Презентация на тему London

year 43. Their ships came up the river Thames.
They

were the Jutes, Angles and Saxons. They came from

King:William the Conqueror, from France.
He built a castle. We

and there were 50,000 people in London.


In 1600, when

London. Fleas in rats caused the plague. More than

St Paul’s cathedral was built by Sir Christpher Wren

one of the most important countries in the world

that time many railways were built. People could travel

German bombs destroyed many buildings in London, but they

her office. About 300 people work here. Heads of

mornings, the soldiers change the guard at Buckigham Palace.

It exhibits works of art from the Royal Collection.

Queen’s horses and coaches

family for over 300 years and was where Diana

hour by train from London. There, you can visit

the River Thames in southwest London.

London celebrates the Queen’s birthday with a big parade:

* The Queen opens the Parliament in November, when the British government begins to work for the year.

one of the best known annual events in London,

It is now the home of the bank of

the city. In the past it was a palace

There are 36 Yeoman Warders, or Beefeaters at the Tower. They tell the visitors about the Tower and its famous people

tall ships go up the river, the centre of

Crossing the bridge!

the City. Its dome is 110 metres high. The

The Monument, a building 60 metres high, is also in the city. It was built to remember the Great London Fire. It is near Pudding Lane, where the fire started.

long road, to the south of Trafalgar Square. Most

Horse Guard Parade
Gates outside Downing Street.
Winston Churchill statue at

church. English Kings and queens always have their coronation

The Houses of Parliament is the home of the British Goverment. The clock high up in the Tower is called Big Ben; but really Big Ben is the bell in the clock.

London without a visit to the river: you can

of the Shakespeare Globe built at the time of

The Globe, built in 1997, as a replica of the Shakespeare Globe built at the time of Queen Elizabeth. In the summer you can see Shakespeare’s plays.

The Tate Modern, a modern art gallery (20th and 21st century art).
The Millennium Bridge.

London Eye. Visitors travel in the capsules on the wheel for 30 minutes.

towers; one of them is 240 metres high. The

The Thames Barrier was built and opened in 1984 to avoid floods. When the sea is very high, the ten big gates on the barrier come up and stop the water. There is a visitor centre.

opened in the 17th century. It is a beautiful

Kensington Gardens is next to Hyde Park. Here you can see a statue of Peter Pan. There is also a playground called the Diana, Princess of Wales playground.

Park
The Serpentine, at Hyde Park
Speaker’s Corner
Statue of Peter Pan
Princess

Zoo. It opened in 1828. There is also a

St James’s Park is a small park but very beautiful. It is the oldest of the Royal Park. Lots of birds live on and around the lake in the centre of the park.

is the biggest museum in Britain and the oldest

The Museum of London. It opened in 1976. There you learn about London and its people from its earliest times

The British Museum

animals and plants. There is an interesting exhibition about

The Science Museum. You can learn about the science of the past and today.

Charles Dickens lived in this house.
The Sherlock Holmes Museum.

big art gallery with pictures from the 13th to

Madame Tussauds, wax museum





The London Dungeon, a Museum of Horror

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