The current day Palace of Westminster, otherwise known as the Houses of Parliament, dates to 1876. The earlier medieval palace complex was destroyed by fire in 1834. As you can see on the right, Big Ben was completely covered in scaffolding; the renovation project is slated to be completed in 2021.
Kent proudly carried his South African flag all day.
Everything changed the second we passed through the tunnel under Westminster Bridge and officially entered South Bank, an entertainment and commercial district in central London. Not only were there crowds everywhere, but also tacky tourist sites like The London Dungeon.
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The Hungerford Bridge is a railway bridge that opened in 1864. It is flanked by the Golden Jubilee Bridges, two cable-stayed pedestrian bridges that share the railway bridge’s foundation piers that opened in 2002.
Under the Southbank Centre is the Southbank Skatepark, which has been used unofficially for over 40 years. I was much more interested in the urban art than the skateboarders.
Over the logo of Extinction Rebellion, a global environmental movement that utilizes nonviolent civil disobedience, was Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist who at 15 started a school climate strike movement that went global in 2018.
Since the Thames is tidal, a beach appears twice daily at Bankside, which allows for temporary sand sculptures.
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