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W alking in L ondon

W alking in L ondon. Big Ben.

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W alking in L ondon

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  1. Walking in London

  2. Big Ben • Big Ben is the most recognizable landmark of London. In General, Big Ben is the name of the great bell of the clock, located in the northern part of the palace of Westminster in London, although the name is also often used to refer to the clock or the clock tower in general. It is part of the architectural complex of the palace of Westminster. Official name - "the Clock tower of the palace of Westminster", also called the "Tower of St. Stephen". "Big Ben" is the building itself and the clock with a bell. The name of the tower comes from the names of the 13-ton bell, installed inside of her.

  3. The Tower of London • The Tower of London is one of the main symbols of the united kingdom, occupying a special place in the history of the English nation. • Tower, castle, standing on the north bank of the Thames, - the historical center of London, and one of the oldest buildings of England. As he wrote, the duke of Edinburgh in his book, dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the Tower, "during its history, the Tower of London was, and strength, and the palace, and the storage of the royal treasures, and arsenal, and the mint, and the prison, and the observatory, a zoo, and the place very attractive to tourists"

  4. Tower bridge • Tower bridge is a business card of London, its history is closely linked with the nearby Tower. The emergence of the Tower bridge is obliged to decision of the parliament, in 1872, has decided that the city needs another bridge, which would organically fit into the ensemble of the Tower, and at the same time would be a swing, do not violate the traffic flow of the courts following to the docks on the Thames.

  5. Buckingham palace • Buckingham palace - the official London residence of British monarchs and attraction of London. It is located in the city of Westminster. The palace is designed for formal ceremonies, banquets and receptions and is the main tourist attraction. In the period of national holidays or public disturbances near the residence of the queen's always going to a lot of people.

  6. Westminster abbey • Westminster abbey and cathedral church of st. Peter, one of the main shrines of England, located in the london borough of Westminster. This gothic church is the traditional place of coronation and burial site of the british monarchs. Together with the nearby church of St. Margaret's abbey is included in the UNESCO World heritage list.

  7. Wellington Arch • Wellington Arch, or the Arch of the Constitution, or (initially) Arch Green park, "triumphal arch, located in London, on the south side of Hyde park. • The arch was built after the victory in the Napoleonic wars on the orders of George IV architect Децимусом Burton. In 1846 arch crowned with the equestrian statue of sir Arthur Wellesley, the commander and the prime minister, the work of Matthew Coates Уайата, which is now replaced by a bronze квадригой with the Angel of the world (sculptor Adrian Jones). • In 1992 within the arc of the houses part of the metropolitan police, and soon in one of the halves of the structure of hidden output of the ventilation shaft of the metro. In 1999, the Arch was donated to the "English heritage" and in it housed a small museum, which exposition covers the history of the Arch.

  8. THE END Ufimcev Roman and Ufimcev Zahar

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