
London is one of the world's leading financial centres.
It has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital.
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Tourists walk across the Millennium Bridge near the Tate Modern in London.
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A busker plays his electric guitar while standing in the River Thames at low tide along the south bank in London.
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Newlyweds pose for photographs on Westminster Bridge in London.
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A performance artist performs to tourists along the south bank on the River Thames in London.
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Battersea Power Station is shrouded in fog on the River Thames in London.
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A view of Canary Wharf on the River Thames in London.
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A view of the Shard at sunrise in London.
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A view of the Prince Albert memorial in London.
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A Humpty Dumpty egg sits on the wall of Clarence House in London.
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A member of the Queen's Guard marches outside Clarence House in London.
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Tourists photograph the Queen Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace in London.
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A tourist photographs a member of the Queen's Guard on horseback at the entrance to Horse Guards Parade in London.
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Newlyweds pose for photographs underneath Westminster Bridge in London.
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A view of the London Eye in London.
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A view of the Houses of Parliament over the River Thames in London.
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A bus and taxi pass Big Ben on Westminster Bridge in London.
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People eat their lunch along the south bank in London.
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A bagpiper busks on Westminster Bridge in London.
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A view of Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square in London.