The Tower of London is a 900-year-old castle and fortress in central London that is notable for housing the crown jewels and for holding many famous and infamous prisoners.

GOING strong since 1981, the London Marathon is one of the top distance running events of the year – for pros and amateurs alike. Here’s The Sun’s potted history of the big run th… ...

The Tower of London organized a commemoration of World War I with 888,246 poppies. In 2014, 5 million people came to see the art display of ceramic poppies in the tower’s moat, all created by ...

All these facts are taken from Underground: How the Tube Shaped London by David Bownes, Oliver Green and Sam Mullins (Allen Lane, £25); London Underground by Design by Mark Ovenden (Particular ...

The London Eye was preceded by The Great Wheel, a 40-car ferris wheel built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court. The Great Wheel in Earl's Court Exhibition Ground, c.1900 The Great ...

Read CNN’s Fast Facts on the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world.