Слайд 3 Old London The earliest prehistoric settlers in the
London area lived along parts of the Thames valley.
All the time it was mostly wild forested countryside. In later prehistoric times the settlers became more organized. In 55 BC Caesar landed in Britain and founded the military camp of Londinium on a strategic ford across the Thames. The area which the Romans fortified is now the City of London.
seven generations of British kings and queens and is
the symbol of the monarch. This Palace is neither very old nor very beautiful; nothing very remarkable has happened there; fewer people work there than staff the Press Office in the White House. Yet it is the most famous address in the world.
city within the capital. It includes St. Paul's Cathedral, Cornhill, which is the modern business, banking and insurance area consisting of the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England and Mansion House (the official residence of the City's Lord Mayor). For the visitors the initial impression of the City is of a largely modern landscape with banks and tall office blocks, some of them are the highest skyscrapers in Europe.