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Located in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
Founded in 1861 to care for injured or old soldiers. Designed by Christopher Wren and completed by the early 1690s. Located in Chelsea, central London. Today, there are about 300 pensioners in residence...
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Located in Glasgow, Glasgow, The Lowlands, Scotland
Said to be the most popular free tourist attraction in Scotland. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum opened in 1901 and contains one of the finest collections of arms and armour in the world and a vast natural history col...
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Located in Glasgow, Glasgow, The Lowlands, Scotland
Said to be the world's only museum of religion. Opened in 1993. Located on the site of the medieval Bishop's Castle and near Glasgow Cathedral. Exhibits cover the world's six main religions: 'Buddhism, Christianity, Hind...
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Located in Tower Hamlets, London, England
One of London's top tourist attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Begun by William The Conqueror in 1078. Home to the Crown Jewels (including the world's most famous diamonds). There are eight ravens at The Tower...
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Located in Greenwich, London, England
Built to celebrate the millenium and located on the Greenwich peninsula. The Millenium Dome opened to the public on January 1st 2000 with an exhibition that lasted twelve months and attracted much criticism. Now called t...
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Located in Isle of Mull, The Highlands & Islands, Scotland
Located on the Isle of Mull, western Scotland. Built from the thirteenth century. Seat of the Clan MacLean. Abandoned in the mid-eighteenth century. A location in the 1999 film Entrapment, starring Sean Connery and Cathe...
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Located in City of Westminster, London, England
Dating from the late eighteenth century and designed to house public offices (eg tax, navy, surveyors' offices), Somerset house is located by the River Thames in central London. Originally built by the Duke of Somerset i...
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Located in St. Andrews, Fife, The Lowlands, Scotland
Begun in the twelfth century as a home to the bishops of St Andrew's. Located on the coast and looks out across the North Sea. Houses the notorious 'bottle dungeon' which can be seen to this day. Managed by Historic Scot...
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Located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England
Founded in 1525 as Cardinal College by Thomas Wolsey . Refounded as Christ Church in 1546 by Henry VIII. Both a college and cathedral. Christ Church has produced thirteen Bristish prime ministers. A setting for Harry Pot...
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Located in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, The Lowlands, Scotland
Founded in 1593, a college of Aberdeen University. 'The second-largest granite structure in the world' (source: Marischal Museum website). Built in the nineteenth century on the site of a much earlier Franciscan Friary w...
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Located in City of London, London, England
'Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance and education events'. Home to the London Symphony Orchestra. Located in central London, part of the Barbican Est...
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Located in Greenwich, London, England
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and originally Greenwich Hospital. The Royal Naval College was used as a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998. Buildings used by the University of Greenwich, the Trinit...
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Located in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
The Natural History Museum houses around 70 million items in five main collections. The foundation of the collection was that of the Ulster doctor Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753). Highlights include Dippie, a 105 foot long r...
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Located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England
The world's first university museum. The Ashmolean Museum was built between 1678–1683. Housed the collection Elias Ashmole gave Oxford University in 1677. Located in the centre of Oxford City. The collection includes art...
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