Some significant buildings, such as the National Gallery, are on the square.
Not far from the infamous Bankside, where brutal sports like cockfighting and bearbaiting took place, was the beautiful Southwark Cathedral, which dates from the 13th century.
Bankside was also the location of Elizabethan theaters, which were restricted in the City because they were considered places of vice.
Heathrow Airport and is a major tourist destination - counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.
Today, "London" usually refers to the area known as Greater London which doubles as a county and a region of England.
The city also houses extensive art collections, primarily in the National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern.
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