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LONDON

LONDON. Markéta Havránková, C4A. CONTENT. basic facts history places of interest transport. LONDON. the capital city of the United Kingdom located on the river Thames population is about 8 million the 9 th largest city in the world

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LONDON

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  1. LONDON Markéta Havránková, C4A

  2. CONTENT basic facts history placesofinterest transport

  3. LONDON thecapital city oftheUnitedKingdom located on theriverThames population is about 8 million the 9th largest city in the world one of the world's leadingfinancial centres

  4. LONDON 33 boroughs

  5. HISTORY the first inhabitants - Celts Romansestablished city Londinium in the 5th centuryRomansleftthe island after The Battleof Hastings (1066) William the Conqueror came to Britain and chose London as his seat

  6. THE BIG PLAGUE in 1665 fleas in ratscausedtheplague more than 100 000 peopledied

  7. THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON September 1666 -> a great fire -> started in a bakery lastedfor 4 days destroyed most of the city

  8. BUCKINGHAM PALACE wasbuilt by theDukeofBuckingham the seat of the Queen and the Royal Family about 300 peopleworkhere

  9. THE ROYAL FAMILY

  10. THE ROYAL GUARD at 11:30 theChangingoftheGuard the uniform:black trousers red coat special hat made of bear fur -> called bearskin

  11. DOWNING STREET 10 the official home of British Prime Ministers

  12. THE TOWER OF LONDON theoldestbuilding built by William theConqueror in the past -> a prison

  13. THE TOWER OF LONDON "If the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it."

  14. TOWER BRIDGE the most famousbridge in London built in 1894 in the style of Victorian Gothic

  15. ST. PAUL´S CATHEDRAL built by Sir ChristopherWren in 1711 Baroque style thesecondlargestchurch in theworldafter St. Peter‘s in Rome twobells – Great Paul, Great Tom -> ring when king orqueendies

  16. TRAFALGAR SQUARE thelargest square in London in themiddleofthe square is Nelson‘s Columnwith statue ofHoratio Nelson atthe top

  17. HYDE PARK thelargest park in London the centre -> The Serpentine SpeakersCorner- visitorscanstand on a box andspeakaboutanythingtheywant

  18. WESTMINSTER ABBEY theoldestand most famouschurch fromthetimeof William theConqueror -> kingsandqueenshavetheircoronationhere

  19. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT the seat of Parliament since 1547 ClocktowerwithBigBen bell

  20. LONDON EYE known as Millenniumwheel built in 1999 170m high

  21. THE BRITISH MUSEUM thelargest museum in Britain

  22. PICCADILLY CIRCUS centre ofentertainmentandshopping

  23. TRANSPORT red double-deckers underground – the oldest in the world 3 airports – the most important - Heathrow

  24. SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London http://youne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/London-Bus-nemonic-com.jpg http://cdn.londonandpartners.com/visit/london-organisations/houses-of-parliament/63950-640x360-london-icons2-640.jpg http://www.londononline.co.uk/graphics/london_boroughs_map.gif http://earlymodernengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/220px-Great_plague_of_london-1665.jpg http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/Images/Great_fire_of_London.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/2010_Official_Downing_Street_pic.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Buckingham_Palace,_London_-_April_2009.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Buckingham-palace-guard-11279634947G5ru.jpg http://www.a-london-guide.com/imgsvr/changing-the-guard.jpg http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01762/raven-1-resized_1762780b.jpg http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/37/99937-004-E03E1C0A.jpg http://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ravenforhannah.jpg http://sciencelakes.com/data_images/out/22/8840728-london-tower-bridge-uk.jpg http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/default/files/LONDON%20ST%20PAUL'S%20CATHEDRAL_34.JPG

  25. SOURCES http://architecture.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/trafalgar_square.jpg http://www.theaa.com/images/travel/maps/cycles/London_Cycle_Map23.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/HydePark.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rvFfNUQOjpM/TO0o1v3SUKI/AAAAAAAAASQ/LnPas9iYHSY/s1600/westminster+at+night.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Westminster_Abbey_West_Door.jpg http://eyeoforlando.com/london_eye.jpg http://galeria.londyn.webd.pl/albums/userpics/10001/London.eye.manycapsules.arp.750pix.jpg http://www.jhstudioglass.com/userfiles/images/british_museum.jpg http://www.travelstay.com/images/367033/4/Piccadilly_Circus.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/The_Ballet_of_Change-_Piccadilly_Circus,_London.jpg http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/original-routemaster.jpg http://www.afn.org/~alplatt/tubemap.gif

  26. Thank you for your attention

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