A view looking towards Bank of England with the column of the Royal Exchange on the right. Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

• Contributor: Alex MacNaughton / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2J97J89
• File size: 36.4 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4368 x 2912 px | 37 x 24.7 cm | 14.6 x 9.7 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 31 March 2008
• Location: Bank, City of London, London, UK

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A view looking towards Bank of England with the column of the Royal Exchange on the right. Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the ‘Old Lady’ of Threadneedle Street'. The building was designed by the architect Sir Herbert Baker and constructed between 1925 and 1939. Royal Exchange building, was designed by Sir William Tite. The portico consists of eight Corinthian columns topped by a pediment containing a tympanum with a sculptured frieze by Richard Westmacott (the younger). The central figure represents Commerce, above an inscription from the Bible: "The Earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof". Bank, City of London, London, UK. 31 Mar 2008