This Christmas, architects across London have been baking and creating the Gingerbread City. The festive charity exhibition captures the sweet magic of Christmas and celebrates some of London's most famous landmarks - like the Big Ben. The city boasts a castle, a stadium and three bridges, alongside public buildings and residential areas. Recently opened at the Museum of Architecture in London, the miniature metropolis is brimming with contemporary – and almost entirely edible – buildings.
Also on Vantage Shots:
- Pope Leo XIV struggled to unveil a plaque during his visit to a church in Istanbul. The pontiff was seen tugging at the troublesome cloth in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, as he attempted to reveal the marble tablet commemorating his trip to Turkey. - Majestically adorned pink elephants march in Bangkok to honour the late Thai queen mother Sirikit, the mother of current King Maha Vajiralongkorn and wife of the longest-reigning Thai monarch. Queen mother Sirikit died in October at the age of 93. - This day in history: In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly voted to partition Palestine. The plan was to divide it into two separate states, a Jewish and an Arab one. This led to the creation of Israel in 1948.