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Built London: Top Ten Most Beautiful Victorian Buildings in London

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Top 10 London: The Ten Best London’s Stately Homes To Visit

London is an incredibly posh city and some of the greatest places to live.  Beyond the palaces of royalty, there are a number of stately homes throughout the city.  Built by some of the city’s most influential and wealthy citizens, many of them exist today as museums to the former occupants or homes to presently important individuals.  While most of London's grand houses were long ago demolished, quite a few remain to explore. Many of London’s stately homes are available to visit, so enjoy this list of the city’s best and plan to visit one on your next trip.

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London has had many projects that never took off the ground....

Built London: Brutalist Architecture in London

Cold, geometrical, bland.  These are some of the words used to...

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