London in pictures

Autor: Mgr. Alžběta Fojtů

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HISTORY OF LONDON• founded 2,000 years ago• Romans 43 A.D• 1665 almost 100,000 people

died = Black Death• 1666 the Great Fire of London

broke out • Christopher Wren = main

architect • Jack the Ripper• The Blitz = bombing by Nazi

Germany between 7 Sept 1940 and 10 May 1941 (76 consecutive nights)

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LONDON – BASIC FACTS• 7,5 million inhabitantsA) The City of London

– THE TOWER OF LONDON – THE TOWER BRIDGE – ST. PAUL´S CATHEDRAL – MONUMENT

B) The City of Westminster– THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT – WESTMINSTER ABBEY – NO. 10, DOWNING STREET – THE CENOTAPH – TRAFALGAR SQUARE – BUCKINGHAM PALACE – MILLENNIUM WHEEL

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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT• Palace of Westminster• left bank of the Thames• Gothic style

• House of Lords (throne of the Sovereign)

• House of Commons • State Opening of

Parliament • Big Ben = 13-ton bell of

the Clock Tower (97 m)• Minister Sir Benjamin Hall• BBC

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WESTMINSTER ABBEY• Gothic style• half national church,

half national museum • resting-place of Britain

´s monarchs• coronation place (since

1066)• Coronation Chair • Poet´s Corner (e.g.

Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Chaucer etc.)

• Grave of the Unknown Warrior

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LONDON EYEMILLENNIUM WHEEL OR THE BRITISH AIRWAYS LONDON EYE

•largest observation wheel in the world (150m)•celebrate the new millennium (Tony Blair on December 31, 1999)•one turn = 30 minutes•40 km view•32 air-conditioned capsules (for 25 people each)

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DOWNING STREET NO.10

• official home of British Prime Ministers

• since 1732• currently = David

Cameron

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CENOTAPH

• in Whitehall • on 11th Nov (= Remembrance

Day / Poppy Day) commemoration of dead soldiers

• red poppies• honour the victims of World

War I and II• two-minute silence• The Queen and the PM lay

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TRAFALGAR SQUARE

• naval victory of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

• against Napoleon • at Cape Trafalgar in

1805• Nelson´s Column • faces the sea• four lions• New Year´s Eve

celebrations

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

• office and home to the British monarchy

• built in 1703 by the Duke of Buckingham

• Queen Victoria the first monarch who lived here

• 600 rooms• Royal Standard is flown• Changing of the Guards

daily at 11.00 a.m. • guards: red uniforms and

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COVENT GARDEN

• fruit and vegetable market

• centre of entertainment• buskers = street artists • „Bucket od Blood“• pineapple

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THE TOWER• built by William Conqueror

in 11th century• in past: a royal palace, a

prison, a fortress, an execution place, a royal treasury and a royal zoo

• now:museum of historical weapons, armours and Crown Jewels

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THE TOWER• parts: Traitor´s Gate, Tower

Green, Jewel House, Bloody Tower

• 35 Yeomen Warders, or Beefeaters (Tudor uniform)

• 9.40 p.m. Ceremony of the Keys

• ravens – legend (Raven Master)

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THE MONUMENT

• commemorates the Great Fire in 1666

• the fire broke out nearby

• stone column (62 m)• 311 steps • viewing platform

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TOWER BRIDGE

• drawbridge • opens in the middle• 90 seconds to raise• 40 m high and 60 m

wide when raised• The Tower Bridge

Exhibition• 300 stairs on the top

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ST PAUL´S CATHEDRAL

• Christopher Wren´s masterpiece

• built in 17th century • Whispering Gallery • the second biggest dome• Wren´s Tomb• funeral of Winston Churchill in

1965• wedding of Prince Charles and

Lady Diana Spencer in 1981

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MILLENIUM BRIDGE

• footbridge across the River Thames

• opened on 10 June 2000

• Wobbly Bridge (problems with swaying)

• reopened in 2002

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LONDON MUSEUMS

MADAME TUSSAUD´S MUSEUM

•wax figures of famous and infamous people •politicians, actors and actresses, directors, singers, painters, Royal family members •The Chamber of Horror

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LONDON MUSEUMS

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM•fossils and examples of living plants and animals, dinosaurs, minerals, rocks and meteorites.

SCIENCE MUSEUM•history and development of science and industry•veteran cars, aeroplanes, spaceships to computers

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LONDON MUSEUMS

HMS BELFAST

•served in World War II•Normandy Landings•in service until 1965•floating naval museum•portray life on board during World War II

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THE GLOBE

• wooden circular structure open in the middle

• reconstruction of Shakespeare´s original theatre (closed by Puritans in 1642)

• seats with a roof for the rich, commoners stood in the pit

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GREENWICHOLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY•stand astride the prime meridian •shown by a brass strip •divides the Earth´s eastern and western hemispheres

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM•world´s biggest collections of boats•uniform of Lord Horatio Nelson with bloodstains CUTTY SARK•a tea carrier (1869 – 1938)

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TRAVELLING IN LONDON DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES•since The World Exhibition

TUBE•oldest (since 1863), longest, and most expensive

AIRPORTS•Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton

BLACK TAXIS

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LONDON PARKSHYDE PARK

•biggest London´s park •originally Henry VIII´s hunting forest•swim, row, horse-ride•Peter Pan statue•Speaker´s Corner•Princess Diana Memorial fountain

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LONDON in questions• Where is it situated?• How many inhabitants does London

have?• What parts does it have? Give

examples.• What main historical events took

place in London?

• What do we call these buses?• What makes them different from

usual buses?• Can we still see this type of bus

in London? Why?• What are other typical means of

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the picture?

What do you know about the place?

• What does the story say?• Where can we find the statue?• What else can we see/do there?• Which day do many British go to

watch fairy tales? • Which museum is the photo taken in? What can people see there?

• What other museums do you know? Mention at least 3 more + what is inside.

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the picture?• What do people usually think it is and it

is incorrect?• What style was it built?• How did it get its name?• What happens inside the whole

building?

• What can you see in the picture? Describe it.

• When was is built?• What other buildings were built at

the same ocassion?• What can people do there?• How fast is it?

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the picture?

Describe it.• What is the building used for?

Remember the most important historical events.

• What can you see in the picture?

• Who lives/has lived there?• Can people go in? Why?

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in tho photo? • Which day is it hugely visited?• What is remembered?• What do people do that day?

• What can you see in the picture? • Whose statue is it? What does

the history say about it?• What is the place used for?

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the

picture? • Who lives / has lived there?• What do you know about its

history?• Why do so many tourists go

there every year?

• What can you see in the picture?

• What do you know about the history of the place?

• What happens there?

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the

picture? • Which historical event is it

connected to? Talk about it.

• What can you see in the photo?

• Who designed it and when?• What can we find inside?• What famous events took

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A B

LONDON in questions

Compare the bridges

• What is the man in a uniform called? What do they do?

• Where is the photo taken? • What do you know about

the history of the place?• Do animals live there?

Which? Why?

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A B

LONDON in questions• What can you see in the

picture? Which faous name is it connected to?

• Describe what it looks/looked like.

• What can you see in the picture? What does it symbolise?

• What do tourists usually do there?

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A B

Použité zdroje

• BOWLER, B., THOMPSON, L. Timesaver LONDON Elementary - Intermediate. 2005. ISBN 1-904720-98-3.

• BRENDLOVÁ, S. Basic Facts on English Speaking Countries. 2000. ISBN 80-85784-87-4.

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