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Impressionist masterpieces
Somerset House, formerly a royal residence, is a large building that resembles a palace with a huge central courtyard. It's found in the heart of central London, between Covent Garden and the River Thames. The building has had a number of uses over the years, first as a private residence, then a royal residence, then the offices of the Navy, the Royal Academy, Records...and today it houses a counseling center and art exhibitions. In the Courthauld Gallery, you'll find masterpieces by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters. And there's also a bar, a restaurant, reading rooms, and a beautiful terrace with stunning views of the river.
If you visit in winter, you can even go ice skating on the rink. The prices in the restaurant, like in most museums and galleries, are quite high, but you can always just stop for a quick drink and a snack. Apart from the building and its architecture, I was interested to see the Nelson Stairway, which connects the six floors of the building, an accurate reconstruction of the old staircase that was destroyed in WWII.
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