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LONDON
London is the capital city of England and
the United Kingdom. It’s situated in the South East
of Engalnd with a population of 14 million people.
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LONDINIUM
London is one of the oldest cities in
the world, and it was founded by the Romans
in 40 A.D. and called Londinium.
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CLIMATE
London has a temperate marine climate like much
of the British Isles, so the city rarely sees
extremely high or low temperatures.
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DISTRICTS
Since 1965 Greater London has been divided into
32 districts in addition to the ancient City of
London.
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THE THAMES
London has the river Thames, which runs
through the middle of city and it is 215miles
long.
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ECONOMY
THE CITY OF LONDON is the world’s largest
financial centre alongside New York. It is home to
the London stock Exchange and Lloyds of London.
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Transport
London public transport include: London Underground, London Buses,
River Services and the National Rail.
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The London Underground
The Underground is also called “tube”,
because of the cylindrical shape of the system’s deep-bore
tunnels. It has 276 stations and runs over 243 miles (408km) of line, making it the longest railway in the world.
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THE RED DOUBLE DECKER BUSES
The buses known as
the red double decker buses and rail network in
London is very well developed, frequent and efficient.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
London has rich cultural history but, at
the same time, it is regarded as one of
the most modern cities in the world. The most famous tourist attractions are the Big Ben, the House of Parliament, the Queens palace, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London ecc.
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THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 1
The Houses of Parliament
is where the two Houses of the Parliament of
the United Kingdom (Houses of Commons and Lords) meet for political purposes. The oldest part of the building dates back to 1907.
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THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 2
On 5th November 1605
Guy Fawkes tried to assassinate the King and the
parliament members in the Gunpowder Plot, by blowing up the House of Parliament but he did not succeed.
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BIG BEN
Big Ben isn’t the clock on the
tower, but just the bell inside it. People all
over the world can hear its sound on the radio and TV programmes. It’s always right, never too fast or too slow.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Buckingham Palace is the official home of
the British Monarch in London. When the flag is
put up on the pole, it means that the Monarch is in the palace. It is also a famous tourist attraction becuase of the Queen’s Royal guards.
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THE ROYAL GUARD
Every morning at half past eleven
people all over the world come to see the
changing of the guards: the capital of the Old Guard gives the Keys of Buckingham Palace to the captain of the New Guard.
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THE TOWER OF LONDON
The Tower of London is
a historic tower in the centre of London. The
Tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison. Many prisoners were executed in this tower.
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THE BRITISH MUSEUM
The British Museum contains Egyptian collections
of mummified skeletons found in the Pyramids, Greek sculptures
from the Parthenon in Athens and two of the four existing original copies of the Magna Carta.
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THE NATIONAL GALLERY
The National Gallery is one of
the most important art galleries in the world. It
also includes the collection of Italian paintings found outside Italy.
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MADAME TUSSAUDS
Madame Tussauds is a museum in which
you can visit wax sculptures of the world’s most
famous people, past and present.
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THE LONDON EYE
The London Eye, also known as
the Millennium wheel was built in 1999, and since
then the biggest observation wheel in the world. It is 170m high and you can see the beautiful London skyline from the top.
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THE PARKS OF LONDON
The parks are a real
part of the Londoner’s life. People often have lunch
in the parks, spend their free time and children can enjoy themselves in many pools and little lakes.
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HYDE PARK
Hyde Park is one of the largest
parks in the central London, famous for its Speakers’
Corner. It’s devided by the Serpentine Lake.
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ST. JAMES PARK
St. James Parkis the oldest Royal
Park in London and it is surrounded by three
palaces. The most ancient is Westminster, St. James Palace and of course, the best known Buckingham Palace.
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GREENWICH PARK
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park
in Greenwich and one of the largest single green
spaces in South East London.
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster Abbey was begun by Henry III
in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic
buildings in the country with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.
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TOWER BRIDGE
The Tower Bridge is a bridge closed
to the Tower of London which gives it its
name. It has become an iconic symbol in London, and it’s situated over the River Thames.
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PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction
and public space of London’s West End in the
City of Westminster. It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Trafalgar Square is a square in London
and its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805),
a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.