DAY 3 TRIP TO LONDON

TOWER OF LONDON!

HISTORY The building was founded in 1066 next to the Tamigi and it was done by William the conqueror..

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London. It is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.

WHO DID LIVE IN THE TOWER OF LONDON? Esteban was the first king that lived in the Tower of London. Jacob I was the last king that lived in the tower, after than Oliver Cromwell did demolish the Royal Residence.

TERRIBLE EVENTS This tower was used as a PRISION and EXECUTION site. Many people were executed here, children, women, prince ...

Rudolph Hess was the last prisoner in the tower of London.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS In it’s exposition can be seen: The buildings. The crown jewels. (They are the most valuable things in the tower.)

A collection of real weapons. The remains of the Roman wall.

THE SIX BIRDS There are six ravens inside. It’s said that if they go out, the tower and the Monarchy will fall.

Who looks after this monument? The 42 Beefeaters are the people who works, live and protect the tower and the ravens. In Spanish we use the same name than in England, Beefeaters.

THE RIVER AND THE BRIDGE The river that is next to the tower is called Thames. And the bridge is called Tower Bridge

LOCATED The tower is located in Tower Hill and its underground stop are tower Hill and Tower Gataway. We can arrive to this by the bus line: 8, 9, 11, 15, 15B, 22B, 25, 133, 501.

Tower of London

COVENT GARDEN Covent Garden is one of London's most popular tourist attractions. The name Covent Garden originates from when the land formerly belonging to Westminster Abbey, was 'the Convent Garden'.

EARLY HISTORY The route of the Strand on the southern boundary of what was to become Covent Garden. It was used during the Roman period as part of a route to Silchester, known as "Iter VII" on the Antonine Itinerary.

THE BEDFORD STATE Jhon Rusell After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, Henry VIII took for himself the land belonging to Westminster Abbey, including the convent garden and seven acres to the north called Long Acre. In 1552 his son, Edward VI, granted it to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford. Jhon Rusell

MODERN CHANGES Covent Garden Estate was part of Beecham Estates and Pills Limited from 1924 to 1928 and from 1928 it was managed by a successor company called Covent Garden Properties Company Limited, owned by the Beechams and other private investors. This new company sold some properties at Covent Garden, while becoming active in property investment in other parts of London.

This new company sold some properties at Covent Garden, while becoming active in property investment in other parts of London.

GEOGRAPHY Covent Garden is a district in London, England, located on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.

CULTURE The Covent Garden area has long been associated with both entertainment and shopping, and this continues today. Covent Garden has 13 theatres, and over 60 pubs and bars.

PUBS AND BARS The Covent Garden area has over 60 pubs and bars. The most common and typical food eaten in Britain include the sándwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners.

The staple foods of Britain are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. The best manner to go at Covent Garden is walking.

TRANSPORT Covent Garden is served by the Piccadilly line at Covent Garden tube station on the corner of Long Acre and James Street. The station was opened by Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 11 April 1907, four months after services on the rest of the line began operating on 15 December 1906.

ST PAUL´S CATHEDRAL

History St Paul's Cathedral seen today was built between 1675 and 1711 by Sir Christopher Wren. The foudation stone was laid in 1675 when Wren was 43 years old, and the last stone was put in lace by his son 35 years later.

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Food London's food doesn't come any more traditional than good old pie and mash. Locally caught eels were the usual pie filling but they have been gradually replaced by minced beef.

Tate Gallery The Tate is a network of four art museums: Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Modern, with a complementary website, Tate Online.

History The original Tate art gallery was called the National Gallery of British Art, situated on Millbank, at the site of the former Millbank Prison. The idea of a National Gallery of British Art was first proposed in the 1820.

Tate Modern Tate Modern is opened in 2000 Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England.

Tate Modern It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4 million visitors per year.

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