East London CBD / City of London Financial District

- 22 Bishopsgate, St Mary Axe, Heron Tower, Lloyds Bldg, Tower 42, Leadenhall Bldg, Leadenhall Market, The Scalpel, The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, All Hallows by the Tower, Aldgate Square

The East part of City of London has the most important central business district (CBD) in the city with some of the tallest skyscrapers in the city. Since being a typical European lowrise city in the past with just a few skyscrapers in the entire city, with the 47-storey Tower 42 from 1980 dominating the skyline of historical Londonfor decades, had changed a bit during the visit in 2006 with the iconic egg shaped St Mary Axe. But in 2022 there was a whole new CBD (financial district) in the East part of central London, where 22 Bishopsgate since it's completion in 2020 is the tallest (278m) building on the East side of the Thames, with many skyscrapers built close to each other (perhaps too close!), like the sloping Leadenhall Bldg (225m, 2014) - designed by Richard Rogers, dubbed the "Cheesegrater", The Scalpel (due to its sharp shape) by Kohn Pedersen Fox that also designed Heron Tower (230m, 2011) with its spire, and since 2013 The Shard is UK:s tallest building and taller then the Eiffel Tower (310m), standing in a pyramide glass hape on the opposite side of the river Thames. Lloyd's Building is a futuristic hi-tech building designed by Richard Rogers, built 1978-1986. Inside there is a huge impressive atrium with escalators, but it is not open to public. Besides skyscrapers and other modern buildings, there are churches and other historical buildings in the area. Leadenhall Market is a beautiful glass covered arcade market on Gracechurch St. It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and at night it is a vibrant place with pubs.

In 2022 I visited the Tower of London for the first time, that is a both a historical fortress, a museum and a defense tower, about 1000 years old. Here you find the Crown Jewles. It is situated in East London, overlooking the Thames. Next to the Tower is the Tower Bridge (completed 1896), that is the most iconic bridge in London with its two 65m tall towers that has an uupper panorama bridge.

All Hallows by the Tower is London's oldest church, dating from 675 AD, standing next to the Tower of London.

The first four nights in 2022 I stayed at the Wombat's The City, a simple but large hostel on Dock Street, in "Little India", just East of the Tower of London.

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Tower 42 East London 2006 06 East London 2006 07 - Tower 42 East London 2006 12 - Llloyds Bldg East London 2006 13- Llloyds Bldg East London 2006 14- Llloyds Bldg East London 2006 15- Llloyds Bldg East London 2006 17 East London CBD 011 East London CBD 012 East London CBD 013 East London CBD 014 East London CBD 015 East London CBD 016 East London CBD 017 East London CBD 018 East London CBD 019 East London CBD 020 East London CBD 021 East London CBD 024 East London CBD 025 East London CBD 029 East London CBD 030 East London CBD 044 East London CBD 045 East London CBD 046 East London CBD 047 East London CBD 048 East London CBD 049 East London CBD 050 East London CBD 051 East London CBD 052 East London CBD 053 East London CBD 054 East London CBD 055 East London CBD 056 East London CBD 060 East London CBD 061 East London CBD 062 East London CBD 063 East London CBD 064 East London CBD 065 East London CBD 066 East London CBD 067 East London CBD 068 East London CBD 069 East London CBD 073 East London CBD 074 East London CBD 075 East London CBD 076 East London CBD 077 East London CBD 078 East London CBD 079 East London CBD 080 East London CBD 081 East London CBD 082 East London CBD 091 East London CBD 092 East London CBD 093 East London CBD 094 East London CBD 095 East London CBD 096 East London CBD 097 East London CBD 100 East London CBD 101 East London CBD 102 East London CBD 104 East London CBD 106 East London CBD 107 East London CBD 108 East London CBD 109- the Scalpel, Lloyds Bldg East London CBD 110 - 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