Will London’s famous landmarks be swallowed by ‘undesirable’ new skyscrapers?
It can seem like a new skyscraper is approved everyday in London, with 600 ‘queuing up in the pipeline’ over the next decade.
London’s Roman ruins are increasingly accessible – here’s where to see them
The best stretches are just north of the Tower of London (by Tower Hill tube station) and in Noble Street and Wallside where the Roman army had its fortress. The surviving segments are impressive, a ...
Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman basilica underneath the basement of an office block. The basilica was ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Basilica Beneath an Office Building in London
The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, ...
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Heatherwick: London should be more eccentric - we need to be more brave
Heatherwick’s espousal of what he considers good design leaves you breathless. Thames & Hudson have just published a fourth ...
The Washington Post27d
2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement
LONDON — Underneath the basement of an office building in London, just a stone’s throw from some of Britain’s most important financial institutions, archaeologists have uncovered another key ...
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
A discovery underneath the basement of an office block has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history unearthed in the city of London. Archaeologists have found a substantial ...
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Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
By Claire Moses Reporting from London Archaeologists have unearthed the foundations of London’s first public building ... judgments on court cases and important decisions about the government ...
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Nearly 2,000-year-old Roman structure discovered in the heart of London
JANE SIDELL: For something so important to the history of London to survive so much development ... JACKSON: It was a really high building, and nobody would have seen anything like this before ...