WELCOME TO LONDON!
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
- There are always a lot of people and pigeons on the square.
- Every winter there is a big Christmas tree which is a gift from Norway in the middle of the square.
- On New Year’s Eve people gather around the tree.
- In the middle of the square there is Admiral Nelson’s Column.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
- This is the Queen’s home.
- It was built in 1703.
- There is a great collection of paintings .
The Queen of Great Britain
- The Queen of Great Britain is Elizabeth II. Her husband is Duke of Edinburgh.
- They have got 4 grown-up children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Westminster Abbey
- This is a holy place.
- All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.
Westminster Cathedral
- It was built between 1895 and 1903.
- This is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England.
- Its bell tower is 84 metres high.
The Houses of Parliament
- This big palace is the most famous building in the world – the British Parliament.
- The building is 280 metres long.
- There are more than 1000 rooms.
Big Ben
- Big Ben, the big clock tower, is the symbol of London. It strikes hours.
Tower
- The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.
Imperial State Crown
- The Tower’s greatest treasure is the Imperial State Crown.
- There are 2 800 diamonds on it.
Beefeaters
- The quards of the Tower are called Beefeaters.
- The legend says that if the ravens leave, the Tower and the country will fall.
Tower Bridge
- The most famous
bridge in London
is a Tower bridge.
Tower Bridge
- Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge.
- The bascules will open to let ships pass through.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
- St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building too.
- Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.
Madame Tussauds Waxmuseum
- Here you can see famous people, good and bad, made of wax.
- This is Queen Elizabeth I.
King Henry VIII with his wives
Double-deckers
- There are big red buses called double-deckers in London.
- People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses.
- Tourists like them very much.
Taxis
- Taxis in London are old-fashioned black cars.
Telephone booths
From here you can call your friends.
River Thames
- Thames flows through London.
- The River Thames is 338 km long.
- It is 245 m wide here.
- Even big seaships can visit London.