1. LONDON Welcome to London Lesson 1 V.I.Gatalska IN PICTURES
from wikipedia
Lesson 1
Welcome to London

2. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom
Great Britain
The official name of the country is the United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland,
which consists of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The capital is London.
The Royal coat of arms
of the United Kingdom

3. Londinium
The city of London was established by the Romans around AD 43.
This is the Roman settlement of Londinium,
as it was in about AD 200.

4. The Houses of Parliament
The coat of arms
of the City
of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, or the Houses of Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
It is on the north bank of the River Thames
in the heart of Westminster.

5. The River Thames
The River Thames flows through London into the North Sea.
It is the longest river in England
and the second longest in the United Kingdom.

6. built by William the Conqueror in 1078.
The Tower of London
The Tower is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London,
built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

7. of historical and royal figures, film stars,
Madame Tussauds
This museum
dispays waxworks
of historical and royal figures, film stars,
sports stars
and other celebrities.

8. The British Museum
It is one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. Its collection consists of about eight million works.

9. Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space in central London with Nelson's Column in the middle.

10. The Globe Theatre This is the Globe Theatre,
a modern reconstruction of the theatre, named "Shakespeare's Globe",
was opened in 1997.

11. The National Gallery
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square.
It houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings from the middle
of 13th century to 1900.
Leonardo da Vinci:
The Virgin
of the Rocks
Van Gogh:
Sunflowers

12. London Eye
It is a giant wheel situated on the bank of the River Thames.
The structure is 135 metres tall and the diameter is 120 metres.
It takes 30 minutes to rotate once.

13. London from above! Welcome to London!
London is amazing !
Enjoy your visit!
Jason Hawkes
Welcome to London!