EC3 London

The city of London was the birthplace of modern-day London, which has been an urban site for 2000 years and built on for all of that time.

The oldest built structures, in the district, are the surviving parts of the Roman Wall. 

There are churches first constructed during the medieval period which, over the centuries have been added to, restored, rebuilt and today still function as churches.

No buildings survive from the Tudor period of history, but the most notable 17^th century structure is the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

Some of the most notable, surviving 18^th century buildings can be found at the Tower of London.

There are plenty of 19^th century buildings including the Royal Exchange and the City of London’s first overground railway station, Fenchurch Street.

Examples of notable 20^th and 21^st century buildings include Richard Rogers’ Lloyd’s of London and Leadenhall buildings, Norman Foster’s 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin), and 52 Lime Street (The Scalpel) by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox.

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