WELCOME TO LONDON!

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square Named after Nelson’s naval Victory at Trafalgar (1805). Central is Nelson’s column guarded .

Buckingham Palace Built for the Duke of Buckingham as a townhouse!!! This is now the Queen’s home. It was built in 1703. There is a great collection of paintings.

King Edwards Chair This is the seat on which the kings/queens sit at the coronation

Westminster Abbey This is a holy place. All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.

The Queen of Great Britain The Queen of Great Britain is Elizabeth II. Her husband is Duke of Edinburgh. They have got 4 grown-up children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Westminster Cathedral It was built between 1895 and 1903. This is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England. Its bell tower is 84 metres high.

The Houses of Parliament This big palace is the most famous building in the world – the British Parliament. The building is 280 metres long. There are more than a 1000 rooms.

Westminster Bridge/London Eye The London Eye/ Millennium Wheel), at a height of 135 metres (443 ft),[1] is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. It was built in 1999.

Big Ben Big Ben is the bell which hangs in the tower. It is not the tower itself. Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. The nickname may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Caunt.

The Tower The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction. Dates back to 1078. It’s a mueum now.

Beefeaters The quards of the Tower are called Beefeaters. The legend says that if the ravens leave, the Tower and the country will fall.

Tower Bridge Construction started in 1886 and finished in1894. It is situated near the Tower but built 800 years later. The Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge. The bascules will open to let ships pass through.

Imperial State Crown The Tower’s greatest treasure is the Imperial State Crown. 2 800 diamonds were used.

St. Paul’s Cathedral Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.

St. Paul’s Cathedral The present building dates from the 17th century and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. its dome is also among the highest in the world, The cathedral has a very substantial crypt, holding over 200 memorials, and serves as both the Order of the British Empire Chapel and the Treasury.

Madame Tussauds Waxmuseum Here you can see famous people, good and bad, made of wax. This is Queen Elizabeth I.

King Henry VIII with his wives

Double-deckers There are big red buses called double-deckers in London. People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses. Tourists like them very much.

Taxis Taxis in London are old-fashioned black cars.

Telephone booths From here you can call your friends.

River Thames Thames flows through London. The River Thames is 338 km long. It is 245 m wide here. Even big seaships can visit London.

Queen’s guards The Queen's Guard and Queen's Life Guard are the names given to contingents of infantry and cavalry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London.

Changing of the Guard