1. London

2. Contents Map of London Big Ben Buckingham Palace
The Houses of Parliament
London Eye
St. Paul's Cathedral
The Tower of London
Tower Bridge
What´s this?

3. Map of London

4. Big Ben planned by Charles Barry in 1844
a 316 feet high tower with the world's biggest and best clock
it's the name of the clock, not of the tower
the strike is used by BBC as a time signal

5. Buckingham Palace built in 1703 by the Duke of Buckingham
home of the kings and queens of Great Britain
Changing of the Guard every day
Queen Victoria Monument in front of the Palace

6. The Houses of Parliament
the political centre of the United Kingdom
became the seat of Parliament in 1547
rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in 1840

7. London Eye a moving wheel which represents the turning of the century
32 capsules, each takes 25 people
one turn takes 30 minutes

8. St. Paul's Cathedral Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece
completed after 35 years in 1711
built in the Baroque style
the second largest church in the world
the Whispering Gallery inside the dome

9. The Tower of London
William the Conqueror began to build the massive fortress to attract and dominate people in 1066.
it's a museum of weapons, a prison and there are Crown Jewels in the Jewel House.
Six ravens are kept in the Tower to protect the UK.

10. Tower Bridge the most famous bridge in London
built in 1894 in the Gothic style
it is raised in the middle to allow ships to pass up the river
it takes 90 seconds to raise two drawbridges

11. What´s this? Tower Bridge Big Ben The Houses of Parliament
St. Paul´s Cathedral

12. Literature
T. Chudý, J. Chudá:Some basic facts, Fragment, Havlíčkův Brod 1996
Friendship, 1995