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Welcome to London!!!

It is the best place in the world.

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Trafalgar square is a very famous square where on New Year's Eve people gather to celebrate. At midnight people jump into the fountains fully clothed and enjoy themselves.

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In the middle of the square there is a very famous statue "Nelson's Column" which is over 170 feet high. The statue on the top is in memory of Lord Horatio Nelson who won the most famous sea battle at Trafalgar. Trafalgar Square has become famous as a rallying point for all kinds of demonstrations, marches and political meetings. Some people say it is the most beautiful place in London.

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THE POPULAR PLACE IS PICCADILLY CIRCUS.

It is a square in the central part of London, where we can see people of many nationalities.

Piccadilly Circus

is the meeting point of six streets.

London’s famous restaurants and best-known theatres

and cinemas are on Piccadilly Circus.

/ˌpɪkədɪli ˈsɜːrkəs/

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London is very rich in museums and art galleries. If you are fond of painting you'll go to the Tate Gallery.

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There are about 300 oils and �19000 watercolours and drawings

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The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world.� The present building was built in 1852.

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�This collection is so vast that �only a very small percentage of it is �on show to the public.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen.

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Buckingham Palace has 600 rooms, a swimming pool, a cinema, a ballroom, a nuclear cellar and a garden, which is like a private park. In summer the Queen gives three garden parties for about 9,000 guests.

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Buckingham Palace has the “Changing of the Guard” in front of the palace every morning at 11 o’clock.�

tʃeɪndʒɪŋ ðə ˈɡɑːd/.

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The Houses of Parliament

The Houses of Parliament in London, known also as the Palace of Westminster is the place where members of Parliament gather to make laws. lɔːz

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The Houses of Parliament

The Palace of Westminster stands on the riverside near Westminster Abbey. Tourists always go to see them.

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Westminster Abbey

It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for British monarchs and other famous people of England.

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Westminster Abbey�

Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.

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Big Ben

The Clock Tower with the biggest bell is known as Big Ben. The tower is 96.3 meters high. It weights 13 tons.

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Big Ben

Besides Big Ben there are four Little Bens which strike before Big Ben.

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The Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is one of the finest bridges over the River Thames not only in England.

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The Tower Bridge

It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London.

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Tower

  • The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.
  • The Tower’s greatest treasure is the Imperial State Crown.
  • There are 2 800 diamonds on it.
  • The quards of the Tower are called Beefeaters.
  • The legend says that if the ravens leave, the Tower and the country will fall.

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St. Paul’s Cathedral

  • St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building too.
  • Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.

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Double-deckers

  • There are big red buses called double-deckers in London.
  • People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses.
  • Tourists like them very much.

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Taxis

Taxis in London are old-fashioned black cars.

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Telephone booths

From here you can call your friends.

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Thank you for attention!!!