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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
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The United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Northern
Ireland
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The national flower of Northern Ireland is the
shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover. It is
a symbol of trinity
Northern Ireland
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England
The Tudor rose is the national floral
emblem of England. It symbolizes the end of the
Wars of the Roses.
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Thistle is a prickly-leaved purple flower which was
first used in the 15th century as a symbol
of defence. The thistle has been a Scottish symbol for more than 500 years. It was found on ancient coins and coats of arms.
Scotland
The national flower of Scotland is the thistle
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The national flower of Wales is the daffodil,
which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day.
Wales
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The flag of the UK is a combination
of the flags of England (the cross of St.
George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick).
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Dating to the 12th century, the historic cross
of St. Andrew was first hoisted in 1512. Also
known as the Saltire, it is one of the oldest country flags. The Saltire is a flag with a diagonal cross whose arms extend to the corners of the flag
The flag of Scotland - St Andrew’s Cross
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The flag of England - St George’s Cross
The flag of Ireland - St Patrick Cross
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Royal Banner of the King or Queen of
the United Kingdom Today.
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Scottish Royal banner
The Royal Flag of Scotland, or
Rampart Lion, features a traditional red lion on a
gold field. It is widely used as a second national flag.
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The Welsh flag
This flag was officially adopted
in 1959, but the red dragon (possibly Roman in
origin) has been associated with Wales for many centuries. The green and white background stripes represent the House of Tudor, a Welsh dynasty that once held the English throne.
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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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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.
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Westminster Abbey
This is a holy place.
All English kings
have been crowned and buried in the church since
1308.
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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 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.
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Big Ben
Big Ben, the big clock tower, is
the symbol of London. It strikes hours.
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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.
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Imperial State Crown
The Tower’s greatest treasure is the
Imperial State Crown.
There are 2 800 diamonds on it.
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Beefeaters
The quards 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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Tower Bridge
The most famous
bridge in London
is a Tower bridge.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge.
The bascules
will open to let ships pass through.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building
too.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.
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Madame Tussauds Waxmuseum
Here you can see famous people,
good and bad, made of wax.
This is Queen Elizabeth
I.
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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
Taxis in London are old-fashioned black cars.
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Telephone booths
From here you can call your friends.
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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.
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Tartan
Tartans are an internationally recognized symbol of Scotland.
Highlanders wore clothes with distinctive striped or checked patterns,
and the growth of clan and family tartans became popular in the mid-18th century