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VIEWS
© Cherstvova St. Petersburg 2007
INDEX
London Overview
The Tower of London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
The Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
Ceremonies and Parades
The Thames
Tower Bridge
A way of Life
Quiz
WHEN A MAN IS TIRED OF LONDON, HE IS TIRED OF LIFE…
Samuel Johnson 1777
London is a centre for business, culture
and tourism. More then 7 million people
live there.
In fact there are three cities: the City of
London, the East End and the West End.
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THE TOWER
Her Majesty Palace and Fortress
was founded by William the Conqueror in
the 11th century.
The Tower was a residence for the
kings and queens of England, a fortress, a
prison, and the King’s Zoo.
The Tower is home to famous British
Crown Jewels.
Beefeaters know everything about the
Tower, they are symbol and tourist guides.
The Ravens are one of the most
famous sights at the Tower.
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ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
The famous English architect Sir
Christopher Wren built it in the 17th century.
It took him 35 years. It is 110m high.
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WESTMINSTER
It is the political centre of London.
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY
The Abbey was founded in 960 as a
monastery.
Now it is a living church. It is famous for the
Poet’s Corner, where a lot of famous people
were buried, e.g. Charles Dickens, Rudyard
Kipling and many others.
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THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
It is famous as a
home of British
Government.
Parliament consists of
two houses: The House
of Lords and The House
of Commons.
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BIG BEN
In one of the towers of the Houses of
Parliament there is the large clock
Big Ben.
It has been telling the time since 1859.
Why Big Ben? Really, it is the name of
the bell inside the clock. It could been
named after Sir Benjamin Hall, clock
master.
The clock has four faces, each
measures 7m in diameter.
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE
It is the centre of London. The tall
column, a monument to Admiral
Nelson, is in the middle.
Four bronze lions guard the
monument.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
It is the official London
residence of Queen
Elizabeth II.
In front of the palace
there is The Queen Victoria
Memorial.
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CEREMONIES AND PARADES
Every day at Buckingham Palace there is a special
Ceremony, it is changing of the Guard. All the
Guardsmen are wearing helmets made of bearskin.
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THE THAMES
This river can be described as ‘liquid
history’.
Now there are more thаn 27 bridges
over the Thames.
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TOWER BRIDGE
It was opened in 1894. It is
situated nearby the Tower of
London.
Two parts of the bridge are risen
and let ships pass through.
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A WAY OF LIFE
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LONDON QUIZ
1. What is the population of London?
More than 7 million people
More than 8 million
More than 6 million
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2. How many bridges are there
over the River Thames?
More than 18
More than 27
More than 20
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3. Where does the Queen of the UK
live?
In the Tower
In Westminster Abbey
In Buckingham Palace
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4. Who built St. Paul’s Cathedral?
William the Conqueror
Sir Christopher Wren
The Romans
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5. How long did it take Sir
Christopher Wren
to build St. Paul’s Cathedral?
45 years
35 years
40 years
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6. What is Westminster
Abbey famous for?
For Ravens
For Poet’s Corner
For the Crown Jewels
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7. When was Westminster
Abbey built?
In 950
In 960
In 980
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8. What monument is there in front
of Buckingham Palace?
To Admiral Nelson
To William Shakespeare
The Queen Victoria Memorial
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9. What monument is there in the
middle of Trafalgar Square?
To William the Conqueror
Big Ben
To Admiral Nelson
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10. How big are the faces of Big Ben?
5m in diameter
6m in diameter
7m in diameter
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11. Who founded the Tower?
The Romans
William the Conqueror
The Queen
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12. Who knows everything
about The Tower?
English Queen
Beefeaters
Students
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13. What birds live in The Tower?
Pigeons
Ravens
Penguins
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14. Where is the home of
British Parliament?
Buckingham Palace
The Houses of Parliament
10 Downing Street
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15. What are the Guardsmen
wearing?
Jeans
Helmets
Caps
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WHAT IS THE BUILDING?
The Tower
of London
Westminster
Abbey
The Houses
of Parliament
Big Ben
Monument
to Admiral
Nelson
Buckingham
Palace
St. Paul’s
Cathedral
Tower
Bridge
Queen
Victoria
Memorial
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