Aerial view of the River Thames in August 2024 - London aerial view

The Thames river snaking its way through London

Close-up of the River Thames from the sky

The River Thames with its sandy banks

The River Thames looks muddy here, doesn't it?

Silhouettes of the London Skyline

This is a black and white silhouette of a skyline which is representative of London city. The Tower Bridge in the background and the river Thames in the foreground. This bridge is often mistakenly called the London Bridge.

This is a silhouette of an ordinary street scene in London but some typical London sights are silhouetted against the sky. The London Eye can be seen silhouetted in the background and in the foreground there is traffic and buildings, a typical London telephone booth and a double decker bus.

Related Images:  London Eye Sketches, Silhouettes and Illustrations or Venice Skyline Silhouettes

More Sketches and Silhouettes of London Monuments and Landmarks: Westminster Silhouette and Sketch or Queen's Guard photo, sketch and silhouette or Tower of London Photograph, Sketch and Silhouette

Or try the label Skylines for more silhouettes, sketches, or photos of skylines of different cities of the world.

Actual photos of  Westminster Palace and Big Ben which is the British House of Parliament.
London scenes: Free iconic scenes from London or London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

(These silhouettes are based on photographs taken by me)

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London Eye Sketches, Silhouettes and Illustrations

These are sketches, silhouettes and illustrations of the modern monument in London in the United Kingdom - the London Eye. The landmark structure gives you a bird-eye view of London from all directions for around 40 kms and it's quite fun actually. This Ferris wheel is on the banks of the River Thames and almost 500 feet high. It's the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and gives a panoramic view of London as it spins in slow motion.

The large ferris wheel has many capsules which carry people and the first sketch is a close-up of one such capsule and each capsule weighs 10 tonnes and can accommodate at least 20 people. The total number of capsules are 32, elegantly designed.

This is the sketch of the actual giant wheel with the capsules perched on it. A hit with tourists.

A silhouette of the London Eye with a turbulent sky in the background and the dark buildings etched ominously against the cloudy sky. The London Eye monument looks quite interesting in silhouette.

A silhouette cum illustration of the modern London Eye monument in London.

A black silhouette of a famous London landmark: The London Eye from where you can see the whole of London as you go up the great wheel.

(These images are based on the photographs of London Eye)

More Sketches and Silhouettes of London Monuments and Landmarks: Westminster Silhouette and Sketch or Queen's Guard photo, sketch and silhouette or Tower of London Photograph, Sketch and Silhouette or 

Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
Actual photos of  Westminster Palace and Big Ben which is the British House of Parliament.
Pictures of London and the royals: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London
London scenes: Free iconic scenes from London or London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

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Westminster Silhouette and Sketch

This is a black and white silhouette of the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. This building houses the British Houses of Parliament.

A sketch or pencil drawing of Westminster Palace and Big Ben which is the British House of Parliament.

Related Images: Actual photos of  Westminster Palace and Big Ben which is the British House of Parliament.
Or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
More Pictures of London and the royals: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch
Pictures of London landmarks: London Eye or Free iconic scenes from London
London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

Wax statue of Hitler at Tussauds in London

This is the half figure of Adolf Hitler, the head of the Nazis who was the Chancellor of Germany during the second world war. He was a dictator of Nazi Germany and was responsible for the Holocaust. This wax statue can be seen at Madame Tussauds in London, United Kingdom.

Related Images: Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture at Madame Tussauds or Wax figures of Johnny Depp and Leornado DiCaprio at Madame Tussauds

Queen's Guard photo, sketch and silhouette

This is a photograph of a Buckingham Palace guard or Queen's Guard, who is one of four at Buckingham Palace, the royal residence. At regular intervals there is a change of guard and this ceremony is a sight for tourists.

A silhouette of the Queen's Guard or the guard at the royal residences of Britain's monarchs.

A sketch of the Buckingham Palace guard or the Queen's guard.

Related Viewing: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
For pictures of more London landmarks: Free iconic scenes from London or Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye
For London scenes from daily life:  or Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people
Other Related Images from the U.K: Manchester aerial view or the city of Bangor in Wales

Shah Rukh Khan wax sculpture at Madame Tussauds, London

This is a wax statue of the Indian cinema superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the museum of Madame Tussauds in London.

Related Images: Sachin Tendulkar Wax Sculpture or Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi together at Madame Tussauds London

Hollywood celebrities at Madame Tussauds: Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture at Madame Tussauds or Wax figures of Johnny Depp and Leornado DiCaprio at Madame Tussauds

Tower of London Photograph, Sketch and Silhouette

These are pictures of the Tower of London, an ancient Tudor castle on the River Thames. It is a tourist spot. This castle of the Tudors was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror. This castle is seen as something evil or bad and a place of death, because it was was an ancient prison. Originally however this was built as a grand palace, and was a residence of the royals. In the16th and 17th centuries certain prominent figures were imprisoned here. , when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, were held within its walls. People have been executed here as well.

This is a photo of the Tudor castel or what is popularly called the "Tower of London."

This is a sketch of the Tower of London or the castle of the Tudors.

This is a silhouette of the Tower of London.

Related Viewing: Silhouettes of the London Skyline or Westminster Palace and Big Ben or  Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch
For more pictures of London landmarks: London Eye or Free iconic scenes from London
For London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people
Or click on any of the labels below this post for more related photos.

Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London

The Victoria Memorial in London was built in 1911 is also called the Buckingham Palace Fountain but it is actually a memorial to Queen Victoria, an English queen. It is located in the centre of the Queen’s Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace. The area is a bustling tourist spot today. The memorial is built out of marble and is over 8o feet high.

This is a closer look at the Buckingham Fountain or Victoria Memorial.

Related Viewing: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch
For pictures of more London landmarks: Free iconic scenes from London or Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye
For London scenes from daily life:  or Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people
Other Related Images from the U.K: Manchester aerial view or the city of Bangor in Wales

Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch

These are pictures of the emblem of the royal family of Great Britain. The Royal family has several such symbols, and this particular one is seen on the gates of Buckingham Palace, the place of residence of the royal family.

This is a sketch of a royal symbol of the British monarchy.

Related Image: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View
Or Silhouettes of the London Skyline

Images of London Monuments: Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye

Other Related Images: Manchester aerial view or Free iconic scenes from London or the city of Bangor in Wales

Buckingham Palace Panoramic View

These are wide angle views of Buckingham Palace in London, England. Buckingham Palace is the seat of British Royalty, where the British monarch lives. In these pictures you can see tourists milling around the palace.
The first photograph is taken from the point of view of a single male tourist to the left of the picture and gives a view of the whole facade of the building. Three images were stitched into one to get this picture. As many as four gates of the structure are visible in the photo.

Another view of Buckingham Palace, slightly closer up. Three gates are visible in the picture.

Images of London Monuments and landmarks: Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye or  Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London
More pictures of Britain: Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or  Manchester aerial view or Free iconic scenes from London or the city of Bangor in Wales

London train station, platform and trains

Here are some photographs of St Pancras station in London from where the Eurostar leaves for Paris. There are pictures of trains, passengers and platforms as well.

The first picture is of a waiting area at the Pancras station. Passengers are standing around waiting for their trains.

This is a platform with a train where passengers have disembarked. They are walking with their luggage to the exit.

Here are two sleek looking red and yellow trains. A few passengers with luggage are waiting to board the train.

This is the inside of the Eurostar. Passengers can be seen inside the compartment of the train. Inside these trains it is very comfortable and spacious, and usually not crowded.

This is the worst seat you can get in the Eurostar as there is no view. Sad for  tourists as they take a train from London to Paris to do some sight-seeing on the way.

Related Images: Zurich Railway Station or Mumbai suburban railway station pictures
More pictures of  the city of "London"
Photographs of Britain: Manchester aerial view or Free iconic scenes from London or the city of Bangor in Wales

London Eye

This popular tourist attraction in now a famous London landmark - a Ferris wheel on the banks of the River Thames and almost 500 feet high. It's the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and gives a panoramic view of London as the wheel slowly spins. It goes in slow  motion and you can see for around 40 kms from the top. section.There are 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoidal passenger capsules which carry passengers. You can freely walk around to see the changing view. Special requirements for the disabled are taken care of.

Here is one of the capsules of the London Eye. It carries a fair number of people and they can either stand or sit. Each capsule weighs 10 tonnes.

Most of the view from the London Eye is through the transparent windows of the capsule, but this picture was taken from the other side, the side which faces the wheel.

More pictures of  London landmarks: Westminster Palace and Big Ben or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
More pics of London: Free iconic scenes from London
For London scenes from daily life:  or Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

Other Related Images from the U.K: Manchester aerial view or the city of Bangor in Wales

Free iconic scenes from London

Here are some photographs of the landmarks of London which can be used as headers for London blogs. If anyone wants the complete version of these pictures ( they are cropped images) please ask.

The first photograph is a view of Big Ben and the London Parliament from the other side of the Thames, near the Tower of London. It is a fairly dull day but the buildings look impressive against the sky.

This is the famous Tower Bridge of London over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. In the foreground you can see a long barge with people and cars.

The photo below is an image of the bustling city of London, complete with double-decker buses, a telephone booth, traffic, and the London Eye in the background. A larger image of this same scene (not cropped) can be found in another post, a link to which is at the bottom of the post.

This last picture is of a bridge in London which I could not identify. In the foreground you can see the river Thames with two boats, one of them going under the bridge. In the background you can see the buildings of London.

Related Viewing: Silhouettes of the London Skyline or Buckingham Palace Panoramic View  or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch
For pictures of more London landmarks: Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye

For London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people

Here are some pictures of the streets of London on a normal day and a fair amount of detail can be observed in these pictures. You will see an interesting canvas of people. There are people from different ethnic backgrounds. It is not surprising that non-whites will be in the majority in the coming years.

This first photograph is probably Oxford Street as the underground station sign says "Oxford Circus." This street is famous for its shopping. The building on the left of the picture has a Nokia sign and there is a London bus No. 6 seen on the right of the picture. There is some repair work going on and barricades have been erected, seen in the bottom half of the picture. People can been seen walking on the pavement.

This is Regent Street as etched on the gray building on the left of the picture. The pavements have several smartly dressed people. A London bus as well as a tourist bus are on the right of the image. A post-box can be seen on the sidewalk.

The picture below shows people walking on the broad sidewalk. Shops can been seen on the right side of the picture. The brand Esprit has their showroom here. One is not sure exactly which street this is.

These are crowds of people sitting on the steps of a fountain at Piccadilly Circus.

The last photograph takes in the whole street at a crossroads, with buildings on all sides and traffic. The London Eye can been seen in the background and several red London buses are making their way through the busy streets. A London telephone booth can be seen on the bottom right of the picture.

Related Images: Free iconic scenes from London or Musician in the London Metro or Westminster Palace and Big Ben
For more photographs of London monuments and other pictures try the label "London"
More pictures of Britain: The city of Bangor in Wales or Manchester aerial view

Wax figures of Johnny Depp and Leornado DiCaprio at Madame Tussauds

These are pictures of the wax sculptures of Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Leornado Di Caprio at London's Madame Tussauds Museum.

The people around the Johnny Depp's wax statue are tourists.

Related Images: Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture at Madame Tussauds

Musician in the London Metro

This is a photo of a musician playing a wind instrument in the London Metro. A most unusual instrument, the likes of which I have never seen. There is a mike near the end of the long wooden instrument and to the right of the musician you can see CD's, pound notes and coins.

Related Images: Free iconic scenes from London or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people or Westminster Palace and Big Ben or try the label "London" for more pictures from the capital city of England.

Or for more pictures of musical intruments:  The Tarpa Wind Instrument of Indian Tribes or Pilgrims singing and playing the Manjira musical instrument

Or  Graphic symbolizing Music

Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi together at Madame Tussauds London

These are photographs of the wax figures of ex-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, and the spiritual leader of India Mahatma Gandhi who led India to freedom from the British in 1947. These two people are leaders of India from different times in history and play very different roles but at the 200 year old museum in London, they stand side by side.

It was surprising to see Indira Gandhi's dark brown complexion on her wax figure as I assumed that these wax figures were meant to be life-like. I have seen Indira Gandhi in person and so have hundreds of Indians. She had a milky white complexion due to her Kashimiri heritage. I guess the English think that all Indians have a similar dark brown complexion, failing to take into account the various different shades that we all are. Colour wouldn't matter except for the fact that the museum boasts of life-like wax sculptures. If they are not meant to have the same colour as in real life then why not paint everyone a dark brown?

Related Images: Mahatma Gandhi and Gandhidham in Ahmedabad - Portraits and Paintings
For drawings and sketches of Mahatma Gandhi (with the spinning wheel): Mahatma Gandhi spinning wheel drawing and sketch or Sketches and drawings of Mahatma Gandhi
Or Mahatma Gandhi quotes (framed photos of his famous sayings) or  Postcards written to Mahatma Gandhi without an address or take a look at Mahatma Gandhi's wisdom pictorially explained: Gandhian principles explained by the Wheel of Life

Westminster Palace and Big Ben

These are photographs of the British House of Parliament and Big Ben. They were taken in September 2009. The three photos were taken from different places.

The first picture is a direct view from the road.

I don't quite remember from where I took this one.

This is shot from atop the London Eye. I quite liked the birds eye view of the palace.

Related Viewing: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London
Or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
For more pictures of London landmarks: London Eye or Free iconic scenes from London
For London scenes from daily life: Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people