The real London
Wander among about 2,600 buildings rebuilt in 3D from OpenStreetMap: a first piece of the centre, with more of the city to come.
Instant London BETA
Explore or race by bike, on foot or on horseback through Westminster!
Ride through Westminster in 3D, past Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey, with every building from OpenStreetMap.
Free · no account · works on PC, tablet and phone
What there is to do
Westminster
Ride from Trafalgar Square down Whitehall past Downing Street, circle Parliament Square below Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, and spot the London Eye across the Thames. Keep to the left!
A race: Westminster
Race from Charing Cross down Whitehall past Downing Street to Parliament Square and Big Ben, and back along the Thames on the Victoria Embankment.
This is London
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and one of the largest cities in Europe. The Romans founded it on the Thames almost two thousand years ago, and it grew into the capital of a worldwide empire and a centre of finance, theatre and museums. In Westminster, the part you ride through, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the royal parks sit a short walk from Trafalgar Square.
- Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
- Red double-decker buses, black cabs and the Underground, the oldest underground railway in the world
- Royal ceremonies such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the Colour
- Free national museums and galleries, from the British Museum to the National Gallery
Places, elements and landmarks
Big BenThe great bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, whose tower is now the Elizabeth Tower.
Houses of ParliamentThe Palace of Westminster on the Thames, rebuilt in Gothic style after the fire of 1834.
Westminster AbbeyThe church where English and British monarchs have been crowned since 1066.
Trafalgar SquareNelson on his column, four bronze lions and the National Gallery along the north side.
National GalleryBritain’s collection of European paintings, free to visit, along the north side of Trafalgar Square.
Downing StreetNumber 10, the home of British prime ministers since 1735, behind black gates off Whitehall.
Horse GuardsMounted troopers of the Household Cavalry stand sentry on Whitehall every day.
London EyeThe giant observation wheel across the Thames, built for the year 2000.
Westminster BridgeThe green bridge over the Thames beside Big Ben, painted the colour of the House of Commons’ benches.
Famous art in London
SunflowersVincent van Gogh, 1888
The Hay WainJohn Constable, 1821
The Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck, 1434
The Fighting TemeraireJ. M. W. Turner, 1839
The AmbassadorsHans Holbein the Younger, 1533
The Rokeby VenusDiego Velázquez, 1647–1651
WhistlejacketGeorge Stubbs, c. 1762
Bathers at AsnièresGeorges Seurat, 1884
The Water-Lily PondClaude Monet, 1899
The Rosetta StoneScribes of Ptolemy V, 196 BC
Ramesses II, the Younger MemnonEgyptian sculptors, c. 1250 BC
The Parthenon SculpturesWorkshop of Pheidias, c. 447–432 BC
Ready to go?
Play Instant LondonStill in development: expect some rough edges.