There is so much architecture in London, that it may be difficult to know where to begin. Many London hotels organise or allow booking for architectural tours, which make a great activity during a short break. The Open House Architecture tours take place every Saturday and is guided by professional architects and historians.
The oldest buildings in London are perhaps the Tower of London, Westminister Abbey, and the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. London is not characterised by any one construction style; it is a layered city, and therefore any one area can be exemplary of several eras at once. Even the famous London hotels have a chequered history worthy of London’s most famous buidings.