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The UK’s 10 Most Photographed Sights & Attractions

by admin on May 20, 2013

The UK boasts a huge number of world-class attractions that, unsurprisingly, get photographed by tourists thousands of times a day. In 2011, London came top of the list of the world’s most photographed cities in a study carried out by photo agency Alamy, and the rest of the UK also boasts some amazingly photographic landmarks. Here is a rundown of 10 of the most photographed buildings, natural attractions and ancient wonders found around the UK. [click to continue…]

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