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    12 Iconic London Locations Then And Now

    Take a tour of 19th and 20th century London.

    1. Tower Bridge, 1900 and 2014

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    Via Reinhold Thiele / Google Maps / BuzzFeed
    Via Reinhold Thiele / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    2. Piccadilly Circus, 1907 and 2014

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    Via Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed
    Via Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    3. Trafalgar Square, 1900 and 2014

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    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed
    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    4. The Palace of Westminster, 1892 and 2014

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    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    5. St. Paul's Cathedral, 1905 and 2014

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    Via Reinhold Thiele / Thiele / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    6. Madame Tussauds, 1890 and 2014

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    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed
    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    7. Borough Market, 1928 and 2014

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    Via Topical Press Agency / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    8. Oxford Circus, 1888 and 2014

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    Via London Stereoscopic Company / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    9. Tower of London, 1900 and 2014

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    Via Reinhold Thiele / Thiele / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    10. Victoria Station, 1926 and 2008

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    Via Central Press / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed

    11. Paddington Tube Station, 1862 and 2012

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    Hulton Archive / Getty Images / BuzzFeed / Via Flickr: calotype46
    Hulton Archive / Getty Images / BuzzFeed / Via Flickr: calotype46

    12. Charing Cross Station, 1890 and 2014

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    Via Francis Frith / General Photographic Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed
    Via Francis Frith / General Photographic Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Google Maps / BuzzFeed