The Shard - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel

★★★★

0.13 km away from here

545 Reviews

8.7

$294.33 per nightSelect

St Christopher's Inn London Bridge - The Oasis

★★

0.25 km away from here

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WiFi

59 Reviews

7.6

$65.65

$22.85 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near The Shard

Attractions Near The Shard

HMS Belfast

0.42 km away from here

Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy, now permanently moored as a museum ship. Commissioned in early August 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Belfast was initially part of the British naval blockade against Germany.

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Monument to the Great Fire of London

0.63 km away from here

202 feet (62 m) in heigh, the monument commemorates the Great Fire of London. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 feet west of the spot in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666.

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Tower Bridge

0.78 km away from here

A combined bascule and suspension bridge built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces imposed by the suspended sections of the bridge. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition, for which an admission charge is

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Tower of London

0.83 km away from here

Historic castle founded towards the end of 1066. A grand palace early in its history, the Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. The Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat.

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St. Paul's Cathedral London

1.32 km away from here

Located on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London. One of the most famous and most recognizable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, has dominated the skyline for over 300 years. At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967.

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Museum of London

1.62 km away from here

Documents the history of London from prehistoric to modern times. The museum is the largest urban history collection in the world, with more than six million objects.

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Greater London

Greater London is a ceremonial county of England that makes up the majority of the London region. This region forms the administrative boundaries of London and is organised into 33 local government districts—the 32 London boroughs and the City of London, which is located within the region but is separate from the county.

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Location of The Shard

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