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___MASK98___ London is the innermost part ___MASK22___ London , England . There is no official definition ___MASK22___ its area but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment , high land values , an elevated daytime population and a concentration ___MASK22___ regionally , nationally and internationally significant organisations and facilities . Over time a number ___MASK22___ definitions have been used to define the scope ___MASK22___ central London for statistics , urban planning and local government . A pyramidion ( plural pyramidia ) is the uppermost piece or capstone ___MASK22___ an Egyptian pyramid or obelisk , in archaeological parlance . They were called " benbenet " in the Ancient Egyptian language , which associated the pyramid as a whole with the sacred benben stone . During Egypt ' s Old Kingdom , pyramidia were generally made ___MASK22___ diorite , granite , or fine limestone , which were then covered in gold or electrum ; during the Middle Kingdom and through the end ___MASK22___ the pyramid - building era , they were built from granite . A pyramidion was " covered in gold leaf to reflect the rays ___MASK22___ the sun "; during Egypt ' s Middle Kingdom , they were often " inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols ." A pyramid ( from "") is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top , making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense . The base ___MASK22___ a pyramid can be trilateral , quadrilateral , or any polygon shape , meaning that a pyramid has at least three outer triangular surfaces ( at least four faces including the base ). The square pyramid , with square base and four triangular outer surfaces , is a common version . The Oxo Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the ___MASK63___ bank ___MASK22___ the River Thames in London . The building has mixed use as Oxo Tower Wharf containing a set ___MASK22___ design , arts and crafts shops on the ground and first floors with two galleries , Bargehouse and gallery @ oxo . The OXO Tower Restaurant , Bar and Brasserie is on the eighth floor , which is the roof - top level with fine and casual dining . In addition to this , situated on the eighth floor is a viewing gallery open to the public . The third to seventh floors contain 78 flats owned by Redwood Housing ( 1995 ). Much ___MASK22___ the second floor can be hired out for events and weddings . The ___MASK72___ Thames is a ___MASK72___ that flows through southern ___MASK7___ . At , it is the longest ___MASK72___ entirely in ___MASK7___ and the second longest in the ___MASK91___ , after the ___MASK72___ Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), Reading , Henley - on - Thames and Windsor . The lower reaches ___MASK22___ the ___MASK72___ are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary . The Thames drains the whole ___MASK22___ Greater London . The City ___MASK22___ London is a city and county within London . It constituted most ___MASK22___ London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part ___MASK22___ the metropolis ___MASK22___ London , though it remains a notable part ___MASK22___ central London . Administratively , it forms one ___MASK22___ the 33 local authority districts ___MASK22___ Greater London ; however , the City ___MASK22___ London is not a London borough , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including London ' s only other city , the City ___MASK22___ ___MASK100___ ). ___MASK29___ is a district ___MASK22___ Central London and part ___MASK22___ the ___MASK86___ . Situated east ___MASK22___ Charing Cross , it forms one ___MASK22___ the oldest parts ___MASK22___ London and fronts the River Thames to the north . It historically formed an ancient borough in the county ___MASK22___ Surrey , made up ___MASK22___ a number ___MASK22___ parishes , which increasingly came under the influence and jurisdiction ___MASK22___ the City ___MASK22___ London . As an inner district ___MASK22___ London , ___MASK29___ experienced rapid depopulation during the late - 19th and early - 20th centuries . It is now at an advanced stage ___MASK22___ regeneration and is the county town ___MASK22___ Greater London which is the location ___MASK22___ the City Hall offices ___MASK22___ the Greater London Authority . ___MASK29___ had a population ___MASK22___ 30 , 119 in 2011 . An obelisk ( from " obeliskos "; diminutive ___MASK22___ " obelos ", " spit , nail , pointed pillar ") is a tall , four - sided , narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid - like shape or pyramidion at the top . These were originally called " tekhenu " by their builders , the Ancient Egyptians . The Greeks who saw them used the Greek ' obeliskos ' to describe them , and this word passed into Latin and ultimately English . Ancient obelisks are monolithic ; that is , they consist ___MASK22___ a single stone . Apart from its shape , this is the major identifying characteristic ___MASK22___ an obelisk , as it necessitates the technological ingenuity required to elevate into vertical position a massive rock weighing hundreds ___MASK22___ tonnes . ___MASK19___ is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK19___ shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . ___MASK19___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK19___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . The ___MASK61___ Church is a late 12th - century church in the City ___MASK22___ London located between Fleet Street and the River Thames , built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters . During the reign ___MASK22___ King John ( 1199  1216 ) it served as the royal treasury , supported by the role ___MASK22___ the Knights Templars as proto - international bankers . It is jointly owned by the Inner ___MASK61___ and Middle ___MASK61___ Inns ___MASK22___ Court , bases ___MASK22___ the English legal profession . It is famous for being a round church , a common design feature for Knights Templar churches , and for its 13th and 14th century stone effigies . It was heavily damaged by German bombing during World War II and has since been greatly restored and rebuilt . The area around the ___MASK61___ Church is known as the ___MASK61___ and nearby formerly in the middle ___MASK22___ Fleet Street stood the ___MASK61___ Bar , an ornamental processional gateway . Nearby is the ___MASK61___ Underground station . St George ' s Circus is a ___MASK17___ junction in ___MASK29___ , London , England . At its centre , which is now a traffic roundabout , is a historic obelisk , designed by Robert Mylne ( 1733 -- 1811 ) , in his role as surveyor and architect of Blackfriars Bridge . Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in ___MASK67___ . It is Britain ' s national gallery ___MASK22___ international modern art and forms part ___MASK22___ the Tate group ( together with Tate Britain , Tate Liverpool , Tate St Ives and Tate Online ). It is based in the former Bankside Power Station , in the Bankside area ___MASK22___ the ___MASK86___ . Tate holds the national collection ___MASK22___ British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art . Tate Modern is one ___MASK22___ the largest museums ___MASK22___ modern and contemporary art in the world . As with the UK ' s other national galleries and museums , there is no admission charge for access to the collection displays , which take up the majority ___MASK22___ the gallery space , while tickets must be purchased for the major temporary exhibitions . Blackfriars Bridge is a ___MASK17___ and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London , between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge , carrying the A201 ___MASK17___ . The north end is near the Inns ___MASK22___ Court and Temple Church , along with Blackfriars station . The south end is near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower . A County town is usually the location ___MASK22___ administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over time as the " de facto " main town ___MASK22___ a county . The concept ___MASK22___ a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning ___MASK22___ where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part ___MASK22___ the administrative county . For example , Nottingham is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest ___MASK22___ Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless ___MASK22___ whether city status is held or not . A monolith is a geological feature consisting ___MASK22___ a single massive stone or rock , such as some mountains , or a single large piece ___MASK22___ rock placed as , or within , a monument or building . Erosion usually exposes the geological formations , which are often made ___MASK22___ very hard and solid igneous or metamorphic rock . The A201 is an A ___MASK17___ in London running from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle . A roundabout is a type ___MASK22___ circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island . The Inns ___MASK22___ Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales . All barristers must belong to one such association . They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members . The Inns also provide libraries , dining facilities and professional accommodation . Each also has a church or chapel attached to it and is a self - contained precinct where barristers traditionally train and practise , although growth in the legal profession , together with a desire to practise from more modern accommodations , caused many barristers ' chambers to move outside the precincts ___MASK22___ the Inns ___MASK22___ Court in the late 20th century . Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the ___MASK72___ Thames in ___MASK67___ , between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge . The ___MASK86___ in south London , England forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London . It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963 . All districts of the area are within the London postal district . It is governed by Southwark London Borough Council . The ancient boroughs were a historic unit ___MASK22___ lower - tier local government in England and Wales . The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the monarchy . Their history is largely concerned with the origin ___MASK22___ such towns and how they gained the right ___MASK22___ self - government . Ancient boroughs were reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which introduced directly elected corporations and allowed the incorporation ___MASK22___ new industrial towns . Municipal boroughs ceased to be used for the purposes ___MASK22___ local government in 1974 , with borough status retained as an honorific title granted by the Crown . Charing ___MASK13___ denotes the junction ___MASK22___ Strand , Whitehall and Cockspur Street , just south ___MASK22___ Trafalgar Square in central London . It gives its name to several landmarks , including Charing ___MASK13___ railway station , one ___MASK22___ the main London rail terminals . The ___MASK64___ Authority ( GLA ) is a top - tier administrative body for ___MASK64___ , England . It consists ___MASK22___ a directly elected executive Mayor ___MASK22___ London , currently Sadiq Khan , and an elected 25 - member London Assembly with scrutiny powers . The authority was established in 2000 , following a local referendum , and derives most ___MASK22___ its powers from the ___MASK64___ Authority Act 1999 and the ___MASK64___ Authority Act 2007 . ___MASK11___ Bridge is a ___MASK17___ and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London , between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge . Its name commemorates the victory ___MASK22___ the British , the Dutch and the Prussians at the Battle ___MASK22___ ___MASK11___ in 1815 . Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river , the views from the bridge ( ___MASK22___ ___MASK100___ , the South Bank and the London Eye to the west , and ___MASK22___ the City ___MASK22___ London and Canary Wharf to the east ) are widely held to be the finest from any spot in London at ground level . Blackfriars , also known as ___MASK67___ Blackfriars , is a ___MASK98___ ___MASK67___ railway station and connected ___MASK67___ Underground station located in the City ___MASK22___ ___MASK67___ . Its platforms span the River Thames , occupying the length ___MASK22___ Blackfriars Railway Bridge , a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge . Since 2011 there have been station buildings , with passenger entrances , on both sides ___MASK22___ the river ; the north bank entrance is on the south side ___MASK22___ Queen Victoria Street and the south bank entrance , opened in 2011 , is adjacent to Blackfriars Road . It is the only ___MASK67___ station to span the Thames , with entrances on both banks .