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As someone fascinated by King Henry VIII and his wives, I had to witness Hampton Court for myself. It was strange to see all six of his wives represented in the architecture throughout the buildings, whether it was a carved pomegranate that was…

The grounds here date to the 17th century, with carefully planned and shaped trees and hedges.

The formal gardens at Hampton Court include an enormous rose garden.

For such a large building in a busy city, Westminster has spaces that have been carved out for reflection.

London has become a city of old and new, juxtaposing old buildings like St. Paul's Cathedral, built just after the Great Fire of London in 1666, with the Millenium Bridge in the foreground, which opened in 2000.

This photograph of St. Paul's was taken from the opposing side of the Thames River along the Embankment.

The Thames River continues to be a busy thoroughfare throughout London. Beyond these barges lies Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

This bridge is beautiful day or night.

The original Globe Theatre may have burned down in the early 1600s, but a replica was built in the 1990s to introduce modern audiences to the structure of Renaissance theater.

This replica of Shakespeare's Globe uses the same layout as the original: A stage open to the ravages of weather, with three rows of covered seats in a ring facing the stage, as well as standing room for the "groundlings" at the foot of the stage.