Photos: Bustling London life stilled by COVID-19 lockdown

Then and now: London, a city of ceaseless crowds, has been stilled by the new coronavirus

Last updated: April 05, 2020 | 15:45

AP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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A combo of images shows people recording the last bell bong of Big Ben housed inside Elizabeth Tower in London on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 and the same view except this time an empty scene take on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of photos shows fans approaching Wembley Stadium before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in London and an image showing an empty Wembley Way taken on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of images shows people queuing for a bus at Victoria Station in London, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 and an image taken from the same angle on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

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A combo of images showing the Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London on Saturday, June 8, 2019 and an empty scene taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of images showing school children approaching Downing Street chief mouser Larry the cat, as they leave after a scheduled meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street in London on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 and the empty scene taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of images showing commuters on the Piccadilly Line tube in London on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and an empty compartment on the same London underground line taken on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

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A combo of images shows people walking on a traffic free Regent street in London on Sunday, July 12, 2015 and an image of an empty street taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of images shows Union flags flying on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in preparation for the State Visit of US President Donald Trump, in London on Friday, May 31, 2019 and the deserted scene taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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A combo of images shows people milling around at St Pancras International train station, in London on Friday, July 26, 2019 and an empty scene taken from the same angle on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

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A combo of images shows pedestrians strolling over the Millennium bridge in London on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 and an empty view from the same angle taken on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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