To London or

Bust!

Mrs. Nangle’s Humanities

Class116 Richboro Rd.

Newtown, PA 18940

By: Bryn Kelly, Greta Rolli, Madeleine Grunde-McLaughlin, & Emily Schmidt

Geography• Located on Thames River • Located in London Metropolitan

Agglomeration (3,236 sq. miles)• London Basin underlies city (160

mi. long)• Ludgate Hill, Corn Hill, & Tower Hill

located at edges of city• Central London at sea level

Thames River

Saint Paul’s Cathedral• Architect- Sir Christopher Wren• Built from 1675-1710• Constructed of masonry, stone, timber & brick• Largest cathedral in England• Dome 366 ft. above street• Built to replace old St. Paul’s after destroyed in

Great Fire of London in 1666• Important events- funerals(Sir Winston

Churchill), weddings(Prince Charles & Princess Diana), & jubilees(Queen Victoria & King George V)

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The Globe• Remodel of theater where Shakespeare's

drama performed • William Shakespeare- greatest play writer &

poet of all time• Known for Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Julius

Caesar, & Othello• Influenced romantic writers(Herman

Melville, Charles Dickens, & Thomas Hardy)• Added new words to English language…(bloody, bump, hurry, lonely, road, suspicious

etc.)

The Globe

Richmond Palace• Henry VII built it on the site of the old

Palace of Shene which was destroyed in a fire

• There was a chapel, wine cellar, Great Hall, Great Court, Great Orchard, Fountain Court, and much more

• There were 3 stories with 12 rooms on each floor, and the outside was white stone

• The name was changed from Shene to Richmond because Henry VII and his father were the Earls of Richmond

Richmond Palace

Buckingham Palace• Served as the official London residence of

Britain's rulers since 1837• There are 775 rooms; 19 state rooms, 52 royal

and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms

• The Throne Room was sometimes used during Queen Victoria's rule for court assemblies and as another dancing room

• The Ballroom is the largest multipurpose room and has been used as a concert hall, a stage for performances of the arts, and investitures

Buckingham Palace

Google Earth

St. Pauls Cathedral.kmz The Globe.kmz

Richmond Palace.kmz Buckingham Palace.kmz

Works Consulted • http://

www.richmond.gov.uk/local_history_richmond_palace.pdf

• http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BuckinghamPalace/BuckinghamPalace.aspx

• http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/ • http://www.aviewoncities.com/london

/stpaulscathedral.htm