Board a Thames Clipper ferry at the iconic London Eye Ferris wheel to sail alongside the South Bank, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.

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Hyder Consulting, which has worked on Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tower Bridge in London, will design the station.

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The following year, Frank McClean made headlines and became a celebrity overnight when he flew a flimsy seaplane built by the Short brothers between the towers of Tower Bridge in London.

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Thirty years ago, the US city bought London Bridge, reportedly believing it to be the landmark Tower Bridge.

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Perk up with a caffeine boost and breakfast at Monmouth Coffee, then walk east to cross Tower Bridge and admire the 11th-Century Tower of London.

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With the London Philharmonic providing the audio backdrop, lasers are to light up the night sky, beaming across town to touch several landmarks: the London Eye, the Gherkin, Tower Bridge.

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He was stopped by police just after 0400 BST on Monday on Tower Bridge Road, south London, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

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Crowds were out in force as the marathon wound its way past some of London's most iconic landmarks such as Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster, before finishing near Buckingham Palace.

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London's mayor and the 25-seat GLA will first take office in Marsham Street, close to the Houses of Parliament in central London before eventually moving to a new building near Tower Bridge.

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After gathering upriver in west London, the flotilla made its way from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge, passing through the heart of Britain's capital city over the course of several hours.

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Paris has the Eiffel Tower, San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge, and London has Big Ben.

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Sailing boats that were too tall to pass under the 14 bridges along the river pageant route lined the river from London Bridge to Wapping, in the east, creating an avenue of sails set against the Tower of London and the city's financial center.

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Cross the bridge, pausing to admire the view, and climb Tower Hill to the Tower Of London.

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