The amazing gallery shows parts of London shot from above – and the views are breathtaking. Jason Hawkes, an aerial photographer from Reading, England, captured the images over the past six months while flying in AS355 helicopters. Here: The city of London at dusk. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)

Londoners sleep on the platform and on the train tracks at Aldwych Underground station,London, during heavy all night Nazi bombing raids, October 8, 1940. (Photo by AP Photo)

A policeman kick in the door of a residence next to the Black Panther headquarters in New Orleans as they moved in following a shootout, September 15, 1970. Other heavily armed policemen stand at ready. (Photo by Jack Thornell/AP Photo)

Pete McLeod of Canada flies in formation with Nigel Lamb of Great Britain, Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic and Kirby Chambliss of the United States during a Recon flight prior to the seventh stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship over the Hoover Dam on October 09, 2014 on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. (Photo by Joerg Mitter/Red Bull via Getty Images)

“Wednesday” star, American actress Jenna Ortega in the last decade of January 2023 poses in white lingerie. (Photo by jennaortega/Instagram)

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain reacts after the men's single tennis match of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 01, 2023. (Photo by Amr Alfiky/Reuters)

Model present creations by Emilia Wickstead for Matchesfashion.com during Australian Fashion Week, May 15, 2018. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

Amal Clooney attends the “Money Monster” premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)