Travel around London online, historic sites with new ideas

Historic sites around the world bear the historical memory of generations, witness the brilliant human civilization, and are the precious cultural heritage that the whole society protects together.

Release time : 2020-04-21 14:23:55

source : London&Partners

World Cultural Heritage in 1988. Every year, it attracts many tourists to visit.

In order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War, during the armistice from August 5 to November 11, 2014, the moat of London Tower turned into a red sea of corn poppy, which implied the blood shed in the war. More than 800000 ceramic corn poppy symbolized the soldiers who died in the first world war. The flower sea installation art was jointly created by Paul Cummins, a famous ceramic artist, and Tom Piper, a stage designer, which jointly opened the way for the historic sites to move into the art field.

The tower bridge near the tower of London can not only be used by vehicles and passers-by, but also can quickly raise the bridge deck to meet the demand of shipping when the giant ship whistles. Do you know that the tower bridge also has cross involved fashion? In October 2011, the 61 meter long glass corridor of the tower bridge changed into a high-altitude T-stage. The major brand managers and fashion buyers enjoyed the works of top designers from five continents in the air 44 meters away from the Thames River.

National Maritime Museum

Located in the southeast of London and south of the Thames River, the Greenwich coast area is the location of the world famous Greenwich Observatory and the royal palace. It was listed as a cultural heritage in 1997. The National Maritime Museum is located here. The museum consists of the Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory and the 17th century Queen's house. Built in 1807 and open to the public in 1937, the maritime Gallery displays important collections of British Maritime History, including ship models, maps, manuscripts, navigation instruments, timers and observatories.

Although the museum looks full of academic atmosphere, there are actually many projects worthy of the audience's participation. In 2015, the Greenwich Maritime Museum teamed up with Punchdrunk, the theatre company that created the hit