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Places of interest in England Kateřina Široká
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London
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Houses of Parliament Seat of the British parliament Big Ben – part of Houses of Parliament
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Buckingham Palace Residence of the queen Change of the Guard every day, takes 45 minutes
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Tower of London Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-7 royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.
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Guarded by the Beafeeters Their number is 36 Ravens
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St, Paul‘s Cathedral the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. Built between 1675 and 1710 Whispering gallery
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Westminster Abbey many kings, queens, poets, writers and other famous inhabitants of the UK are buried there
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Other places 8 Royal parks Maritime Greenwich Trafalgar square with Nelson Column National gallery National Museum Tower bridge Museum of wax statues London Eye …
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Windsor
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one of three official residences of The Queen the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation
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Oxford The oldest university in England Founded in 13th century
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One of the highlights of Oxford is the Radcliffe Camera on Radcliffe Square designed by James Gibbs in the English Baroque style
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Stonehenge
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Located on Salisbury plain Built aproximately in 4th millenary B.C. Calendar? Ritual place? Astronomical clock?
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Winchester the most important city in England until the eleventh century
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Cathedral where kings were crowned Castle – the Round Table of king Arthur
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The English Lake District National Park
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885 square miles in size 1800 miles of footpaths
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Bath Built by Romans Few kilometres southwards from Bristol Gothic cathedral
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Exeter One of the liveliest cities in the southwest Cathedral - England’s finest example of decorated Gothic architecture
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