AROUND AROUND LONDON LONDON

British Museum – front view British Museum – front view

British Museum- interior

British Museum- reading room British Museum- reading room

British Museum- Assyrian sculpture British Museum- Assyrian sculpture

British Museum – Cyrus cilinder British Museum – Cyrus cilinder Is a document issued by the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform script.The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, when Cyrus overthrew the Babylonian king Nabonidus and replaced him as ruler, ending the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Is a document issued by the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform script.The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, when Cyrus overthrew the Babylonian king Nabonidus and replaced him as ruler, ending the Neo-Babylonian Empire.Cyrus the GreatAkkadianNeo-Babylonian EmpireCyrus the GreatAkkadianNeo-Babylonian Empire

British Museum- Sculptures British Museum- Sculptures

The Houses of Parliament The Houses of Parliament

Big-Ben by night and by day Big-Ben by night and by day The clock tower was built at Westminster in The clock tower was built at Westminster in 1288.

At the base of each clock face in gilt letters is the Latin inscription: “DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM “ Which means O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First. Latin The tower is designed in Gothic Revival style, and is 96.3 metres high (roughly 16 stories). The tower is designed in Gothic Revival style, and is 96.3 metres high (roughly 16 stories). Gothic Revival Gothic Revival The clock faces are large enough to have once allowed the Clock Tower to be the largest four- faced clock in the world. The clock faces are large enough to have once allowed the Clock Tower to be the largest four- faced clock in the world.

Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus

Piccadily Circus panorama Piccadily Circus panorama

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey Is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English. Is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English.

Westminster Abbey- the cloister Westminster Abbey- the cloister

Edward’s Coronation Chair Edward’s Coronation Chair

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey The plan of construction 1894 The plan of construction 1894

10 Downing Street (Colloquially known in the United Kingdom as “Number 10”) Is the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury and hence Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Is the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury and hence Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.First Lord of the TreasuryPrime Minister of the United KingdomFirst Lord of the TreasuryPrime Minister of the United Kingdom Almost three hundred years old, the building contains about one hundred rooms. Almost three hundred years old, the building contains about one hundred rooms.

The Barbican Art Centre- interior The Barbican Art Centre- interior

The Barbican Art Centre- outside The Barbican Art Centre- outside

The Buckingham Palace The Buckingham Palace

Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square by night- the fountains Trafalgar Square by night- the fountains

Trafalgar Square at Christmas Trafalgar Square at Christmas

Trafalgar Square from 1908 to 2009 Trafalgar Square from 1908 to 2009

St. Paul’s Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral

St. Paul’s Cathedral- the interior St. Paul’s Cathedral- the interior

St. Paul’s Cathedral- The Dome St. Paul’s Cathedral- The Dome

Cathedral's organ Cathedral's organ

The Cathedral seen from above The Cathedral seen from above

St. Paul’s Cathedral- picturesque St. Paul’s Cathedral- picturesque

The statue of St. Paul The statue of St. Paul

Madame Tussaud’s -wax museum Madame Tussaud’s -wax museum

W. Churchill -Tussaud’s first wax sculpture W. Churchill -Tussaud’s first wax sculpture

Wax figures Wax figures

The National Gallery The National Gallery

The National Gallery- by night The National Gallery- by night Next is the church St. Martin in the Fields Next is the church St. Martin in the Fields

Caravaggio- The boy peeling fruits Michelangelo- Mona Lisa Michelangelo- Mona Lisa

Rubens Rembrandt Rubens Rembrandt

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge

One of the towers seen from the bridge One of the towers seen from the bridge

The Tower Bridge open The Tower Bridge open

The Tower Bridge seen from above The Tower Bridge seen from above