The YouTube headquarters in London.

These doubles of athletes and famous persons at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are something that can’t be unseen.

This is Epke Zonderland. No need to say he won the gold medal…
 

Designers from Penson created an amazing office for the multi-billion Internet giant Google. Located in Covent Garden, London, the place is packed with all sorts of cozy additions that are bound to distract Google’s staff from work. The 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq. ft.) office features a gym, a massage parlor and a dance studio. There are comfortable lounges to relax and a secret garden on a rooftop offering stunning views on London’s skyline.

Czech artist David Cerny created this unique piece of art for the Olympic Games in London.

Google has recently opened its new office in Soho, one of the most fashionable districts in London. Its design peculiarly mixes futuristic shapes and a touch of the style of the ‘70s.

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It’s amazing what a difference 115 years make. See how much, and sometimes little, London has changed over the decades.

This penthouse is built of glass and steel on the top of two neighboring buildings in Notting Hill area of London. The buildings are connected by a glass footbridge and the glass elevator provides a direct access into this spectacular apartment with a fabulous view of West London and Holland Park.

A boy sits amid the ruins of a London bookshop following an air raid on October 8, 1940, reading a book titled “The History of London.” There were times in London when people did something more than just breaking and looting.

Despite the mayhem and destruction of many vehicles and businesses in London over the past few days these images were humorously photoshopped to create cute, funny and sweet moments. In contrast to the template reports about the riots, they really let you see those fools who took to the streets.

Riots in London. This is a before and after image of the landmark Carpetright building in Tottenham that was damaged in London during the recent riots.

These gladiators are participating in planned fights in London complete with realistic looking clothing and fake blood.

These are aerial photos of the 2012 London Olympic Games venues. These photos mark the fact that there is only one year to go until the Olympic Games in 2012.

The lake on the Selfridges roof garden opened for the first time since World War II. The lake is located in London and dyed green and serves cocktails. In order to give the Selfridges a boating license, there were miles of steel used to reinforce the roof so that it would hold the lake.

This 40’ mechanical machine is called the Sultan’s elephant and is made quite a stir as it made it way through the streets of London. It was designed by Francois Delarozière, and commissioned to celebrate the death of Jules Verne. The elephant is operated by a crew of 22 and is powered by a mixture of lever, motors and hydraulics. Its trunk even sprays water.

Sometimes it is not easy to draw from looking at an object or a landscape, let alone to reproduce images from memory. Stephen Wiltshire, 36, also called “the human camera” draws city skylines from memory. What impresses the most is their complexity and precision.

"Globe of London"

What do you think this man from London photographs with such an enthusiasm?

This is an 18 year old protester in London. He threw a fire extinguisher from the roof of the headquarters of the Tory party. Fortunately, no one was hurt and he was later arrested. Whatever happened to the days when a protest meant a sit in? 

This is one of the masterpieces introduced in Tate Modern’s vast Turbine Hall (London) by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. At first glance, these are usual sunflower seeds. But if you take a closer look, you’ll see huge seeds that are not real. These are hand-painted replicas made out of porcelain. Each seed is unique, and there are one hundred million of them. Can you believe that it took 2.5 years and 1,600 people to produce this installation?

This is a set of pictures from London Baby Swim, a school where they teach babies as young as 6 six weeks old to swim and to develop their motor skills. Of course, the parents take part in this process :)

International Wine Challenge is a prestigious wine competition in London. I wouldn’t mind to have such a job: spending the whole day walking and tasting, at your leisure, wines. Easy job, and I will never spit out wine like these judges do :)