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of England and of the United Kingdom situated on

the Thames river, the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world.

LONDON

London. It was built in 1828. In the middle

of Trafalgar Square is Nelson’s Column. This Column is fifty meters high. A lot of demonstrations and public meetings take place here. It’s a famous square where on New Year’s Eve people gather to celebrate.

fire in 1834.
There are two houses in the

Parliament:
the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

most famous clocks in the world. Big Ben is

really a bell. You hear it every hour. It is a big bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms.

which can be raised. The road over the bridge

is built on two central sections, they open 3 times a week to let ships through.

The coronation of nearly all English kings and queens

since William the Conqueror has taken place here. Many of them are buried within the Abbey. There are also the graves of famous poets, writers, and statesmen. Here you can see memorials to Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Chaucer and others.

the largest libraries in the world. There are more

than 6 million books in the library. At present the library has modern electronic equipment.

the Queen and her family. It has 600 rooms,

a swimming pool, a cinema, a ballroom, and a garden. In summer the Queen gives three garden parties for about 9,000 guests. The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a great tourist attraction. It takes place daily at 11.30 a.m. and lasts half an hour. To the sound of music, the guardsmen arrive and pass the palace keys to another group.

central part of London. In the square you can

see people of many nationalities. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting-point of 6 streets. London’s famous restaurants and best- known theatres and cinemas are on Piccadilly Circus.

It was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675–1710.

Wren is buried there, also Wellington and Nelson.

of London. It has a fine collection of European

paintings.