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Great Britain
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Official Name : The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Head of State : Queen
Head of Government : Prime Minister
Area : 242,514 sq km
Population : 60,209,500 people
Capital : London
Parts of London
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The City is the oldest part
of London, its financial
and business centre.
The Westminster is the
aristocratic official part of
London.
The West End is the
richest part of London.
The East End is an
industrial district of
London.
Places of interest in London
The Houses of Parliament
It stands on the site of the palace founded
by Edward the Confessor.
 There one can see the famous Tower
Clock Big Ben, the symbol of London. It
is named after Sir Benjamin Hall.
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Westminster Abbey
It is the Cathedral where English sovereigns are crowned.
It is the place where many outstanding English statesman
painters, poets and musicians are buried.
The Tower of London
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It is 900 years old.
It served as a fortress, a
royal palace, a prison, a
museum.
It is famous for its
traditional Beefeaters.
The National Gallery
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It is facing the Trafalgar Square.
It was opened in 1824.
You can find the greatest collection of painting in
Britain (2200 pictures).
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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It is the greatest of
English churches.
It was built by a famous
English architect, Sir
Christopher Wren (1632 1723).
It is considered to be a
fine specimen of
Renaissance architecture.
In one of its towers hangs
one of the largest bells in
the world, Great Paul,
weighing about 17,5 tons.
Trafalgar Square
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It was so named in
memory of the victory at
the battle of Trafalgar ,
where on October 21 ,
1805 the English fleet
under Admiral Nelson’s
command defeated the
combined fleet of France
and Spain
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In the middle of Trafalgar
Square stands Nelson’s
monument – the Nelson
Column with the statue of
Nelson 17 feet high on its
top
The British Museum
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It is the world famous
museum
There are 4 kilometres of
the space inside, split into
nearly 100 galleries of
treasures from
everywhere in the world
The collection represents
the progress of
civilization
You can find here Rosetta
Stone, the famous Magna
Carta, Egyptian
Mummies and a lot of
more unique exhibits