{"id":47920,"date":"2018-09-01T07:56:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T06:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=47920"},"modified":"2018-09-04T08:04:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T07:04:36","slug":"the-ultimate-culture-vulture-guide-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/the-ultimate-culture-vulture-guide-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate culture vulture guide to London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here, we take a look at five cultural things to do the city that is loved by visitors from across the Gulf \u2013 it can only be London.<\/p>\n

See Westminster Abbey\u2019s medieval galleries<\/strong>
\nThe galleries are a medieval space that will be open for the first time in more than 700 years. Starting with a climb up Weston Tower, you will rise up 16 meters above Westminster Abbey, from where you\u2019ll enjoy unparalleled views of the setting for British royal weddings and coronations. The galleries are open until July 31.<\/p>\n

Check out the Royal Academy\u2019s $73m extension<\/strong>
\nYes, even more art and history to wander through \u2014 this is London, after all. The Royal Academy is a vast art institution near Piccadilly Circus, and it\u2019s now grown by 70 percent. The highlight of this expansion is the opening of the vaults, filled with enormous Greco-Roman statues and jaw-droppingly high ceilings.<\/p>\n

See the Exhibition Road Quarter at the V&A<\/strong>
\nClose to Harrods, this porcelain courtyard opened last summer \u2014 and it needs to be seen to be believed. Out of step with traditional Knightsbridge architecture, the piazza is a striking masterpiece, so blindingly white that it seems to sizzle on a hot day.<\/p>\n

See the city by night at the Museum of London<\/strong>
\nThe London Nights exhibition at the Museum of London celebrates Europe\u2019s biggest city in a purely nocturnal light. See how Londoners have lived by night all the way from the late-19th Century through to today. The exhibition runs until Nov. 11<\/p>\n

Get posting on the \u2018Mail Rail\u2019<\/strong>
\nLondon once had a secret railway line that was used exclusively by the Royal Mail to transport post between mail depots around the British capital \u2014 and it\u2019s now open to the public. This one opened last year, but it\u2019s so unusual that it\u2019s getting a listing for 2018. Yes, it sounds geeky and like something your awkward uncle might rave about, but it genuinely is an extraordinary ride under this ancient metropolis.<\/p>\n

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