In Pictures: Sky high for soaring aerial views of London’s landmarks

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Stunning aerial views of London show off some of the city’s famous landmarks.

Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey are among the sites captured from above in drone footage by the PA news agency after permission to fly over the centre of the capital was granted.

An aerial view of London at the junction of Parliament Street, Great George Street and Parliament Square, with St James’s Park on the left with government buildings which house departments including: The Treasury, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, HMRC, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, the Cabinet Office and Horseguards Parade, and (right) the Ministry of Defence, the Old War Office Building and the Department for International Trade
The junction of Parliament Street, Great George Street and Parliament Square, with St James’s Park on the left with government buildings which house departments including the Treasury, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, HMRC, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, the Cabinet Office and Horse Guards Parade, and (right) the Ministry of Defence, the Old War Office Building and the Department for International Trade (Steve Parsons/PA)

An aerial view of London showing Buckingham Palace and St James’s Park, the Ministry of Justice on Tothill Street, Methodist Central Hall and Matthew Parker Street (bottom left) and the Queen Elizabeth II Centre (bottom right)
Buckingham Palace and St James’s Park, the Ministry of Justice on Tothill Street, Methodist Central Hall and Matthew Parker Street (bottom left) and the Queen Elizabeth II Centre (bottom right) (Steve Parsons/PA)

An aerial view of London the junction of Parliament Street and Great George Street, with St James’s Park on the left with government buildings which house departments including: The Treasury, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, HMRC, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, the Cabinet Office and Horseguards Parade, and (right) the Ministry of Defence, the Old War Office Building and the Department for International Trade
The junction of Parliament Street and Great George Street, with St James’s Park on the left with government buildings which house departments including the Treasury, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, HMRC, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, the Cabinet Office and Horse Guards Parade, and (right) the Ministry of Defence, the Old War Office Building and the Department for International Trade (Steve Parsons/PA)

An aerial view of London showing the London Eye (centre) County Hall, Westminster Bridge leading to the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel, Hungerford Bridge and the Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo Bridge, and the Queen Elizabeth Tower, which is covered in scaffolding during refurbishment, and part of the Palace of Westminster
The London Eye (centre) County Hall, Westminster Bridge leading to the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel, Hungerford Bridge and the Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo Bridge, and the Queen Elizabeth Tower, which is covered in scaffolding during refurbishment, and part of the Palace of Westminster (Steve Parsons/PA)

An aerial view of London showing a bus passing in front of the Supreme Court (bottom left) from Broad Sanctuary onto Parliament Square
A bus passing in front of the Supreme Court (bottom left) from Broad Sanctuary on to Parliament Square (Steve Parsons/PA)

An aerial view of Westminster Abbey in central London
A close-up of the abbey roof (Steve Parsons/PA)

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