As the architect Louis Khan once said, “Even a Brick wants to be something!” London is filled with beautiful architecture, buildings that will make you feel good and safe. They are beautiful to look at while being excellent monuments to resilient architecture that has defied the ages. I loved walking around London, looking up at its opulent towers and museums. Here are some not so famous buildings worth a look.
See for yourself!
1. Pancras Station. Have you ever seen a more opulent train station? Apart from being a train station, it moonlights an arts venue. You can grab a coffee inside and dream of the taking the train to the country (I’m channeling a lethargic old maid’s accent).
2. Harrods
3. Natural Science Museum. You can go inside and see fossils but you could also just linger here on the grass, staring up at the variegated façade. Or, just stare at the people. It’s a great place to watch life as it happens. Parents and children. Lovers and their books in hand, as if they would actually read!
4. This nondescript building behind the Royal Albert Hall. I love the curving buildings because they break up the cult of flat faced edifices.
5. Royal Albert Hall. Well, while you’re in the neighborhood, you might as well go see the legendary Royal Albert Hall where Eric Clapton recorded his famous 24 nights. Clapton set a record for longest run at the concert hall. He played 24 nights because each time he thought his run was over, that day the tickets sold out completely. It was so shocking, he kept adding more nights.
