Editing Royal Exchange

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|location = [[London]], [[England]]
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|datedestroyed = 1666<br>1838
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|functions = {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|Bourse}}
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The '''Royal Exchange''' is the building for the national {{Wiki|Exchange (organized market)|exchange}} located in [[London]], [[England]].

==History==
Inspired by [[Belgium]]'s {{Wiki|Bourse of Antwerp}}, the Royal Exchange was built in 1570, thanks to the investments made by merchant Sir [[Thomas Gresham]]. Gresham's influence was so great that the building featured a grasshopper - the insect on Gresham's coat of arms - on the weathervane and a statue of Gresham in the open courtyard. This statue was the only thing in the Royal Exchange to survive the [[Great Fire of London|Great Fire of 1666]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Royal Exchange]]</ref>

[[Christopher Wren]] redesigned the Exchange, which was open to the public from 1669 to 1838, when it was again consumed by fire. The third and current Royal Exchange was opened by Queen [[Victoria]] on 28 October 1844, with Gresham's grasshopper returning to the weathervane, where it has remained since.<ref name="Database"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Landmarks in London]]