Jun (Reuters Life!) - Summer nights are for spending outside, especially in London where luxuriantly long light evenings are the perfect opportunity to explore some of the capital's treasures after work. Here are five favorites to enjoy:1. Chelsea Physic Garden: Summer ...

Olympics through the ages on display in London

LONDON (Reuters) - Memorabilia telling the story of the Olympics from 776 BC to the modern-day speed machine Usain Bolt will go on display in London during the 2012 Games.Up to 400 artifacts, video and graphics will be on show in a ...

Bankers out of favor at exclusive London club

LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers hoping to join one of London's most exclusive private members clubs may find themselves turned away at the door for... being a banker. Centrally-located Soho House is returning to its roots as a club for people connected to ...

Karzai opens London show of rescued Afghan treasures

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Even in the chaos and violence of war there is hope. That is the message running through a new British Museum exhibition of Afghanistan's ancient treasures thought lost, destroyed, or looted over the past 30 years.The collection of ...

Ancient Brits ate dead and made skulls into cups

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Ancient Britons devoured their dead and created gruesome goblets from the skulls of their remains, according to new research published on Wednesday.Researchers from London's Natural History Museum discovered 15,000-year-old human bones in southern England which showed signs of ...

Google touts "game changer" in online art viewing

LONDON (Reuters) - Google aims to bring the world's great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images.While most big galleries have been ...

Exhibitions: World museums unite for Dulwich Gallery's 200th

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year.The paintings to be loaned to the gallery ...
London is a city with a wealth of options for romance. Whether it is the architecture of some of London's old streets or the Thames river winding its way through the city, there are a multitude of romantic activities to do in ...
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