As a city for walking and exploring, London is one of the finest in the world. This guide provides 15 walking tours in London's most famous and scenic locations, including Westminster, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Bloomsbury, Chelsea, Kensington, South Bank, St James's, Smithfield as well as the London Olympics site. The book features 215 buildings, streets and places and contains 100 elegant illustrations with 20 maps. This handy-size guide is user-friendly, information-rich and the perfect companion for all visitors and explorers of London. Moreover, there is a section on the key architectural styles of the city.
Dr. Gregory Bracken, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the TU Delft in the Netherlands, is the author and illustrator of the Walking Tour City Guide series. He worked for several years as an architect in Asia, and has authored several books and articles on the architectural facets of Asian cities.