London landmarks

Август 31, 2022

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2. Big Ben One of the most famous landmarks of London. The name „Big Ben” does not
3. The Houses of Parliament Big Ben is a part of The Houses of Parliament, also known
4. On the other side of the River Thames you can see the London Eye, sometimes called
5. Westminster Abbey Just next to the Palace of Westminster, this gothic church is the traditional place
6. Buckingham Palace This is the official London residence of the British monarch. In front of it
7. Tower of London Situated by the River Thames, it is the most famous fortress in the
8. Tower Bridge The Bridge, constructed in the 1890s, took its name from the nearby Tower of
9. St Paul’s Cathedral The present cathedral dates from the 17th century, when it was rebuilt after
10. Trafalgar Square A square in central London, which commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Nelson’s
11. British Museum One of the world’s largest and most important museums of human history and culture,
12. Piccadilly Circus A famous traffic intersection renowned for its video display and neon signs as well
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Big Ben
One of the most famous
landmarks of London.
The name „Big

Ben”
does not refer
to the whole clocktower,
but to the thirteen-tonne
bell that strikes the hour.

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The Houses of Parliament
Big Ben is a part of The Houses

of Parliament,
also known as the Palace of Westminster.
The building consists of The House of Commons,
The House of Lords and Westminster Hall.

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On the other side
of the River Thames
you can see

the London Eye,
sometimes called
the Millenium Wheel,
the largest observation
wheel in the world.
It was opened
on December 31, 1999.

London Eye

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Westminster Abbey
Just next to the Palace
of Westminster,
this gothic church
is the traditional

place
of coronation and burial
site for English monarchs.

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Buckingham Palace
This is the official London residence of the British monarch.

In front of it stands a sculpture called the Victoria Memorial,
a large statue of Queen Victoria.

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Tower of London
Situated by the River Thames,
it is the most famous

fortress
in the UK. It is a complex
of buildings which have served
as treasury, mint, palace, place
of execution and prison.

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Tower Bridge
The Bridge, constructed in the 1890s, took its
name from

the nearby Tower of London.
The road over the bridge can be raised
to allow ships to pass through.

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St Paul’s Cathedral
The present cathedral dates
from the 17th century,
when

it was rebuilt after
the Great Fire
of London, and was
designed by
Christopher Wren.

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Trafalgar Square
A square in central London,
which commemorates
the Battle of Trafalgar

in 1805.
Nelson’s column is in the centre,
surrounded by fountains
and four huge bronze lions.

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British Museum
One of the world’s largest
and most important
museums of human
history

and culture,
home to over seven
million objects from
all continents.

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Piccadilly Circus
A famous traffic intersection
renowned for its video display
and

neon signs as well
as the Shaftesbury memorial
fountain and the statue
of the Angel of Christian
Charity, often called „Eros”.