Bird's-eye view
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A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object or location from a very steep viewing angle, creating a perspective as if the observer were a bird in flight looking downward. Bird's-eye views can b
Bird's-eye view engraving of Paris in 1850
Bird's-eye view of operations during the Paraguayan War from James Allen's observation balloon, 1868
Aerial view of the City of London, 2011
View of Sydney from an airliner
Moorfields
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Moorfields was an open space, partly in the City of London, lying adjacent to – and outside – its northern wall, near the eponymous Moorgate. It was known for its marshy conditions, the result of the
Finsbury Circus occupies the site of Moorfields proper; the Walbrook ran under what is now Blomfield Street, on its eastern side