1) Westminster Bridge
Whistler etched a view of this bridge as it was being built in 1861: Westminster Bridge in Progress.

On the other side of Westminster Bridge, turn right onto the terraced gardens.

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2) Houses of Parliament from St Thomas's Hospital
Monet painted a series of views of the Houses of Parliament between 1900 and 1901, mostly looking across the river from this terrace between the hospital and the river. A comparison of his paintings with the actual buildings clearly shows he made the towers taller on order to suggest they were looming out of the evening light.

Now retrace your steps back over Westminster Bridge, turn right, and walk north along the Victoria Embankment. Just before you reach Hungerford Bridge, turn and look back towards the Houses of Parliament.

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3) Houses of Parliament
The view of the Houses of Parliament which Monet painted in 1871, on his first trip to London, was taken from this spot. At this date St Thomas's Hospital, visible on the left of the painting, Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and the Victoria Embankment (visible on the right of the painting) were all relatively new (they had been built in the previous two decades) - though obviously the trees hadn't yet grown to their present size!

If you're still feeling energetic, you can join this walk to walk 3 by continuing along Victoria Embankment to the next bridge, now known as Hungerford bridge, but known in Whistler and Monet's time as Charing Cross bridge (5 minutes).