LONDON ATTRACTIONS · The Tower of London It is a medieval castle and it was a royal residence, a...
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LONDON ATTRACTIONSLONDON ATTRACTIONS
WELCOME TO LONDON!
Westminster Palace
This palace is
the most famous
buiding in the world, it is
the home of the British
Parliament.
This is the Big Ben,
the clock tower, the
most famous symbol
of London.
LONDON ATTRACTIONS
The Tower of London
It is a medieval
castle and it was
a royal
residence, a prison
and a zoo. Now it
is a museum and
the home of the
Crown Jewels.
Tower Bridge
It has got two towers.
It can be opened
to let ships through.
When the bridge is
open, traffic stops for
15 minutes.
The Millennium Bridge
It is a futuristic bridge over
the Thames, opened to
celebrate the new millennium.
It connects St Paul's cathedral to
the Tate
Modern.
St Paul's Cathedral
It is the Anglican
cathedral of London
designed by Sir
Christopher Wren.
The Tate Modern
It's a museum of modern art, opened in 2000,
located in an old power plant.
Hyde Park
It is a very big park
in the centre of London
where people can run
or relax.
You can't cycle.
Buckingham Palace
It is the London royal
residence, open to
visitors in August and
September.
Every day at 11.30
there is the Changing of the
Guard.
Trafalgar Square
One of the most famous
places in London.
In the centre there is
Nelson's column.
The National Gallery
London's most important
art museum. It has over
2,300 paintings.
The London EyeIt is the biggest
Ferri wheel in
Europe (135 m
high) and it has
32 capsules.
Built to celebrate
the new
millennium. One revolution
takes 30 minutes.
Madame Tussaud's
Johnny Depp and Angeline Jolie with Brad Pitt
Prince William and her wife Kate Middleton
It is a museum where
you can visit the wax
statues of the world's
most famous people,
past and present.
The British Museum
It contains
Egyptian
mummies from
the Pyramids,
Greek sculptures
from the
Parthenon in
Athens and the
Rosetta Stone.