London Landmark Quotes

Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station.

I've been to Madame Tussaud's. Three times.

I love the South Bank: every era of architecture is there, and you can stop, look, and listen.

It's iconic, it's Wembley. When I go running up Primrose Hill you can see the arch. It's a great thing and it's a proud spot for London.

Growing up, the news agents round my way in Kilburn all had 'Time Out' on their shopfronts. The logo is a London icon.

Without a shadow of doubt, Trafalgar Square has to be one of the most crap urban public spaces in the world.

Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon.

I admit we don't know for sure the exact spot where the original Globe stood. But the Greenmore Wharf site is as nearly right as we can figure.

What I want is an international monument to the world's greatest playwright. It would be an attraction that would be both educational and an automatic sight for tourists, like St Paul's and the Tower of London. It would be built with honesty and integrity not another Disneyland, but as nearly as possible a replica of the original Globe Theatre.

Tower Bridge would make a cool house. I like the idea of living over the river.

Vogue has always loved the design and structure of bridges and she loves Albert Bridge, which we live right next to.

Go to The Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath. It's an old-fashioned pub, and from there, you can look out over the London skyline.