The Compass: London

London waves the multicultural flag with Buddhist temples, age-old mosques, synagogues, and Peace tents. Ethnic markets bustle from Borough and Brick Lane to Brixton and Tooting, while the more than 215 museums and four UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Tower of London, also draw crowds.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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Your navigation into the weekend London

London waves the multicultural flag with Buddhist temples, age-old mosques, synagogues, and Peace tents. Ethnic markets bustle from Borough and Brick Lane to Brixton and Tooting, while the more than 215 museums and four UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Tower of London, also draw crowds. Join us this week as we learn how London became the center of the world, discover a 500-year-old skeleton that died with his boots on, and look at the unlikely rebirth of a London legend. Let’s explore London.

ENVIRONMENT

LUCA LOCATELLI, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC How London became the center of the world Three decades of growth reinvented the urban landscape in London—and transformed it into the preeminent global city. But amid growing pains, can it stay on top? READ MORE SHARE

ILOVEPRIMROSEHILL, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Visit the world’s first National Park City Here are eight surprising green spaces that underline London’s new status. READ MORE SHARE

HISTORY & CULTURE

MOLA HEADLAND INFRASTRUCTURE This 500-year-old skeleton died with his boots on The bones of a medieval man uncovered beside London’s River Thames show signs of a hard life and a mysterious death. READ MORE SHARE

MOLA Ancient Roman IOUs found beneath Bloomberg's London HQ The earliest dated documents from Londinium highlight the city's moneyed history. READ MORE JAMES O JENKINS, HS2 LTD Archaeologists in London discover grave of explorer who put Australia on the map Navigator’s remains found among tens of thousands of graves being moved to make way for Britain's HS2 high speed rail line. READ MORE

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MARY EVANS/ACI Who was Jack the Ripper? Facing down a hundred-year-old mystery, relentless detectives continue to search for the identity of the infamous killer, who terrorized the women of Whitechapel in autumn 1888. READ MORE SHARE

GRANGER/ALBUM This 19th-century London dandy caused a style revolution Sharp-dressed man Beau Brummell was the sole arbiter of male fashion and invented style rules that men still follow today. READ MORE SHARE

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GEORG KNOLL, LAIF/REDUX The unlikely rebirth of a London legend A Victorian train station saved by a poet is the jewel in the crown of this urban renewal. READ MORE SHARE

TOLGA AKMEN, AFP/GETTY IMAGES 5 surprising afternoon teas in London From magical mixologists to couture cakes, these tearooms are putting a creative spin on a classic British tradition. READ MORE THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM This small London museum contains a heartbreaking collection For more than 200 years, children were left behind, often with these tokens as their only form of identification. READ MORE

ALI WRIGHT This ‘horror hotel’ was inspired by an American serial killer The London attraction is based off a "murder hotel" built by H. H. Holmes, a real-life American serial killer. READ MORE SHARE

VIDEO STORY London cabbies must pass grueling geography test WATCH THE VIDEO

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