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London
London - the capital and largest city of
the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Administrative forms a region of England greater London, divided into 33 self-governing district.
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The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)
One of the most
popular attractions of London. Big Ben was renamed "the
Elizabeth Tower" in 2012. Hours reaches a height of 97 meters. The watch was officially opened in 1859.
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Buckingham Palace
The official London residence of British monarchs.
Located opposite the street pall Mall and green Park
with white marble and gilded monument to Queen Victoria
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Tower Bridge
A drawbridge in Central London on the
river Thames, near the tower of London. Sometimes it
is confused with the London bridge, located upstream. Opened in 1894. Is also one of the symbols of London and Britain.
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British Museum
The main historical and archaeological Museum of
the British Empire and one of the largest museums
in the world, second in attendance among art museums, after the Louvre.
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Cutty Sark
One of the most famous and the
only preserved until the XXI century tea clipper. Was
built in 1869. Since the mid-twentieth century is a Museum ship is in dry dock in Greenwich.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
The Cathedral dedicated to St. Paul.
Located on the top of the hill Ludgate hill,
the highest point of the city; is the seat of the Bishop of London.
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London zoo
London zoo is the oldest scientific zoo
in the world. Founded in London April 27, 1828
as a Zoological collection, designed for scientific research. Since 1847 is open to the public.
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London Eye
One of the largest Ferris wheel in
Europe, located in the London borough of Lambeth on
the South Bank of the Thames. With a height of 135 meters offers view of almost the entire city
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Palace of Westminster
The building on the river Thames
in the London borough of Westminster, where the sittings
of the British Parliament. It connects to Trafalgar square and Whitehall.
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The national gallery
Museum in London in Trafalgar square
containing more than 2000 samples of Western European painting
XIII — beginning of XX century. The third most visited art Museum in the world
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Observatory Greenwich
Main astronomical organization in the UK, with
state funding
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Hyde Park
Royal Park in Central London. From West
to adjoin Kensington gardens. The traditional place for political
rallies, festivals and festivities
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Museum of science
One of the three major museums
of the Victorian era Exhibition road in London South
Kensington. The Museum was founded in 1857 on the basis of the surplus from other exhibitions and museums of the Kingdom
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Interesting facts about London
The first zoo in the
world opened in London in 1828
In Canada, the USA
and some other countries there are cities with the same name – “London”. Moreover, Canada's London is located on the banks of the river Thames
The capital passes through the Prime Meridian, also called Greenwich
On average, about half of the people on the Central streets of the British capital tourists
London underground — the oldest in the world, it opened in 1863
A full turn of the Ferris wheel lasts for 30 minutes.
The number of inhabitants of the British capital reaches 8.2 million people is the largest city of the European Union and 16th in the world
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DOCTOR WHO
The longest-running sci-Fi series was filmed in
London in 1963. The series continues to shoot so
far! cult British sci-Fi television series of “BBC“ about the alien time traveler known as the Doctor.
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resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD
http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/facts-figures/clock-tower-facts/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace
https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-buckingham-palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_Sark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Zoo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/