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Presentation of London

•London is the capital city of The United Kingdom. The first inhabitants were the Romans

and their rule extended from 43 AD to the fifth century AD. They founded the city and

called it Londinium.

•Today London is the seat of the British Government and the residence of Her Majesty the

Queen Elisabeth II who is The head of the State and of the Anglican Church, too.

It is a place of great historical interest, a lively commercial centre, a paradise for shoppers

and for art, music and theatre lovers. It is also a quiet place to relax in its green parks.

•The town has become one of the most popular tourist destination in the world

Head to Buckingham Palace on Google Maps

Video : Take a tour inside of Buckingham Palace

Watch the video( Changing of the

guards)

Learn more about Buckingham Palace:

The official website of the British

Monarchy

Buckingham Palace – Facts for Kids

Did you know?It has got

775 rooms and 800 staff

members…!

Buckingam Palace

Buckingham Palace is the royal residence of the British sovereign, Queen

Elizabeth II and it was built in 1703. The Duke of Buckingham built it for himself.

King George III bought the big house in 1761.

In front of Buckingham Palace , a very special ceremony takes place every day.

It’s the changing of the guard !it starts at 11 a.m.

OLD LANDMARKS

Head to the Houses of Parliament on google maps

Video: Take a tour of The Houses of Parliament

Learn more about The Houses of Parliament

Big Ben – UK Parliament

The Houses of Parliament from Project Britain

Wikipedia Palace of Westminster

Big Ben and House of Parliament

The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliamentor just Westminster,

is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords

and the House of Commons) meet. It is the place where British laws are debated and

passed. The first English Parliament met in 1275. Most of the medieval palace was

destroyed in a fire in 1834 and it was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style. During the

parliamentary year the British flag is flown on top of the 98 meter high tower.

Did you know?

Hats are not allowed in the

Houses of Parliament and

you are not allowed to walk

around with your hands in

your pockets!

On 5th November 1605, Guy

Fawkes and a group of

friends tried to kill King

James I by blowing up the

Houses of Parliament using

gunpowder. The plot failed

and the men were tortured

and executed.

Big Ben: many people think that Big Ben is the name of the clock tower at the north

end of the Palace of Westminster in London. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell

inside the clock.

The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower or "Clock Tower". It was

completed in 1858.

The tower has become one of the most important symbols of the United Kingdom and

is often shown in the films set in London.

Head to Big Ben on google maps: Big Ben

Take a tour of BIG BEN: Watch the video

Learn more about Big Ben & the houses of Parliament

Happy birthday, Big Ben!

Did you know?The

tower is over 96

metres tall!The hour

hand on the clock is

nearly 3 metres long

and the minute hand

is over 4 metres

long!

Big Ben

Head to Westminster Abbey on Google Maps

Video :Westminster Abbey

Learn more about Westminster Abbey:

Official site

Wikipedia

Westminster Abbey

The Westminster Abbey is located in London near the Houses of Parliament. The Abbey is famous for its beautiful architecture and for the many royal ceremonies that took place there. Kings and Queens of England were crowned here since William the Conqueror in 1066. Also, many royal marriages, like that of William and Kate, and funerals, such as that of Princess Diana were celebrated in the church. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100.

Did you know? -There have been celebrated at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100.. -Famous writers like Chaucer and Kipling are buried here too.

Head to the Tower on google maps

Watch the video: an introduction of Tower of

London

Learn more about the Tower of London

Britain Express: the Tower of London

The first part of the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1078, as

his royal residence and defence system, in the early 1080s but what we now call the

Tower is actually a collection of several different buildings. The Tower of London

has been used for many things since it was first built. Hundreds of years ago it was

most famous as a prison where some prisoners were even tortured or killed! Now it

is just as famous as the home of the crown jewels which have been kept there since

the year 1303The most famous people to be locked up in the Tower of London were

Queen Elizabeth I and Guy Fawkes.

Did you know? The full name of the Tower of London is actually Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress The tower is guarded by special wards called the Beefeaters. They still wear the traditional ancient uniform. Six black ravens live in the

tower gardens. The legend

says: if the ravens will leave

the tower the monarchy will

be destroyed.

The Tower of London

Head to Saint Paul Cathedral on google maps

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Cathedral

Saint Paul's on the web

St Paul’s Cathedral

Saint Paul's Cathedral is located in the middle of the City of London. It is the Mother Church of the Anglican Church. St. Paul's Cathedrals was built by Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666 that

destroyed much of London.

The Cathedral includes a large central dome and two bell towers on the west: the

north tower contains 13 bells and the south contains 4 ;

It was inspired by St Peter's Basilica in Rome. it also has a crypt with over 200

memorials.

Lots of famous people are buried there including Sir Winston Churchill and Florence Nightingale.

Did you know? -In the whispering Gallery you can hear a whisper on the other side of the dome(112 feet away..!) -The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is the second biggest dome in the world, after St Peter's in Rome.

Head to Trafalgar Square on Google maps

Watch the video of Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery

Learn more…

WIKIPEDIA Trafalgar_Square

Some facts

Project Britain: Trafalgar Square

Did you know? -There are four lions guarding

Nelson’s column

-Trafalgar Square was designed by

Sir Charles Barry who was also

responsible for the Houses of

Parliament.

-Norway every year sends a huge

Christmas tree, that stands in the

square, as a gift for Britain's help

during the Second World war.

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a very famous square of London dedicated to the memory of

Trafalgar's battle (1805) during the Napoleonic wars. The square was finished in the year

1845.

In Trafalgar Square, tourists can see the Admiralty Arch(it has a gate that gives access to

Buckingham Palace) and Nelson's column, celebrating the British victory against

Napoleon at the sea battle of Trafalgar.

Behind Nelson's column there is the National Gallery.

Trafalgar Square is the place where mass meetings and demonstrations take place

Watch a video inside the National gallery

Learn more

Simple.wikipedia : the National Gallery

Official site

Discover the collection online & take a virtual tour

Wikipedia The National Gallery

The National Gallery is

situated in London in the

north side of Trafalgar square.

The Gallery was founded in

1824 and is one of the most

important museums in

London. The National Gallery

houses a rich collection of

over 2.300 paintings from

different periods. The

collections belong to the

British people and the

entrance is free.

The National Gallery

The National Gallerywas founded in 1824 to house one of the

greatest collections of European painting in the world. Paintings

range from 1250 to 1900, featuring work by Botticelli, da Vinci,

Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh.

London tower bridge opening and closing for Cruise

video

HEAD TO TOWER BRIDGE on google maps

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WIKIPEDIA

WEB SITE

Facts about Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge Exhibition

The Tower Bridge

Did you know? - the Bridge was painted red white and blue to celebrate the Queen’s silver Jubilee. It was originally brown -There have been several incidents on the bridge over the years. In December 1952, the bridge opened while a number 78 double decker bus was on it!

The Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. It was built in1894

in the Gothic style. It is 144 meters long.

This bridge connects two districts of London, the ancient and the modern crossing

the river Thames. It was built to allow the passage of large ships under the bridge.

The bridge opens a few times, it opens about 1,000 times a year and it only opens in

90 seconds

Millennium Bridge one minute video

Head to Millennium bridge on google maps

Learn more about The Millenium Bridge

wikipedia

Seven Millenium Bridge Facts

Some more information

Did you know? : - Unfortunately during

the first two days the

structure was open,

thousands of

pedestrians who

crossed it noticed that

the Bridge seemed to

wobble. It was quickly

nicknamed ''the wobbly

bridge'' and closed for

modifications, just three

days after it opened.

The Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge was completed in June 2000. The bridge spans over the

River Thames between the Southwark Bridge and the Blackfriars Bridge.

This footbridge is 325 meters long and it is 4 meters wide. It can hold 5000

pedestrians. The total cost of this bridge was £ 18.2 million (€ 30 million).

If take a walk over the London Bridge you can admire spectacular views of

London and the Tower Bridge is clearly visible from there!

London Eye video

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Project Britain: London eye facts and information

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Wickipedia London_Eye

10 London Eye Facts

London Eye

The London Eye is a giant panorama wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in

London. It is also known as the Millennium Wheel, because it was built to celebrate

the beginning of the new millennium but has been granted permission to stay up for

at least 25 years.

The entire structure is 135 metres tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres. It is

currently Europe's tallest Ferris wheel, the most popular paid tourist attraction in the

United Kingdom with over 3.5 million visitors annually.

When erected in 1999 it was the world’s tallest panorama wheel.

The wheel has 32 capsules. A trip on the wheel takes thirty minutes.

On a clear day, you can see up to 40 kms.

Did you know?

-The wheel has 32

capsules.

-A trip on the wheel

takes thirty minutes.

- the wheel moves so

slowly that it doesn’t

stop so you have to get

on and off while it is still

moving.

SOME MODERN LANDMARKS

Head to the gherkin on google maps

Watch a video of the Gherkin

Learn more about the Gherkin

13 things you didnt know about the Gherkin

Wikipedia: 30 St Mary Axe

the Gherkin

Did you know?

-The Gherking is 180 metres

tall and has 40 floors

-It was designed by Norman

Foster who also designed

the Millennium Bridge, City

Hall and Wembley Stadium!

-The building uses energy-

saving methods that allows

it to use half the energy

normally need for a similar

building

The GHERKIN or Swiss Re Tower

The Swiss Re Tower is located in the City of London. It is known also as

"The Gherkin" but the full name is 30 St Mary Axe from the name of the

Swiss insurance group.

It is famous for its architecture.

Today the building is used as offices and has a restaurant on the 30

floor.

Did you know?

-The Shard's construction

began in March 2009; it was

topped out on 30 March

2012and inaugurated on 6 July

2012.

Practical completion was

achieved in November 2012.

The View from the Shard, was

opened to the public on 1st

February 2013.

The Shard

PICCADILLY CIRCUS

Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus: it is the meeting

point of 6 main streets, in the middle of

it there is the statue of Eros, the Greek

God of Love. Piccadilly Circus is the

centre of social life: there are many

cinemas, shops, pubs and restaurants.

The Shard, is a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London, that forms part of the London

Bridge Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres high, the Shard is the tallest building

in the United Kingdom, the fourth-tallest building in Europe.

The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air

observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244.3 metres (802 ft). It was designed by

the Italian architect Renzo Piano and replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block

built on the site in 1975. The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of

LBQ Ltd, and is jointly owned by Sellar Property and the State of Qatar.

Head to the Shard on google maps Video from the top of the Shard

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The British Museum

Head to the British Museum on Google Maps

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Official site

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Official siteDiscover the collection online & take a virtual tour

In London there are lots of museums and the admission is free like, The British Museum

,Natural History Museum,The National Gallery, the Tate Modern, the Albert & Victoria

Museum. Visitors can also see the Globe Theatre, which is a reconstruction of

Shakespeare's original theatre and Madame Tussaud's wax museum.

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The British Museum is one of the most important museums in the world. Today

the museum consists of many galleries where you can see art and artefacts of

ancient times like: the Rosetta Stone, Sculptures of the Parthenon and Egyptian

mummies. It contains more than 7.5 million objects! Free admission as all

London museums

LONDON MUSEUM

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• Official web site

• Vikipedia: Science Museum

The Tate Modern is London most famous gallery

of modern and contemporary art.

It is also a very interesting example of industrial

architecture as originally the building was a

power station.

The old Turbine Hall is now the enormous

entrance of the gallery

It is located in London' s Bankside area

The Tate Modern is the most visited modern art museum in the world and each year it attracts more than 4 and a half million visitors.

Head to the Tate Galley on google maps

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The Natural historyMuseum

Tate Modern Gallery

The main scientific advances of

the last 300 years are in the

largest museum of its kind in the

world: The Science Museum, it

has over 40 galleries and 2000

hands-on exhibits

Head to the science museum on

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The museum is home to a

permanent dinosaur exhibition

and has a collection of the

biggest, tallest and rarest animals

in the world (such as the Blue

Whale, a 40-million-year-old

spider and the Darwin Centre).

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Madame Tussauds

Victoria and Albert Museum

The famous waxwork museum containing lifelike wax figures of many famous people,

from royalty to villains.

It collects the fake bodies of famous people made of wax. It is one of the most popular

tourist attractions in London.

You can find the latest wax figures of the celebrities of the moment or the

reproductions of famous world leaders. Finally, in the Taxi of Time, you can sit in a

reproduction of a typical black London taxi and listen to a brief history of the city.

The Victoria and Albert Museum has

one of the largest collections of arts

and crafts including furniture,

jewellery, ceramics and textiles.

It was built in 1852. There are 4

million artefacts from all continents.

In addition to the permanent

exhibition of ceramics, photos,

textiles, costumes, paintings,

furniture, temporary exhibitions,

events and much more.

SHOPPING IN LONDON

London is also a shopping mecca! There are several distinct shopping areas and shopping streets. From luxury goods in May fair to Covent Garden or Oxford street; from large shopping centres such as Westfield Stratford City to famous London department stores including Harrods, Liberty and Selfridges ,or the best food store: Fortnum & Mason and Hamley’ s , the largest toy shop in Europe. If you prefer street markets, don't miss Portobello and Camden Town ...! Oxford Street and Regents Streets are the most famous streets of the British capital. With its 300 shops (including electronics, clothing, and much more) is best known for Selfridges and the other big department stores, which are all situated in the section from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus including H&M, Forever21, Primark, New Look, Prada, Versace and much more.

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HARRODS

HAMLEY’S London’s largest toy shop.

Covent Garden Today is a London district

located between Martin's Lane and Drury

Lane; but Covent Garden is best known as

the site of the city's oldest market, It is

built on the land of an ancient Benedictine

Convent and that is where the name comes

from. It was a fruit and vegetable market.

Today there are fine elegant shops

restaurants and street entertainers.

Harrods Is one of the world’s most famous

and legendary stores, where you can buy

practically anything. The store has over 330

departments making it the biggest

department store in Europe. The Harrods

motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique—All

Things for All People, Everywhere. At

Harrods, you can buy "anything from a pin

to an elephant"! Harrods is located in

Knightsbridge in the Royal district of

Kensington and Chelsea

Covent Garden

CARNABY STREET learn more

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Regent Street is one of London's most central

shopping streets, The street is home to several

bars, restaurants, cafes, spas and hotels.

Selfridges Selfridges store has an extensive

designer section for both men, women

and children, constantly updated by the

arrival of international labels. Selfridges

Oxford Street is an iconic London

landmark and a luxury shopping

experience home to both affordable and

premium brands. From fashion, beauty,

timepiece, jewellery, home and

technology and haute cuisine,

Selfridges specialises in satisfying

every need..

LIBERTY

Liberty:is famous for selling beautiful

fabrics. The shop looks like a Tudor house

and has an elaborate clock outside.

REGENT STREET

Many tourists go to Portobello market on

Sunday day morning. It is one of the most

famous Street markets in London with lots of

shops and stalls selling antiques, food and

clothes

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On Camden high street, tourists can find everything that they will not find elsewhere: gifts vintage design and futuristic cyberpunk,

gothic or burlesque clothing, and much more .

Westfield London is a great place to buy

everything from fashion staples and jewellery

to cosmetics, sportswear, menswear and

children's clothing

Westfield Stratford City is one of the largest

urban shopping centres in Europe, with 250

shops and more than 70 places to eat. It is

located in the site of the London 2012 Olympic

Games, in Stratford in East London.

Hyde Park is one of the largest of London's

Royal Parks.It is located between Bayswater

Road and Kensington road. Sites of interest in

the park include Speakers'Corner where

anybody is free to express his ideas in a

speech. South of the Serpentine is the Diana,

Princess of Wales memorial, an oval stone ring

fountain opened on 6 July 2004. To the east of

the Serpentine, just beyond the dam, is

London's Holocaust Memorial. Many famous

rock concerts, like Pink Floyd, Queen and the

Rolling Stones took place in Hyde Park. It is a

beautiful area where people can go for a walk or

just relax. It is also possible to go horse riding

or play tennis.

Saint James’s Park. It the oldest of the

Royal Parks of London .St. James's

Park is situated in the City of

Westminster, central London. The

park has a small lake, St. James's

Park Lake, with two islands, West

Island, and Duck Island. Tourists can

admire a beautiful panorama over the

Swire fountain, the Guards Parade,

Horse Guards building, the Tiffany

fountain, The London Eye and the

Shell Tower.

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-Head to Saint James’s Park on google

maps

THE MOST POPULAR LONDON PARKS ARE:

HYDE PARK

SAINT JAMES’ PARK

Regent' s Parks one of the Royal

Parks of London.It is situated in the

north- west of London.The Regent' s

Park is the largest grass area for

sports in central London and offers a

wide variety of activities, an Open

AirTheatre, The London Zoo, Gardens

and a boating lake. You can playmany

sports like tennis, netball, athletics

and admire 100 species of wild bird.

Read more: Regent's park

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REGENT’ S PARKS

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

London Buses

London buses are a quick and a cheap way to travel around London, with plenty of sightseeing

opportunities. The red double-decker-buses are the national symbol of Britain.

Taxi

Black cabs are another famous London sight, although, like buses, these can be any colour and are

sometimes decorated with bold advertising slogans.

Underground station

The london underground or tube is the main method of transport for Londoners and the most areas

have a local tube station. In the centre of the city, the stations are very close to each other and so all

the major tourists attractions have a station nearby. It’s the oldiest metro system in the

world(1863).There are about 3million passengers every day.

world (1863). There are about 3 million passengers every day.

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London Southend Airport London City Airport London Stansted Airport

London Luton Airport Heathrow Airport London Gatwick Airport

How to get to London

by Plane

London main airports

allocated outside the

city area: Heathrow,

Gatwick, Luton,

Stansted, London City

and London South end

airport.

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