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London from the rooftops – in pictures

London from the rooftops : St Paul's at night
St Paul's standing proud as the gatekeeper to the City of London Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : London at night
View north-east from Centrepoint, with Oxford Street running off to the left and Tottenham Court Road to the right Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops: primrose hill
Looking north-west from Somers Town towards Primrose Hill Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Battersea Power Station
Standing at the base of one of Battersea Power Station's four chimneys, looking across the Thames towards Pimlico Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Chelsea sunrise
View east along the Thames from the World's End estate in Chelsea Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : East London rooftop
Balfron Tower, the grade II-listed tower block in Poplar. An icon of brutalist architecture Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Tower bridge at night
Looking along the river towards Tower Bridge Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : london mist
Looking southwest over the North Circular road from Ilford on a misty winter's evening Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Winter sunset over Stratford
The Olympic Stadium and the Orbit Tower silhouetted against the low winter sun. Taken from Henniker Point, Leyton Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : The city
View east from Shakespeare Tower on the Barbican Estate Photograph: James Burns
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