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WELCOME TO LONDON. LONDON London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. It’s situated in the South East of Engalnd with a population of

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WELCOME TO WELCOME TO LONDONLONDON

LONDONLONDON

London London is the capital is the capital city of England and city of England and the United Kingdom. the United Kingdom. It’s situated in the It’s situated in the South East of South East of Engalnd with a Engalnd with a population of 14 population of 14 million people. million people.

LONDINIUMLONDINIUM

LondonLondon is one is one of the oldest of the oldest cities in the cities in the world, and it world, and it was founded by was founded by the Romans in the Romans in 40 A.D. and 40 A.D. and called called Londinium.Londinium.

CLIMATECLIMATE

London London has a has a temperate marine temperate marine climate like much climate like much of the British Isles, of the British Isles, so the city rarely so the city rarely sees extremely high sees extremely high or low or low temperatures.temperatures.

DISTRICTSDISTRICTS

Since 1965 Since 1965 Greater Greater LondonLondon has been has been divided into 32 districts divided into 32 districts in addition to the in addition to the ancient City of London.ancient City of London.

THE THAMESTHE THAMES

LondonLondon has the has the river Thames, river Thames, which runs which runs through the through the middle of city middle of city and it is and it is 215miles long. 215miles long.

ECONOMYECONOMY

THE CITY OF THE CITY OF LONDONLONDON is the is the world’s largest world’s largest financial centre financial centre alongside New alongside New York. It is home York. It is home to the London to the London stock Exchange stock Exchange and Lloyds of and Lloyds of London.London.

TransportTransport

London public transport London public transport include: London include: London Underground, London Underground, London Buses, River Services Buses, River Services and the National Rail.and the National Rail.

The London UndergroundThe London Underground

The Underground is The Underground is also called also called “tube”“tube”, , because of the because of the cylindrical shape of cylindrical shape of the system’s deep-the system’s deep-bore tunnels. It has bore tunnels. It has 276 stations and runs 276 stations and runs over 243 miles over 243 miles (408km) of line, (408km) of line, making it the longest making it the longest railway in the world.railway in the world.

THE RED DOUBLE DECKER THE RED DOUBLE DECKER BUSESBUSES

The buses The buses known as the known as the red double red double decker buses decker buses andand rail rail network network in in London is very London is very well developed, well developed, frequent and frequent and efficient.efficient.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONSTOURIST ATTRACTIONS

LondonLondon has rich cultural has rich cultural history but, at the same history but, at the same time, it is regarded as one time, it is regarded as one of the most modern cities in of the most modern cities in the world. The most the world. The most famous tourist attractions famous tourist attractions are the Big Ben, the House are the Big Ben, the House of Parliament, the Queens of Parliament, the Queens palace, Buckingham palace, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of Palace, the Tower of London ecc.London ecc.

THE HOUSES OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 1PARLIAMENT 1

The Houses of The Houses of Parliament Parliament is where is where the two Houses of the the two Houses of the Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom (Houses of Commons (Houses of Commons and Lords) meet for and Lords) meet for political purposes. political purposes. The oldest part of the The oldest part of the building dates back to building dates back to 1907. 1907.

THE HOUSE OF THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 2PARLIAMENT 2

On 5th November On 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to assassinate the tried to assassinate the King and the King and the parliament members parliament members in the Gunpowder in the Gunpowder Plot, by blowing up Plot, by blowing up the House of the House of Parliament but he did Parliament but he did not succeed.not succeed.

BIG BENBIG BEN

Big Ben Big Ben isn’t the isn’t the clock on the tower, clock on the tower, but just the bell inside but just the bell inside it. People all over the it. People all over the world can hear its world can hear its sound on the radio sound on the radio and TV programmes. and TV programmes. It’s always right, It’s always right, never too fast or too never too fast or too slow.slow.

BUCKINGHAM PALACEBUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official home of is the official home of the British Monarch in the British Monarch in London. When the flag London. When the flag is put up on the pole, it is put up on the pole, it means that the means that the Monarch is in the Monarch is in the palace. It is also a palace. It is also a famous tourist famous tourist attraction becuase of attraction becuase of the Queen’s Royal the Queen’s Royal guards.guards.

THE ROYAL GUARDTHE ROYAL GUARDEvery morning at half Every morning at half past eleven people all past eleven people all over the world come to over the world come to see the changing of the see the changing of the guards: the capital of guards: the capital of the Old Guard gives the the Old Guard gives the Keys of Buckingham Keys of Buckingham Palace to the captain of Palace to the captain of the New Guard. the New Guard.

THE TOWER OF LONDONTHE TOWER OF LONDON

The Tower of The Tower of London London is a historic is a historic tower in the centre tower in the centre of London. The of London. The Tower’s primary Tower’s primary function was a function was a fortress, a royal fortress, a royal palace, and a prison. palace, and a prison. Many prisoners Many prisoners were executed in were executed in this tower. this tower.

THE BRITISH MUSEUMTHE BRITISH MUSEUM

The British MuseumThe British Museum contains Egyptian contains Egyptian collections of collections of mummified skeletons mummified skeletons found in the Pyramids, found in the Pyramids, Greek sculptures from Greek sculptures from the Parthenon in the Parthenon in Athens and two of the Athens and two of the four existing original four existing original copies of the Magna copies of the Magna Carta.Carta.

THE NATIONAL GALLERYTHE NATIONAL GALLERY

The National The National Gallery Gallery is one of is one of the most the most important art important art galleries in the galleries in the world. It also world. It also includes the includes the collection of collection of Italian paintings Italian paintings found outside found outside Italy.Italy.

MADAME TUSSAUDSMADAME TUSSAUDS

Madame Madame Tussauds Tussauds is a is a museum in which museum in which you can visit wax you can visit wax sculptures of the sculptures of the world’s most world’s most famous people, famous people, past and present.past and present.

THE LONDON EYETHE LONDON EYE

The London EyeThe London Eye, , also known as the also known as the Millennium wheel Millennium wheel was built in 1999, and was built in 1999, and since then the biggest since then the biggest observation wheel in observation wheel in the world. It is 170m the world. It is 170m high and you can see high and you can see the beautiful London the beautiful London skyline from the top. skyline from the top.

THE PARKS OF LONDONTHE PARKS OF LONDON

The The parksparks are a real are a real part of the part of the Londoner’s life. Londoner’s life. People often have People often have lunch in the parks, lunch in the parks, spend their free time spend their free time and children can and children can enjoy themselves in enjoy themselves in many pools and little many pools and little lakes.lakes.

HYDE PARKHYDE PARK

Hyde Park Hyde Park is one of the is one of the largest parks in the central largest parks in the central London, famous for its London, famous for its Speakers’ Corner. It’s devided Speakers’ Corner. It’s devided by the Serpentine Lake.by the Serpentine Lake.

ST. JAMES PARKST. JAMES PARKSt. James ParkSt. James Parkis the is the oldest Royal Park in oldest Royal Park in London and it is London and it is surrounded by three surrounded by three palaces. The most palaces. The most ancient is Westminster, ancient is Westminster, St. James Palace and of St. James Palace and of course, the best known course, the best known Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace.

GREENWICH PARKGREENWICH PARK

Greenwich Park Greenwich Park is is a former hunting a former hunting park in Greenwich park in Greenwich and one of the and one of the largest single green largest single green spaces in South East spaces in South East London.London.

WESTMINSTER ABBEYWESTMINSTER ABBEY

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey was begun by Henry was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of III in 1245. It’s one of the most important the most important Gothic buildings in Gothic buildings in the country with the the country with the medieval shrine of an medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.still at its heart.

TOWER BRIDGETOWER BRIDGE

The Tower BridgeThe Tower Bridge is a bridge closed to is a bridge closed to the Tower of the Tower of London which gives London which gives it its name. It has it its name. It has become an iconic become an iconic symbol in London, symbol in London, and it’s situated and it’s situated over the River over the River Thames.Thames.

PICCADILLY CIRCUSPICCADILLY CIRCUS

Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus is is a famous road a famous road junction and public junction and public space of London’s space of London’s West End in the City West End in the City of Westminster. It of Westminster. It was built in 1819 to was built in 1819 to connect Regent connect Regent Street with the major Street with the major shopping street of shopping street of Piccadilly.Piccadilly.

TRAFALGAR SQUARETRAFALGAR SQUARE

Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square is is a square in London a square in London and its name and its name commemorates the commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British (1805), a British naval victory of the naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.Napoleonic Wars.

THE ROYAL FAMILYTHE ROYAL FAMILY

The British Royal The British Royal Family Family lives in lives in England and resides England and resides mainly in London at mainly in London at Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace. The Royal family is The Royal family is formed by Queen formed by Queen Elisabeth II and her Elisabeth II and her husband Philip, Duke husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, their of Edinburgh, their son Charles, and his son Charles, and his two sons William and two sons William and Henry.Henry.