VLAD FILIMONOV Form 7-V Teacher Lyudmyla Pyvovarova Kharkiv 2016
Covent Garden's thriving history started as early as the 7th century as a Saxon settlement. It is believed that it was the supporting town, then called Lundenwic, of a nearby Saxon port.
Exciting place for tourists
Covent Garden is the only district in London to have a license for street performers and entertainers.
The Royal Opera House is the third theatre on the Covent Garden site. The Theatre Royal Covent Garden in 1810 The Theatre Royal Covent Garden in 2002
At the time it specialized in comic and musical genres, currently it shows all genres including musicals in 1901 Current site
in 1654 Current site
If you've got a taste for the past, step back in time at 18th-century pub Theе Lamb Flag (formerly known as the Bucket of Blood) and visit London's oldest restaurant Rules.