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1 London Attractions

2 Tower of London & Tower Bridge

3 St.Pauls Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral was the greatest work of Sir Christopher Wren. It is one of the largest churches in the world.

4 The City of Westminster
Westminster area is also called the City of Westminster. It is the most important part of London, where Parliament and most government offices are located. Westminster Abbey is regarded as the centre of this area. They say. the City was founded here near the monastery as far back as the 7th century.

5 Great Clock of Westminster. “Big Ban”
Its official name is the Great Bell of Westminster. The origin of the name belongs to Sir Benjamin Hall, the chief Commissioner of Works, when the Houses of Parliament were rebuilt in Sir Benjamin Hall was a very tall and stout man. His nickname was "Big Ben".

6 Buckingham Palace - is the official London residence of the Queen and the Royal family

7 Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of the British capital. The square was named "Trafalgar" to commemorate Admiral Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in There is the monument in the centre of the square known as Nelson's Column

8 The National Gallery

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10 London Zoo was opened in 1827 by the Zoological Society of London
London Zoo was opened in 1827 by the Zoological Society of London. Today there are more than 8000 animals in the Zoo. Some are very rare, such as the giant Panda, so are encouraged to breed and are studied by conservationists.

11 Stonehenge The Stonehenge stone circles are in England. People transported the first stones to this place about 5000 years ago.

12 See you in London


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