Images Dated 6th April 2009

British Empire Exhibition 1924 EPW010737

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, London. Photographed in June 1924 at Wembley, Middlesex. Its official aim was "to stimulate trade, strengthen bonds that bind mother Country to her Sister States and Daughters". It was the largest exhibition ever staged anywhere in the world, attracting 27 million visitors. The main exhibition buildings surrounded and fronted onto the lakes (right of centre in this picture). The Exhibition Station (foreground) adjoining the India pavilion, palaces of Engineering (middle right), Industry, and Arts (top), with the Australia and Canada pavilions to the left of the lakes. the Palace of Engineering and the British Government Pavilion survived into the 1970s. The Empire Pool became the Wembley Arena, and the Empire Stadium was also kept until 2002, when it was demolished to be replaced by the new Wembley Stadium. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

© Historic England

Three Sisters

Three Sisters of Bidean nam Bian in Glen Coe, Scotland. Glen Coe is one of the most popular locations in the Highlands of Scotland, often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland. It is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

© Jon Reid

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People admire fully-bloomed cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo

People admire fully-bloomed cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo April 6, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN TRAVEL SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E5461H0Z01

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