Wednesday 11 February 2009

Aerial photographs of London by Blom Aerofilms




Aerial photographs of London

the most detailed aerial pictures of London ever produced have been released by Blom Aerofilms











The houses of parliament

The pictures show the capital at an incredibly high resolution, allowing details as small as four centimetres to be captured










The houses of parliament

The photos allow the viewer to zoom in the tiniest details...











Big ben

...such as the clock on Big Ben showing that this picture was taken at 12:15...












Police outside the st stephen's entrance to the houses of parliament

...or the police guarding the St Stephen's entrance to the Houses of Parliament...











The protest camp on parliament square

...and the protest camp directly opposite











Trafalgar square

Trafalgar Square











Someone sleeping in the sun at the foot of nelson's column

Someone sleeping in the sun at the foot of Nelson's Column










People feeding the pigeons at trafalgar square

People feeding the pigeons at Trafalgar Square











Lords cricket ground

Lord's cricket ground











Groundsmen at lords cricket ground

Groundsmen tending to the pitch at Lord's









Emirates stadium, home of arsenal

Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal











A groundsman mows the pitch at emirates stadium

A groundsman mowing the pitch










Buckingham palace

Buckingham Palace










Tourists on the steps of the victoria memorial outside buckingham palace

Tourists on the steps of the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace











The tower of london

The Tower of London










People queueing at the tower of london

Tourists queueing at the Tower of London










Tower bridge

The pictures were taken from low-flying planes











Oxford circus

The images will be used by architects, planners and urban developers