Downtown Shot from Downtown

London may be famous for its history, but it is a very modern city in some regards.  The following shots are from a weekend when I walked downtown to see what it was like up close.  The first shot is the London Stock Exchange on the right and St. Paul's in front.  The rest are from the very center of the commercial part of town.  The Gherkin is pretty cool, but on of the other buildings fell prey to the worst trends in modern architecture and truly is hideous.