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This interactive map shows you what London looked like 100 years ago

Photos of tourist spots like Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, and Oxford Street feature.

PastedImage-7030 Buckingham Palace, 1909 Expedia Expedia

STROLLING AROUND LONDON is something many people have done and many enjoy.

But this map from travel site Expedia allows you to see what strolling around London since the turn of the last century would have been like.

PastedImage-42045 Piccadilly Circus, 1949 Expedia Expedia

The Historic London graphic from Expedia UK allows users to explore the history of 14 areas in the British capital, including Whitehall, Clapham, Stockwell, Cheapside, and Brixton.

PastedImage-83886 Covent Garden, 1905 Expedia Expedia

Photos of tourist spots like Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, and Oxford Street, as well as landmarks such as Westminster Abbey, and Harrods are also featured.

The graphic was created using Google Street View technology, which provides modern-day footage of the city, overlaid with photos of London from over 100 years ago.

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