London
Basic information about London:
- Population: about 8 000 000 mil.
- Location: in UK, state England, on the river Thames
- Area: 1572 km²
- Time zone: 0( Greenwich)
- Queen: Elizabeth II.
- Sights: Buckingham Palace, Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, London Eye, Trafalgar Square
- London is a capital of UK. London is a famous city in the world.
Big Ben:
- - the famous clocks in London
- - is a part of Westminster Palace
- - Big Ben is name of the biggest bell of clocks
- - The clocks are a sign of London, of UK
- - Big Ben is one of the most famous sights in London
Westminster palace:
- - it names also „Houses of Parliament“
- - it is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
- - Westminster Palace is in UNESCO
Buckingham palace:
- - the palace built for Duke of Buckingham in 1703.
- - now, there lives the Queen of UK, Elizabeth II.
- -The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London.
- - Buckingham palace is really nice sight in London and lot of tourists visit this palace
London eye:
- - is the third biggest sightseeing wheel in the world
- - it is 135m high
- - London Eye visted over 3 milions tourist in one year
- - Wheel was built in 2000
- - In wheel we can see every sight in London
- - it takes 30 minutes to go around
Tower bridge:
- -Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, over the River Thames
- -The Bridge was built in 1894
- - it cost probably milion pounds
- - It has become an iconic symbol of London.
Trafalgar square:
- - is the square in central London
- - the people in London come here to celebrate New Year
- - in the middle of square is Nelson´s Column
- -there are also fountains and statues of lions
- - near the square is National Gallery, South Africa house