Zoological sights in London
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Battersea Park
These 50 hectares of greenery stretch between Albert and Chelsea Bridges. With its Henry Moore sculptures and Peace Pagoda, erected in 1985 by a group of Japanese Buddhists to commemorate Hiroshima Day, the park’s tranquil appearance belies a bloody past. It was the site of an assassination attempt on King Charles II in 1671 and of a duel in 1829 between the Duke of Wellington and an opponent who accused him of treason.
A recent refurbishment has seen the 19th-century landscaping reinstated and the grand riverside terraces spruced up. At the same time, the Festival of Britain pleasure gardens, including the spectacular Vista Fountains, have been restored. There are lake…
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London Sea Life Aquarium
The London Sea Life Aquarium is one of the largest in Europe and, with its new owner and branding, has got even better. Fish and other creatures from the briny deep are grouped in some 15 zones according to their geographic origin, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans and from temperate waters to tropical seas. The coral caves (zone 8) and tropical rainforest (zone 10) displays are particularly impressive, and there’s a shark walkway at the end. Things get localised with The River Thames Story (zone 11).
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County Hall
Begun in 1909 but not completed until 1922, this grand building with its curved, colonnaded facade contains an art museum and gallery, a vast aquarium, a museum devoted to the local film industry and two hotels.
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