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London
The Tourist Attractions
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A. One of the famouscities in the world
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. Itis one of the famouscity in the world, and
also one of the dearest. London is one of the
main destinations in theworld : it welcomes alot of tourist every year.
This city has got a veryrich historic heritage :there is a lot of monuments and sitetouristic.
We are going todiscover some of them.
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1. Big Ben and theHouses of Parliament
Also calledWestminster Palacefor historic reasons,
this building is theLondon’s Houses of Parliament.
It is characterised
by its world famousclock, Big Ben,which give its nameto the whole tower.
It is an icon of London as much
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2. Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the Britain royal family’sresidence. He was built in the XIX century. The
Queen’s presence is indicated by the flag, which ishoisted or not.
Only 19 rooms are open to the public during Augustand September while the Queen makes her annualvisit to Balmoral.
The tourists can assist to the changing of the guards
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3. The Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge isa bridge-rising. It isoften mixed up with
the London bridge bymany foreigners. It isone of theincontrovertible placeswhere a tourist hasto go.
One of the favouritetourist’s activities isto take photos of theTower Bridge. But thetourists can also visit
the inside of thebuildin where he
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4.The Tower of London
The Tower of Londonis a former prison.
Some famous
prisoners were jailedthere, like AnneBoleyn (a queen of England and thesecond wife of Henri
VIII) or Rudolf Hess(the Hitler’s partner incrime).
Actually, the crown’s
jewels are preservedin this monument.
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5. Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey sthe coronation churchof England. SinceWilliam the conqueror was crowned there, allthe England's kings(and after the UnitedKingdom's kings) werecrowned there too.
This Abbey welcomesover one million visitorsevery year.
The real name of this700-year-old building,surnamed « Poet's
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1. National Gallery
The National Gallery islocated in front of Trafalgar Square (afamous place of
London). It is considered as one
of the most beautifulpaint's museum.
Famous paints are
exposed there, like VanGogh'sunflowers.
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2. The British Museum
The British Museum isa of human historyand culture in London.
The entry is free for allthe visitors.
Its collection reachesabout seven millionsobjects.
In this museum, thehuman history isillustrating anddocumenting from thebeginnings to the
present.
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3. Madame Tussaud's
In MadameTussauds, the touristcan find many wax
statues of famouspersonalities,celebrities.
The different roomsof the museum have
different themes. For example, “The SpiritOf London” presentabout 400 years of the English history.There is also the
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D. Some famous placesand areas
1. Picadilly Circus
2. Covent Garden and the West
End3. Notting Hill and the PortobelloRoad
4. Camden
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Picadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus isa very famousplace of London.
It is recognizablethanks to its hugescreens of publicities.
It is a quite noisyplace with a lot of circulation.
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Covent Garden and thewest end
Covent Garden is aplace of Londonwhich is know by the
Royal Opera Houseand the coveredmarkets. It isconsidered as adistraction place.
Covent Garden islocated on the areaof The West End,which is the theatre’sdistrict.
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Notting Hill And ThePortobello Road
Notting Hill is an areain west London.
It is the place of the
famous PortobelloRoad’s market, whichbecame an importanttouristic activity of London.
Notting Hill is acosmopolitan zone andalso the place of theNotting Hill Carnival.
It also served of setting
for the movie NottingHill.
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Camden
Camden Town is onthe north of London.
It is famous for its
numerous markets, inparticularly its fleamarket, moreeccentric than thePortobello's market.
Camden isconsidered as aplace of alternativescultures, as punk or
gothic cultures.