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LONDONLONDON

British Museum – front viewBritish Museum – front view

British Museum- interiorBritish Museum- interior

British Museum- reading roomBritish Museum- reading room

British Museum- Assyrian sculptureBritish Museum- Assyrian sculpture

British Museum – Cyrus cilinderBritish Museum – Cyrus cilinder Is a document issued by the Persian ruler Is a document issued by the Persian ruler

Cyrus the GreatCyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in in AkkadianAkkadian cuneiform script.The cylinder was created cuneiform script.The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, following the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, when Cyrus overthrew the Babylonian king Nabonidus when Cyrus overthrew the Babylonian king Nabonidus and replaced him as ruler, ending the and replaced him as ruler, ending the Neo-Babylonian EmpireNeo-Babylonian Empire..

British Museum- SculpturesBritish Museum- Sculptures

The Houses of ParliamentThe Houses of Parliament

Big-Ben by night and by dayBig-Ben by night and by day The clock tower was built at The clock tower was built at

Westminster in 1288.Westminster in 1288.

At the base of each clock face in gilt letters is the At the base of each clock face in gilt letters is the LatinLatin inscription:inscription:

““DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM PRIMAM ““

Which means Which means O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the FirstO Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First..

The tower is The tower is designed in designed in Gothic RevivalGothic Revival style, and is style, and is 96.3 metres 96.3 metres high (roughly high (roughly 16 stories).16 stories).

The clock The clock faces are faces are large enough large enough to have once to have once allowed the allowed the Clock Tower Clock Tower to be the to be the largest four-largest four-faced clock in faced clock in the world.the world.

Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly Circus

Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly Circus

Piccadily Circus panoramaPiccadily Circus panorama

Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey Is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for Is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for

English.English.

Westminster Abbey- the cloisterWestminster Abbey- the cloister

Edward’s Coronation ChairEdward’s Coronation Chair

WestminsteWestminster Abbeyr Abbey

The plan of The plan of constructioconstruction 1894n 1894

10 Downing 10 Downing StreetStreet

(Colloquially (Colloquially known in the known in the

United United Kingdom as Kingdom as

“Number “Number 10”)10”)

Is the official residence and office of the Is the official residence and office of the First Lord of the TreasuryFirst Lord of the Treasury and hence and hence Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom..

Almost three hundred years old, the building Almost three hundred years old, the building contains about one hundred rooms.contains about one hundred rooms.

The Barbican Art Centre- interiorThe Barbican Art Centre- interior

The Barbican Art Centre- outsideThe Barbican Art Centre- outside

The Buckingham PalaceThe Buckingham Palace

Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square by night- the fountainsTrafalgar Square by night- the fountains

Trafalgar Square at ChristmasTrafalgar Square at Christmas

Trafalgar Square from 1908 to 2009Trafalgar Square from 1908 to 2009

St. Paul’s CathedralSt. Paul’s Cathedral

St. Paul’s Cathedral- the interiorSt. Paul’s Cathedral- the interior

St. Paul’s Cathedral- The DomeSt. Paul’s Cathedral- The Dome

Cathedral's organCathedral's organ

The Cathedral seen from aboveThe Cathedral seen from above

St. Paul’s Cathedral- picturesqueSt. Paul’s Cathedral- picturesque

The statue of St. PaulThe statue of St. Paul

Madame Tussaud’s -wax museumMadame Tussaud’s -wax museum

W. Churchill -Tussaud’s first wax sculptureW. Churchill -Tussaud’s first wax sculpture

Wax figuresWax figures

The National GalleryThe National Gallery

The National Gallery- by nightThe National Gallery- by night Next is the church St. Martin in the FieldsNext is the church St. Martin in the Fields

Caravaggio- The boy peeling fruits Caravaggio- The boy peeling fruits

Michelangelo- Mona Michelangelo- Mona LisaLisa

Rubens Rembrandt Rubens Rembrandt

Tower BridgeTower Bridge

One of the towers seen from the bridgeOne of the towers seen from the bridge

The Tower Bridge openThe Tower Bridge open

The Tower Bridge seen from aboveThe Tower Bridge seen from above