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Places of interest in England

Places of interest in England. Kateřina Široká. London. Houses of Parliament. Seat of the British parliament Big Ben – part of Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace. Residence of the queen Change of the Guard every day, takes 45 minutes. Tower of London.

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Places of interest in England

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  1. Places of interest in England Kateřina Široká

  2. London

  3. Houses of Parliament • Seat of the British parliament • Big Ben – part of Houses of Parliament

  4. Buckingham Palace • Residence of the queen • Change of the Guard every day, takes 45 minutes

  5. Tower of London • Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-7 • royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.

  6. Guarded by the Beafeeters • Their number is 36 • Ravens

  7. St, Paul‘s Cathedral • the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren.  • Built between 1675 and 1710 • Whispering gallery

  8. Westminster Abbey • many kings, queens, poets, writers and other famous inhabitants of the UK are buried there

  9. Other places • 8 Royal parks • Maritime Greenwich • Trafalgar square with Nelson Column • National gallery • National Museum • Tower bridge • Museum of wax statues • London Eye • …

  10. Windsor

  11. one of three official residences of The Queen • the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation

  12. Oxford • The oldest university in England • Founded in 13th century

  13. One of the highlights of Oxford is the Radcliffe Camera on Radcliffe Square • designed by James Gibbs in the English Baroque style

  14. Stonehenge

  15. Located on Salisbury plain • Built aproximately in 4th millenary B.C. • Calendar? Ritual place? Astronomical clock?

  16. Winchester • the most important city in England until the eleventh century

  17. Cathedral where kings were crowned • Castle – the Round Table of king Arthur

  18. The English Lake District National Park

  19. 885 square miles in size • 1800 miles of footpaths

  20. Bath • Built by Romans • Few kilometres southwards from Bristol • Gothic cathedral

  21. Exeter • One of the liveliest cities in the southwest • Cathedral - England’s finest example of decorated Gothic architecture

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