Seven wonders of London
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By Time Out editors
Posted: Tue Nov 6 2007 -
London‘s certainly not short of iconic structures that arouse passions and provoke debate. From Tate Modern to the Tower of London, Battersea Power Station to the BBC‘s Broadcasting House, the Smoke‘s man-made wonders are more diverse in style than any world city‘s, and a tribute to the visionary architects, from Hawksmoor to Scott to Foster, who have helped shape the skyline. Over the coming weeks we‘ll be paying tribute to what we consider to be the capital‘s finest seven man-made marvels
Tell us which London landmarks you would include.
See readers' suggestions of other London wonders.
St Pancras Hoover Building 
Kew Gardens Old Royal Naval College 
Natural History Museum BAPS Shri Swaninarayan Hindu
Mandir
National Theatre
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54 comments
Seven_wonders_of_London.. I like it :)
How dare anyone contrive to LIKE something in London! In the London section of TimeOut, of all places! Honestly, why are people shooting down the fact that there are some wonderful things to see in London- which is a city, not a country, like, say CHINA. No one is claiming that these things are the most wonderful things in the world, or even in Britain.
The word wonder is defined thus: something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration. It's a) subjective and b) quite nice to appreciate some great sights of London. But I suppose some people won't be satisfied until we discover Pompeii under Shepherds Bush tube station or Machu Picchu on Hampstead heath.
how the national theatre is there ahead of the houses of parliament i have no idea.. but then again, what the f*ck is this anyway? just another contrived list of sh*t in london.. lazy journalism surely!
yea yea,,,
and elephant&castle shopping centre. and add in Westfield and the new terminal 5 at Heathrow. c'mon people.. seriously....
WONDERS? the Great Wall of China is a wonder, Angkor Wat is a wonder.
now Kew Gardens?! the National Theatre.. the Gherkin? The view from Primrose Hill? aha. yea theyre wonders alright. wonderfully ridiculous proposals i would say.,
with all due respect (and i love London) but have we forgotten the meaning of "wonder"?
I'll definitively would include the British Museum and the House of Parliament
The Hoover Building? Seriously?
Definitley the Gherkin, Tower Bridge, The view of London from Primrose Hill,
Canary Wharf Tube station, from outside it's a little grassy hillock, enter and it's a vast underground open space bigger than any cathedral. Astonishing.
The betting shop on walworth Road with the crisp wrappers and beer cans.
Ghekin, Houses of Parliment, St Pauls, The Gold Statue infront of the Royal Albert Hall, Trafalgar SQ.
the list is endless..
Big Ben! Ding Dong
THE GHERKIN building!!! cannot be missed!
But what about the London Underground. . ?
I could not leave out at least two more modern, brilliant wonders - the London Eye and the extraordinary Lloyd's Building. There are plenty of fine Victorian buildings in London but brilliant modern constructions are rarer. That is why I would remove the Natural History Museum (a fine institution no doubt) and the ghastly National Theatre and add my suggestions.