The Royal Courts of Justice, also on the Strand

Last Day, So Sad!

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October 12th 2012
Our final day in London...and indeed of our holiday! We revisited the City and Westminster. After a leisurely wander around the vicinity of the Royal Courts of Justice, Fleet Street and the Strand we ended up at the Temple Church. It was originally built in the late 12th century by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters. After the fall of the Knights, the church became Crown property an ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more