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A photograph of the National Space Centre, with a statue of a cosmonaut in the foreground. Open since 2001, the National Space Centre is home to a Soyuz spacecraft, 6 exhibition galleries and a planetarium.

A photograph of Leicester's Belgrave Road decorated with lights for Diwali festivities. Leicester is home to one of the biggest Diwali celebrations outside of India, welcoming over 30,000 visitors for the festivities each year.

A photograph of the Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, commonly known as Leicester Cathedral. There has been a church dedicated to Saint Martin on the site since 1086. Leicester Cathedral is a Grade II listed building and, as of March 2015, is the…

A photograph of fresh produce on Leicester Market. Leicester is home to the largest outdoor covered market in Europe and has been in its current location for 700 years.

A photograph of the Arch of Remembrance, commonly known as the War Memorial in Victoria Park, Leicester. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1923, the monument was created to commemorate those who lost their lives during the First World…

A photograph of the skeleton of King Richard III, which was discovered under a Leicester car park in 2012. The Richard III Visitor Centre stands on the site of the medieval friary where Richard III was originally buried. Within a month of opening,…

A photograph of several buildings on the University of Leicester campus. Founded as a University College in 1921, Leicester is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings.…