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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.
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Buckingham Palace
This is the Queen’s home.
It was
built in 1703.
There is a great collection of
paintings.
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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.
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The Houses of Parliament
This is the British Parliament.
The
building is 280 metres long.
There are 1000 rooms .
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Big Ben
Big Ben, the big clock tower, is
the symbol of London.
It strikes hours.
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The Tower of London
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.
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Beefeaters
The guards of the Tower are called Beefeaters.
The
legend says that if the ravens leave, the Tower
and the country will fall.
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The Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge is a
bascule-bridge.
The bascules will open to let ships pass
through.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
Prince Charles and Princess
Diana got married here in 1981.
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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
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Taxis
Taxi is the same symbol of
London, as Big-Ben, the Tower or two -
storied buses.
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Telephone booths
In these booths you
can call your friends.
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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.
