It may not have the massive buildings of New York, but London's low skyline provides a mix of eccentric, ageless and beautiful buildings that somehow all seem to meld together.
From The Gherkin and The Shard to the ancient columns and ornate spires and domes of buildings like Westminster abbey and the tower of London and bridge they one together to create a surreal view that always provides something that you did not notice yesterday.
They are very good at combining the new with respect for the old here. Two examples stand out so far- the ruinart champagne bar at the Royal Opera House (check out the floating bar amid the atrium) and the Tate Modern art gallery- a renovated warehouse on the bank of the Thames (more on how the building frames the artwork later...).
In London it's all in the detail.
Opera house champagne bar,
Approach to Tate, and
The unfinished shard looking down the Thames.
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