District guide · London
The London Borough of Southwark lies south of the River Thames in Inner London, connected to the City of London and Tower Hamlets by bridges. Tate Modern, Shake...
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The London Borough of Southwark lies south of the River Thames in Inner London, connected to the City of London and Tower Hamlets by bridges. Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe and Borough Market draw domestic and international tourism to the South Bank. The borough contains the Imperial War Museum and Dulwich Picture Gallery, making it a destination for culture and history.
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Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse associated with William Shakespeare. The modern building stands near the site of the original theatre in Southwark, London.
The Shard is a glass-clad skyscraper on the south bank of the River Thames, in London’s London Bridge Quarter.
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
The Monument to the Great Fire of London is a Doric column near Pudding Lane in the City of London. Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke designed it to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666 and the rebuilding that followed.
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser preserved as a museum ship on the River Thames. Launched in 1938, she served during the Second World War and the Korean War before decommissioning in 1963.