London architecture

Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament (with the Big Ben clock tower) and Tower Bridge are no longer the only reference buildings in the sity of London. Its English Gothic outline today competes with the daring lines and groundbreaking forms of the contemporary architecture being raised every day in the capital of the United Kingdom. The Swiss Re building known as the Gherkin, the huge London Eye ferris wheel, the Millenium Bridge, the O2 Arena and the futuristic buildings of Canary Wharf are among the landmarks of a city that confidently boasts a mix of tradition and future. This volume is a visual guide to the transformations that have taken place in the city in recent years. It also covers the classical buildings of unquestionable architectural quality that have helped form the character of one of the most vibrant cities on Earth.