London to Dar es Salaam

The British Empire in 1919, at its greatest extent with wide presence on all inhabited continents.

Ship maintenance in the docks of East London during the early 20th century.

Tourists outside Buckingham Palace, one of London's many world famous landmarks.

The Millwall Docks in East London 1906 - 1914, an important site for unloading goods shipped in from the Empire.

Canary Wharf, one of London's two financial centres, marked by the office towers centre left.

The Houses of Parliament, the centre of the UK's political network.

The UK motorway network, spreading from London's main ring road, the M25.

London is the hub of the UK Rail Network, shown in red.

Greenwich Observatory, located on the Prime Meridian, with Canary Wharf in the backgound.

Heathrow and its five terminals, the busiest international ariport in the world by international passenger numbers.

The whole of London from space; the white block to the left is Heathrow Airport.

Inside the second Royal Exchange in London in 1811.

The third and final Royal Exchange in London in 2008, viewed from the air.

Huge areas of London were destroyed during the Blitz from 1940 - 1941.

Modern map of the area and landmarks of London gutted by the Great Fire of 1666.

The River Thames, flowing west from its estuary into the city.

The Tower of London is one of the most famous pieces of historic architecture in the city.

The glass Gherkin contrasts the two older styles of architecture in the foreground.

Aerial view of the Olympic Park, showing the Olympic Stadium (top right) and the Aquatics Centre (bottom left).

The River Thames, scything through London on its way west.

Busy construction work on the Olympic site in preparation for 2012.

London's famous Southbank on the River Thames: Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge and National Theatre are all visible.

The tudor façade of the Liberty department store in Central London.

The area of London gutted by the Great Fire of 1666.

Trellick Tower, one of London's most famous high rise housing estates.

The Olympic Park in London being built in 2009.

The neon lights of Brick Lane at night.

Brick Lane street sign in English and Bengali.

Himalaya Palace, a Bollywood cinema in Southall, West London.

London's Chinatown is the largest in Europe.

The ornate tower of the Sri Murugan Hindu Temple in East London.

Huge crowds turn up to celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival.

Spectacular costumes are at the heart of the Notting Hill Carnival.

Second generation Bengali community near Brick Lane in the 1980's.

Chinatown, one of central London's most popular areas.

London Central Mosque in Regent's Park, serving central London's muslim community.

Neasden Hindu Temple, the largest of its kind outside India.

The neon curry houses of Brick Lane.

Spectacular costumes are at the heart of the Notting Hill Carnival.