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LONDON: FACT FILE

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the

biggest and most important cit in !ritain" It #as

fo$nded on the ban%s of the ri&er Thames b the

'omans( #ho called it Londini$m( in A"D" )*" It has

o&er + million inhabitants"

LONDON ,I-.T,

THE LONDON EYE (MILLENIUM WHEEL)

It/s the largest obser&ation #heel in the #orld" It

is sit$ated on the

so$th ban% of the

ri&er Thames" It

#as opened in

the ear 0111 to celebrate the ne#

millenni$m" It has got *0 obser&ation caps$les( each caps$le can contain 02

people" From its top o$ can get a magnificent &ie# of London"

THE WEST END

It is the main shopping and entertainment area of London and the centre of

night life" It/s f$ll of cinemas( shops( theatres

and resta$rants" Piccadilly Circusmar%s the

centre of the 3est End" It is famo$s for its

neon signs and the stat$e of Eros( the -ree%

-od of lo&e #hich stands in the middle of the

s4$are"

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TRAFALGAR SQUARE

It is the most famo$s s4$are in London" The stat$e of

Admiral Lord Nelson stands on the top of a tall col$mn in

the middle of the s4$are" The s4$are ta%es its namefrom Lord Nelson/s &ictor in the

battle of Trafalgar in 5612" .e

defeated the French( b$t he lost

his life in the battle" Nelson/s

col$mn is s$rro$nded b fo$r

bron7e lions" The metal $sed is

said to ha&e been reccled from the cannons of the

French fleet" Trafalgar s4$are is a pop$lar site for

political demonstrations and on Ne# 8ear/ E&e a lot of people gather in the

s4$are to celebrate the start of the Ne# 8ear"

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

It is sit$ated on the north side of Trafalgar ,4$are

and is one of the most important art galleries in

the #orld" It contains a collection of 0*11 3estern

E$ropean paintings 9from 5021 to 511 ; In the

east #ing of the galler o$ can admire a bea$tif$l

collection of Impressionist and onet/s The Water-lily pond and ?an -ogh/s The Sunflowers.

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COVENT GARDEN

It is an area of London famo$s for its theatres 9 the

'oal Opera .o$se;( resta$rants( shops and street

entertainers"Co&ent -arden


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palace is the seat of the House of Commons

and the House of Lords" 3hen ilton( Cha$cer;"

The Coronation Chair near the Altar has been $sed for

e&er Coronation since 5*16" $een Eli7abeth II #as cro#ned

at 3estminster on Febr$ar 520"

OXFORD STREET

It/s the most famo$s shopping street in

London" It is 0 %ilometres long"3ith o&er *11

shops( it is probabl the #orlds largest

shopping street"

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TOWER BRIDGE

It is &er near the To#er of London" The bridge can open to let ships pass" It

#as b$ilt in the ?ictorian -othic stle and #as

opened in 56)"

There is a

m$se$m

inside the t#o

to#ers of the

!ridge #here o$ can see the original steam

and hdra$lic engines" And if o$ go $p the

#al%#as o$ can admire a bea$tif$l panorama of London"

THE TOWER OF LONDON

It #as b$ilt b the Norman King 3illiam the

Con4$eror in the ele&enth cent$r 951+6;" O&er

the cent$ries it #as $sed as a fortress( a roal

residence( a prison( a 7oo( an obser&ator" A lot

of famo$s people #ere eec$ted in the To#er :

the incl$ded Anne !olen and Catherine .o#ard

9 t#o of King .enr

?III/s si #i&es;" $een Eli7abeth I( #hen she #as

a princess( #as a prisoner here" No# it is a

m$se$m #here o$ can see theCrown Jewels"

The White Tower is the oldest part of the

b$ilding" The Beefeaters( the c$stodians of the To#er( are a famo$s to$rist

attraction" The are called !eefeaters beca$se in the past(

the %ing ga&e them meat( or beef( to eat"" The #ear a red

and blac% $niform" On the $niform are the letters E II '

9Eli7abeth II 'egina;" A special g$ardian( the 'a&enmaster(

feeds the ra&ens #hich li&e in the To#er" A legend sas

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that if the ra&ens lea&e the To#er( the monarch #ill fall do#n( b$t this is

improbable: their #ings ha&e been c$t so the can/t fl

ST KATHERINES DOCK

It is &er near To#er !ridge and the To#er of

London" In old times merchant ships came

here from all o&er the #orld" Toda ,t

Katherine/s Doc% is a port for pri&ate achts"

There are some nice bo$ti4$es( shops(

resta$rants( p$bs( a achting marina and

l$$r apartments"

ST PAULS CATHEDRAL

The cathedral is one of London/s most &isited sights"

It #as b$ilt b ,it Christopher

3ren( a famo$s !ritish

architect( after the -reat Fire

of London of 5" It/s a big

!aro4$e ch$rch( the largest in

London and is sit$ated in the

heart of the Ci!( the b$siness

centre of London" The

cathedral is 550 metres high"

Its impressi&e dome #as inspired b ,t


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THE MILLENIUM BRIDGE

It/s a footbridge made of steel and is *02

metres long" It lin%s ,t"odern -aller" It

#as opened in the ear 0111 to celebrate the

ne# millenni$m" Unepected lateral &ibration

ca$sed the bridge to be closed for

modifications" The mo&ements #ere prod$ced

b the great n$mber of pedestrians #ho crossed it on the first das" The bridge

#as s$ccessf$ll re=opened in Febr$ar 0110"

TATE MODERN

It/s !ritain/s national m$se$m of >odern art" It is ho$sed in a former po#er

station on the so$th ban% of the ri&er Thames near the

-lobe Theatre and opposite ,t"odern is on displa

on le&els three and fi&e of the b$ilding" The

collections are not displaed in chronological order b$t the are arranged

thematicall into fo$r gro$ps: History/Memory/SocietyB Nude/Action/odyB

!andscape/Matter/"n#ironmentB and Still !ife/$%&ect/'eal !ife.

The Turine Hall inside the galler( #hich once ho$sed the electricit

generators of the old po#er station( is &er impressi&e: it is fi&e stores tall

#ith *()11 s4$are metres of floorspace" It is $sed to displa #or%s b

contemporar artists"

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THE GLOBE THEATRE

It is the eact replica of the famo$s ,ha%espeare/s theatre( the -lobe" The

original -lobe #as an Eli7abethan theatre

#hich opened in 52 in ,o$th#ar%(

#here man of man of ,ha%espeare/s

plas #ere staged" It is sit$ated on the

so$th ban% of the

ri&er Thames" It/s

ro$nd( open air and

has got a large stage #ith a decorated ceiling #ith stars(

s$n( moon( and the signs of the 7odiac" There o$ can

see man of ,ha%espeare/s famo$s plas" a and the first

#ee% of October" In the #inter the theatre is $sed for

ed$cational p$rposes"

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

It is the $een/s official residence in London"

!$ilt for the D$%e of !$c%ingham in 5+1*( the

palace became the official roal residence of

the !ritish monarch #hen $een ?ictoria #as

cro#ned in

56*+" It is a big palace

#ith more than 11 rooms(an indoor s#imming=pool(

a cinema( a big garden and

a post office" 3hen the

$een is at home( the roal flag flies on the roof" The

Changing of the Guard"a formal ceremon( ta%es place

e&er da at 55(*1 a"m" in front of the palace" !ueen

"ictorias memorialstands in front of the palace" The


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HYDE PARK

It/s London/s most famo$s par%" T#o of its main attraction are The

#erpentine Lake( a small artificial la%e in themiddle of the par% and #peakers Corner

#here people( on ,$nda morning( can

epress their opinions to the cro#d" The

spea%ers can sa anthing the li%e" The can

tal% abo$t religion( racism( the can e&en attac% !ritish instit$tions li%e

onarch"

MADAME TUSSAUDS WAXWORK MUSEUM

In this m$se$m o$ can see lots of #a#or%s of

famo$s people( incl$ding the 'oal Famil( historical

characters( mo&ie stars( singers( footballers( etcIt

ta%es its name from >arie T$ssa$d( a #a modeler

#ho #as born in ,trasbo$rg( France" ,he first became

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THE DOCKLANDS AND CANARY WHARF

The Doc%lands is a large b$siness( financial and

residential area in the east of London" From 5610 to

561( the area( #hich #as part of the

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