About London
Welcome to London – the most cosmopolitan and exhilarating city on earth. Welcome to 200 museums, 250 art galleries, and 200 theathres. This is a city in which over 300 languages are spoken. This is where you find the world's most breathtaking fusion of ancient and modern civilization. It's the Rosetta Stone and the Royal Opera House. Buckingham Palace and 221B Baker Street. Westminster Abbey and Wimbledon. The Tower of London and the Tate Galleries. This is where science and technology, arts and culture, research and education flourish like no other place in the world. And where GIA London provides you with the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in a world of Jewellery as rich in culture and tradition as the city of London itself.
Many of the Jewellery industry's most recognized icons reside in London. They include De Beers, the Diamond Trading Company, New Bond Street, Hatton Garden, the Cullinan I, Cartier, Bulgari, the House of Mouawad, and, yes, even Britain's Crown Jewels.
For more information on London and different activities the following websites can be of interest:
- www.visitlondon.com
- www.timeout.com
- www.visitbritain.com