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Strolling around London and taking pictures is something that I really enjoy doing. At the time I was working for a design agency that had a start-up project called Go Jauntly. It's an app that allows you to discover walks, curate your own and share outdoor adventures with friends. For now, it's available on the app store for people in the UK. (Click here if you're interested)

I was helping them to create content for the app, so I was walking around the city quite a lot, taking pictures. I figured I could share my wanders with my audience, that's why I decided to change the topic from photo-manipulation to photography. I was bored of being in front of the camera. I thought it was time to improve myself as a photographer.

I obviously didn't only share images that I took on my walks, but also the ones I took, while I was spending time in the city with friends.

The goal was to make Londoners to be proud of their city; the ones who's never been here, consider to visit, and people who have visited, I wanted make them to want to come back.

Now I'm happy to share the exact location of some of my pictures, some facts and tips if you're around the area.

Piccadilly Circus

Exact coordinates of the photo: 51.509974, -0.134272 — Exact coordinates of the photo: 51.509974, -0.134272

Did you know...

...around half a million people pass through Piccadilly Circus each day.
...the statue's official name is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain (although it's also known as The Angel of Christian Charity), and it was built in 1893 to commemorate philanthropist Lord Shaftesbury. It was intended to be the Greek god Anteros, but the bow in his hand put the public in mind of cupid, and it's therefore confused with the Greek god of love, Eros.
...circus refers to the fact that it used to be a complete roundabout, or circle.
...the first sign to be illuminated was a Perrier advertisement in 1908, which used incandescent lightbulbs. Neon was first used for a Bovril sign in the 1940s.
...the lights were switched off for the duration of the second world war, only being relit in 1949. Other than that, the only times the lights have gone out were for Churchill's funeral, Princess Diana's funeral and WWF Earth Hour.
On the west side of Piccadilly Circus, at the junction between Piccadilly and Regent Street, sits an old Police public call box. It's Grade II listed, dating from about 1935, and one of few of them to survive.

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The listed Police call box. Photo- Liam Doyle.jpg

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Tower Bridge

Coordinates: 51.504373, -0.077833 — Coordinates: 51.504373, -0.077833

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...it was being built between 1886 and 1894.
...more than 400 workers helped to build the bridge and over 70000 tons of concrete were was sunk to the bed of the River Thames to suport the bridge.
...Tower Bridge is 244 metres long and each tower is 65 metres high.
...over 40000 people use Tower Bridge every day.
...many people think that Tower Bridge is called London Bridge, when in fact they are two different crossings.
...the city in the Jiangsu province (China) boasts its very own - almost identical - version of London's most iconic bridge.

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Regent's Canal

Coordinates: 51.526283, -0.206972

Coordinates: 51.535054, -0.116957

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...the canal is 13.8 kilometres (8.6 miles) long
...known as a celeb hotspot, it is not uncommon that you could be sitting one table away from Radio 1’s Greg James or Emile Sandé on a break from recording at Maida Vale studios
...you can also book a boat trip along Regent’s Canal with the London Waterboat Company (londonwaterbus.com) based at 58 Camden Lock Place, NW1, on Friday evenings in June and July, where you can take the boat to the zoo – the only time the zoo opens late.

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Frank’s Cafe

Coordinates: 51.470778, -0.067801 — Coordinates: 51.470778, -0.067801

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...with its classic and familiar list of cocktails, and local brews, Frank's has become known as one of London's best rooftop bars.
...Frank's has its own elegance; sculptures and art installations by Bold Tendencies are scattered about the space, and some of them are designed by the daughter of eminent sculptor Anthony Gormley.
...alongside, a rotation of local craft beers and ales are well-priced, given the prime views, and the list of classic cocktails is locally famous (the rooftop used to be called Frank's Campari bar).
...Franks is only open during the summer months, and will close again toward the end of September 2017.

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National Gallery

Coordinates: 51.508003, -0.127943 — Coordinates: 51.508003, -0.127943

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....the National Gallery was founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.
...its collection belongs to the government on behalf of the British public, and entry to the main collection is free of charge.
...it is among the most visited art museums in the world, after the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
...shortly before the outbreak of World War II the paintings were evacuated to various locations in Wales, including Penrhyn Castle and the university colleges of Bangor and Aberystwyth.

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Crossrail Palace

Coordinates: 51.506172, -0.018020 — Coordinates: 51.506172, -0.018020

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...Crossrail Place sits on the Meridian Line, and the plants here are arranged depending on which hemisphere they come from.
...many of the plants in the garden are native to countries visited by ships of the West India Dock Company who unloaded here in the 1800s.
...unlike at the hectic Sky Garden, there’s no need to book for this free urban paradise; it earns a place as one of the best roof gardens in London and also one of the quietest.
...the development is also house four floors of shopping, restaurants and leisure facilities.

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Alexandra Palace

Coordinates: 51.593828, -0.129987 — Coordinates: 51.593828, -0.129987

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...it opened in May 1873 after 10 years of building (following six years of planning), the palace burnt down after only 16 days. A burning ember from the timber in the dome set the building alight, and many precious artefacts were destroyed. A £30,000 musical organ designed by Henry Willis fell, and it was said the crash could be heard from six miles away.
...it originally was called The People's Palace — because that's exactly what it was intended to be — the building was renamed Alexandra Palace before it was even opened, in honour of the new Princess of Wales.
...on the 2nd of November, 1936, the BBC transmitted the world's first regular high-definition public broadcast from Alexandra Palace. Lasting for two hours, this historic telecast was opened by Leslie Mitchel followed shortly after by Helen McKay who sung 'Here's Looking at You'.
...Alexandra Palace Ice Rink is an international sized ice rink, open all year around.

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Battersea Park

Coordinates: 51.479725, -0.151560 — Coordinates: 51.479725, -0.151560

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...Battersea Park was opened by Queen Victoria in 1858.
...the park is home to a small children's zoo, a boating lake, a bandstand, and all-weather outdoor sporting facilities including tennis courts, a running track and football pitches.
...it is the site of the London Peace Pagoda, erected in 1985, which is a Buddhist stupa; a monument to inspire peace, designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace.
...the world's worst rollercoaster crash happened in Battersea Park in 1972, when a malfunction caused the Big Dipper ride to hurtle backwards, killing five children and injuring 13 others. - Sad but true.
...on 9 August every year, a floating lantern ceremony takes place on the Thames in front of the Peace Pagoda at dusk, to commemorate the anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.

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Lanterns light up the Peace Pagoda on Nagasaki Day 2015. Photo: Entoptika Photography

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Goldbourne Deli

Coordinates: 51.521493, -0.209338 — Coordinates: 51.521493, -0.209338

This was just a bistro I went to with one of my friends to have a cup of tea in west London. I don't really have interesting facts about a coffee shop but they do have nice gluten free cakes and pastries if it's something that's important to you. If you're around the area, go check it out! :)

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Royal Exchange

Coordinates: 51.513540, -0.088464 — Coordinates: 51.513540, -0.088464

And last but not least.

Did you know...

...the building of the Royal Exchange was first completed in 1565 and in 1571 it received its ‘Royal’ title and obtained a licence to sell alcohol from Queen Elizabeth.
...while stock traders certainly used this facility (in addition to coffee houses) they were expelled from the Royal Exchange in 1698 due to their rowdy behaviour.
...during the war the building was a survivor, escaping the damage inflicted by the Blitz.
...today The Royal Exchange is to some degree back to the way it once was – a shopping mall. Shops include sellers of watches, art, clothing and antiques, among others – most are generally considered ‘high end’.

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