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London. Martin Fuga ZŠ-Sačurov VII.S. Nelson's Column. The column was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horati o Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The top of the Corinthian column is decorated with bronze acanthus leaves cast from British cannon.
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London Martin Fuga ZŠ-Sačurov VII.S
Nelson's Column • The column was built between 1840 and 1843 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. • The top of the Corinthian column is decorated with bronze acanthus leaves cast from British cannon.
Buckingham Palace • Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. • Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality.
London Eye • The Merlin Entertainments London Eye , at a height of 135 metreis the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over three million people in one year.
Westminster Bridge • For over 600 years, the nearest bridge to London Bridge was at Kingston. • Proposals for a bridge at Westminster had been made as early as 1664. • These were opposed by the Corporation of London and the watermen.
Victoria Palace Theatre • The theatre began life as a small concert room above the stables of the Royal Standard Hotel, a small hotel and tavern built in 1832 at what was then 522 Stockbridge Terrace, on the site of the present theatre – not, as sometimes stated, on land where the train station now stands.
Natural History Museum • The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . • The museum is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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