The smallest borough in London, bustling Holborn (ho-burn) is often referred to as "Legal London." It's home to the majority of the city's barristers, solicitors, and law clerks, as well as the ancient Inns of Court (Tube: Holborn or Chancery Lane), the beautiful complexes where barristers have their chambers and law students perform their apprenticeships. All barristers (litigators) must belong to one of these institutions: Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn (the best preserved), the Middle Temple, or the Inner Temple (both just over the line inside the City). Many barristers also work from one of these dignified ancient buildings. The area was severely damaged during World War II, and some razed buildings were replaced with modern offices, but the borough still retains pockets of architecture of former days.