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Dirik Hameed
King's Cross is a historical place that is located partly in London borough of Islington and wherein the London Borough of Camden. It used to be notorious as a red light district and is not too far away from Charring Cross. Since the mid-1990s, however, King's Cross has turned over a new leaf and cleaned up its act. Today, King's Cross is associated with the Eurostar and St Pancras. This terminus serves destinations to Belgium and France. King's Cross is now a popular cultural center, since it houses a number of hotels London St Pancras and cultural venues. This has consequentially brought about the development of residential areas and other necessary business activities. King's Cross is rife with history. It was in fact formerly known as Battle Bridge. It was a major battle ground between the Iceni tribe (headed by Boudicca) and the Romans. This place was inhabited by the Romans and was frequented by Julius Caesar. In fact, Caesar's camp was called The Brill, a name given to two streets along the King's Cross and St Pancras stations. This King's Cross was derived from a monument that was built from 1830. This monument was located in what is now known as Euston Road and was of King George IV. It was called King's Cross since it was at a junction between three roads, New Road, Pentonville Road, and Gray's Inn. Currently in its place is the King's Cross Railway Station that was designed by Lewis Cubitt and was completed in 1852. Before the transport systems were introduced, King's Cross remained a highly rural area. The improvement of the roads system meant that, there would be so many improvements coming into the region. King's Cross then flourished from the churches and other residential and business areas. There were also hotels London St Pancras built. Industries were established into the area and then came the railway line. The railways found St Pancras as their midland station. Nowadays you can easily stay at any of the Kings Cross hotels since it's so near the cultural center of the city. Aside from the St Pancras station, you can also find the British Library and the London Canal Museum near which is why you should consider staying at hotels St Pancras. The Foundling Museum, the Gagosian Gallery, and the Shaw and Bloomsbury theatres are also located nearby. The area also has a number of King's Cross hotels. Most of them offer low quality budget options though luxurious options are still available. One cannot go away without talking of the Megaro Hotel near St Pancras. This hotel makes all the other hotels in the area seem squalid. The hotel's beauty can be attributed to its unique blend of English and Italian design, and its wood and glass structure. Likewise, you cannot visit Kings Cross without checking out the old church at St Pancras. It is actually considered to be one of the oldest Christian churches in Britain.
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