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Old 03-01-2010, 08:01 PM
Rodolphe42 Rodolphe42 is offline
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These aerial pictures were taken in August 1931 from the Graf Zeppelin during a trip to England .



Brighton, the seaside resort on the English Channel.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/Brighton.jpg



The Thames bend with the London Charing cross railway station and the Savoy hotel.
On the left side, a part of the Trafalgar Square with the Nelson's Column and the Admiralty Arch with the Mall leading to the Buckingham palace.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/NelsonSäule.jpg







Westminster Bridge crossing The Thames with the Parliament building on the bank.
On the foreground, the Gothic Westminster Cathedral with its twin towers.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39146/Westminster.jpg






London City :
From the front right, Fleet Street, the newsagent's centre, leads to Saint Pauls Cathedral.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...Kathedrale.jpg



The aerial photo shows the Towerof London, the ancient city stronghold with the Tower Bridge behind.
On the left, a part of the Saint Catherine docks.




http://users.teledisnet.be/web/mfe39...werBridge1.jpg




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