The buildings of London are its glory and its character. Matthew Weinreb, a native Londoner and architectural photographer, has devoted much of his career to chronicling the architecture of the city, capturing the drama of its facades and enjoying most of all the often unnoticed details and ornaments that grace so many of its buildings. Matthew's love of London has no doubt been engendered by the undying enthusiasm of his father, Ben Weinreb, whose extensive knowledge of London led him to co-author the best-selling Encyclopaedia of London with Christopher Hibbert. This book is composed of a sequence of patterns and contrasts between images, punctuated by a series of essays which explore London through its architectural features and materials: a novel approach which not only delights the eye but provides revealing facts about London's architecture.