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Travel in London London,with the River Thames flowing through it,has seen a long history and has grown into one vast urban area during the past centuries.It is the political,cultural,and financial center of Great Britain.And there are world-famous museums and art galleries.Today,London also becomes a very popular place for sightseeing. So let’s start our journey. 　　First,I will introduce you The London Eye,it is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.It was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.The London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, was officially called the British Airways London Eye and then the Merlin Entertainments London Eye. The entire structure is 135 meters (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 meters (394 ft). It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.It is worth visiting. 　 After visiting The London Eye,just walk along the Westminster Bridge for some time to Westminster Abbey.Formally titled The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, this mainly Gothic church in London is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. First built by Edward the Confessor between 1045 - 1065 in the Norman style, it replaced an earlier church on the same site. It was built as an abbey for the Benedictine monks and was consecrated on December 28, 1065. It was rebuilt in the Gothic style between 1245 - 1517, with Henry VII adding a perpendicular style chapel in 1503.William the Conqueror was the first monarch crowned in the Abbey and all subsequent English monarchs (except Edward V and Edward VIII, who did not have coronations) have been crowned there. 　 Then,walk for some blocks,we will arrived at The Buckingham Palace.Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Maje