Sights and Attractions near Royal Institution of Great Britain
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Regent Street, London, Soho, London W1B | 7 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Design-focused store with iconic fabric department. No other shop in London, if the world, has such a strong iconic association with design. Mention a “Liberty print”... More
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27 St James's Place, London, St James's, London SW1A | 8 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Spencer family's 18th London residence. The ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Spencer family hasn’t lived in this, their London residence, since 1926.... More
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St James's Palace, London, St James's, London SW1 | 12 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The home of the Queen Mother from 1953 to 2002, a tour of Clarence House is an excellent way of experiencing the living history of... More
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2 All Souls Place, London, Fitzrovia, London W1B | 13 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
All Souls Church was the creation of the Prince Regent's favourite designer, John Nash. It was erected in 1824 and formed the pivotal point for... More
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149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, Belgravia, London W1J | 14 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Originally the London residence of the first Duke of Wellington, Apsley House was designed and built by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 and retains... More
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Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1A | 14 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
England's most famous royal palace, and the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace opens the doors of its State Rooms to the public... More
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Trafalgar Square, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 16 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
This historic church of St Martin-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square was built in 1726 and is the best known work of Scottish architect James Gibbs... More
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Bedford Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 18 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Affectionately known as "The Actors' Church", St Paul's in Covent Garden is in the heart of theatreland and has long been associated with the theatre... More
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119 Eaton Square, London, Belgravia, London SW1W | 20 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
St Peter's was built by Hakewill in 1827 and later enlarged by Blomfield in 1875. Rebuilt and opened in 1992, following a fire in 1987,... More
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Storey's Gate, London, Westminster, London SW1H | 20 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Combining its dual functions as an event / conference venue and a Methodist church, the imposing Central Hall Westminster also offers visitors curious about exploring... More
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Victoria Street, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 22 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic Church. London’s only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, offers a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky.... More
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Dean's Yard, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 23 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Elizabeth I, Mary I, Mary II, Edward the Confessor, Edward I, Edward III, Edward VI, Henry III, Henry V, Henry VII, James I, George II,... More
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Parliament Square, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 24 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The Upper House of the British Parliament, the House of Lords is part of the Palace of Westminster, more commonly known as the Houses of... More
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42 Francis Street, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 24 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
London's only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, Westminster Cathedral has a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky. While... More
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Parliament Square, St Margaret Street, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 24 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Sir Charles Barry sought advice from Benjamin Lewis Vuillamy - clockmaker to the Queen - and Augustus Pugin when it came to designing the... More
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Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 24 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Now more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster began life in 1042 as a royal residence under Edward the Confessor.... More
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Abingdon Street, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 25 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Across the road from the imposing Houses of Parliament, this simple, three-storey, 14th century tower often gets overlooked on the tourist trail. One of... More
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Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 26 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Somerset House, once the site of a spectacular Tudor palace, now includes a magnificent 18th century art gallery housing celebrated collections belonging to the Courtauld Institute... More
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25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, Holborn, London WC1R | 29 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Conway Hall is a landmark of London's independent intellectual, political and cultural life. Completed in 1929 at a cost of about £45,000, the name was... More
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Strand, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 30 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
A stunning example of Gothic architecture, London's Inns of Court date back to before the 14th century. It is here that barristers train and traditionally... More
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Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 30 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Completed in 1822, St Pancras Church was the most expensive church to be constructed since St Paul's was rebuilt after the Great Fire. This Greek... More
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Middle Temple Lane, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 32 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Middle Temple Hall, completed in 1574, is late-Gothic in style. Its attractions are a rare double-hammer beam roof, an intricately carved screen (which, although heavily... More
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Fleet Street, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 33 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of... More
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Brompton Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 34 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Church of the Gesu in Rome and sports... More
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Bargehouse Street, Off Upper Ground, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 35 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Originally a power station, later a reprocessing plant owned by the Oxo Company, the bold, Art Deco Oxo Tower was marked out as ripe for... More
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1 Kensington Gore, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 36 minutes walk from Royal Institution of Great Britain
For the past two centuries this old-fashioned 'learned society' has sent explorers and adventurers all over the world. Famous names from Mungo Park to... More
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Westminster Bridge Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 1.7 miles from Royal Institution of Great Britain
One of two cathedrals in Southwark, St George's Cathedral opened in 1848 as the first Catholic cathedral in the UK after the Reformation. The impressive... More
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Royal Hospital Road, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 1.8 miles from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Built by Sir Christopher Wren 1682-1692, the Grade I-listed Royal Hospital Chelsea was intended by King Charles II to be a home for soldiers who... More
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St Paul's Churchyard, London, City, London EC4M | 1.9 miles from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Being the cathedral of the capital city, St Paul's is officially the spiritual home of Great Britain. The funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of... More
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West Smithfield, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 2 miles from Royal Institution of Great Britain
St Bartholomew the Great is a historic church founded in 1123 and the oldest parish church in the City of London. Features include the pre-Reformation... More
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What's On Today Near Royal Institution Of Great Britain Ben Nicholson: Paintings, Reliefs And Drawings Exhibitions | Until 16th June 2012 Bernard Jacobson At 6 Cork Street 1 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Geometric abstract works from the 1930s and 40s, and abstracted still-life paintings from the 1950s....More Stock Exhibition Exhibitions | Until 30th June 2012 Waddington Galleries 1 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Drawings, paintings and sculpture by 20th-century artists including Josef Albers, Sir Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, John Chamberlain, Barry Flanagan, Robert ...More Cityscapes Exhibitions | Until 1st June 2012 The Medici Gallery 1 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Contemporary works in a variety of media by Michael Alford, Piers Ottey and Barry Wilson....More Howard Hodgkin Exhibitions | Until 7th July 2012 Alan Cristea Gallery 2 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Abstract paintings and prints, marking the artist's 80th birthday....More Anthony Fry: Works On Paper Exhibitions | Until 8th June 2012 Browse & Darby 2 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Figurative, mixed-media paintings and drawings....More Malgosia Stepnik: States Of Mind Exhibitions | Until 2nd June 2012 Scream Gallery 2 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Abstract paintings exploring the emotional states of the human psyche....More John Piper 1903-1992 Exhibitions | Until 22nd June 2012 Fine Art Society 2 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain ...More Samuel Palmer: His Friends And His Followers Exhibitions | Until 15th June 2012 Fine Art Society 2 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Etchings and drawings by the 19th-century British artist....More Paula Rego: Balzac And Other Stories Exhibitions | Until 30th June 2012 Marlborough Fine Art 3 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Paintings, drawings and prints by the influential Portuguese artist, marking the publication of the second edition of the Paula Rego ...More Peter Fraser Exhibitions | Until 21st July 2012 Brancolini Grimaldi 3 minutes walk from Royal Institution Of Great Britain Contemporary photographs by the London artist....More
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