St Nicholas Cole Abbey Church and modern office buildings City of London England UK

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St Nicholas Cole Abbey - reputedly the first church to be built by Sir Christopher Wren in the City of London after the 1666 Great Fire - surrounded by modern office buildings. It was also badly damaged by bombing raids during the 1941 Blitz campaign, and was rebuilt in 1961-2 London England UK

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Size: 5125px × 3407px
Location: Queen Victoria Street City of London England UK
Photo credit: © David Angel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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