Maxim Podkhlebniy

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It’s a clock in the tower and it is a big bell.

You can hear it every hour.

People are allowed to get inside the Tower so that they can see the work of the clock.

There is no lift and there are three hundred and forty steps (340).

It weighs 13.5 tons.

History of the Big Ben began in 1844. It was then that Charles Berry (architect, who had built no less famous Vestmister Palace), asked the state subsidy to build hours. So began the story of the emergence of Big Ben. Parliament allocated the necessary financial assistance to the architect. However, with the help of members of parliament and put his condition - new watch to be the finest in all of England, the dial must be the biggest in the world, and the bell should be heard in the most remote corner of the empire.

It’s the biggest observation wheel in the world.

It is situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London

It’s height is 135 meters.

London is rich in tourist attractions. They attract each year in the UK capital incredible number of curious tourists. Especially for guests

the city in 2000 was inaugurated a huge ferris wheel called "London Eye." With it you can see the top of the metropolis and its environs within 40 kilometers - the panorama is impressive!

1) The Tower of London is:

a) a prison b) a museum c) a shop

2) Big Ben is the name of:

a) the clock towerb) the palacec) the church

3) Which bridge is in London?

a) Brooklyn Bridge b) Tower Bridgec) Boston Bridge

4) The Queen lives in:

a) the Tower of London

b) the Houses of Parliament

c) Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen.

Big Ben is a beautiful London museum. Parliament consists of two Houses. Nelson’s column is situated on Trafalgar

Square. Changing the guard takes place near the

Tower Bridge. The Tower of London used to be a palace, a

fortress and a prison.

«The End»Thank you for your attention!