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Top 10 London Attractions

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Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum, London

The imposing, Romanesque interior of The Central Hall at London's Natural History Museum, the glass and iron ceiling structure was purposely left exposed by architect Alfred Waterhouse to display the beauty of the building materials.

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The Natural History Museum is all about discovering the natural world around us and appeals to all age groups. I remember seeing the dinosaurs when I was five years old, and seeing them now still gives me the same tingle down my spine. The Blue Whale is outrageous to see as you really can't imagine how big a life-size model has to be until you walk underneath it. Don't miss 'The Power Within', where you can experience what an earthquake feels like!

The Natural History Museum is one of the big three museums in South Kensington. It's a wonderful Victorian building housing the weird and wonderful of the natural world, and every winter there is an ice rink on the east lawn: Natural History Museum Ice Rink.

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