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Interesting places to
visit in… LONDON
Tower of London
Tower of London is a historic castle on the north bank of the River
Thames in central London. The White Tower was a resented symbol of
oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The Tower
of London has played a prominent role in English history. The Tower
has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home
of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown
Jewels of the United Kingdom.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in
London, England, over the River Thames. It has become an iconic
symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level
by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the
horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge
on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of
the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of
the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The
bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of
each tower. The bridge's present color scheme dates from 1977,
when it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen Elizabeth
II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a chocolate brown
color.
London Eye
The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on
the banks of the River Thames, in London. It is the
tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular
paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited
by over 3.5 million people annually. When erected
in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.
Kew Gardens
The living collections include more than
30,000 different kinds of plants, while the
herbarium, which is one of the largest in
the world, has over seven
million preserved plant specimens. The
library contains more than 750,000
volumes, and the illustrations collection
contains more than 175,000 prints and
drawings of plants.
There you also can see Japanese garden,
the Water lily House, Queen Charlotte’s
Cottage, Kew Palace.
221B Baker Street
221B Baker Street is the London
address of the fictional
detective Sherlock Holmes. Baker
Street in Holmes's time was a
high-class residential district, and
Holmes' apartment was probably
part of a Georgian terrace.
Madame Tussaud’s
museum
Madame Tussaud is a wax museum in London with branches in a
number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie
Tussaud. Madame Tussaud is a major tourist attraction in London,
displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars,
sports stars and famous murderers.
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
is a large, mainly Gothic church. It is the
traditional place of coronation and burial site
for English, later British and later still (and
currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth
realms.
Since 1100, there have been at least 16 royal
weddings at Westminster Abbey. Only two were
weddings of reigning monarchs (Henry
I and Richard II), and there were none at all for
more than five centuries between 1382 and
1919. Last royal wedding have been here only
year ago. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge,
grandson of Elizabeth II, was married to
Miss Catherine Middleton.
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as
the Houses of Parliament or Westminster
Palace, is the meeting place of the two
houses of the Parliament of the United
Kingdom—the House of Lords and
the House of Commons. It lies on the north
bank of the River Thames. The palace
retains its original style and status as a royal
residence for ceremonial purposes. The
Palace is one of the centers of political life in
the United Kingdom. Its Clock Tower, in
particular, which has become known as "Big
Ben" after its main bell, is an iconic landmark
of London and the United Kingdom in
general, one of the most popular tourist
attractions in the city and an emblem of
parliamentary democracy.
London Dungeon
One if the scariest places in London. The London Dungeon is a
popular London tourist attraction, which recreates various gory
and macabre historical events in a grimly comedic 'gallows humour'
style, attempting to make them appealing to younger audiences. It
uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides.
Opening in 1974, it was initially designed as more a museum of
"horrible history", but the Dungeon has evolved to become an actorled, interactive experience.
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