Landmarks of Great Britain

1. Landmarks of Great Britain

2.

The official name of Britain is The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It
is situated on the British Isles and consists of four
countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.

3.

Westminster is the aristocratic official part of
London. It includes Buckingham Palace
where the Queen lives and the Houses of
Parliament.

4.

The City is the oldest part of London. It has many
offices, companies and banks. The City of London is a
county and local government district that contains the
historic centre and the primary central business district
(CBD) of London.

5.

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the
River Isis, is a river that flows through southern
England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is
the longest river entirely in England and the secondlongest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.

6.

The three national symbols of England are the St.
George's cross (usually seen as a flag), the red
rose and the Three Lions crest (usually seen as a
badge). The red rose is widely recognised as
the national flower of England.

7.

Tower of London
The Tower Of London was a
fortress, a royal palace and later
a prison. The Tower of London
was founded by Julius Caesar
and rebuilt by William the
Conqueror. It comprises not
one, but 20 towers. The oldest
part of the Tower is the Square
building called the White
Tower. Now it is a museum.
There are a lot of interesting
collections in the Tower of
London. The ravens are another
famous sight. The legend says
that without them the Tower
will fall.

8.

Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is a
symbol of England. It
was built in 1065. It is
an ancient large church
in London where the
coronation ceremony of
almost all the English
kings and queens has
taken place.

9.

The Houses of Parliament
The Parliament of the UK is the
supreme legislative body of the
United
Kingdom.
It
alone
possesses legislative supremacy
and thereby ultimate power over
all other political bodies in the UK
and the overseas territories.
Parliament is bicameral but has
three parts, consisting of the
sovereign (Crown-in-Parliament),
the House of Lords, and the House
of Commons. The two houses
meet in the Palace of Westminster
in the City of Westminster.

10.

Big Ben
Big Ben is one of the most
famous clocks in the world.
The English people built the
tower and the clock in 1858.
The bell weights 13 tons. The
man in charge of the building
was Sir Benjamin Hall. This
man was very tall and his
friends called him Big Ben.
So they called the clock and
the Clock Tower of the
Houses of Parliament Big
Ben.

11.

Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge was built in 1894. It is
one of the famous bridges across the
Thames.

12.

Trafalgar Square
The Trafalgar Square is a place where different
meetings take place. The 169-foot (52 m) Nelson's
Column at its centre is guarded by four lion statues.

13.

Buckingham Palace
The
Buckingham
Palace is the official
London residence of
the Queen. When the
flag is flying on the top,
it
means
she
is
inside.
The
daily
ceremony
of
the
Changing of the Guards
takes place in its
courtyard. The palace
was built in 1703 by the
Duke of Buckingham.

14.

St. Paul’s Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican
cathedral in London, serves as the
mother church of the Diocese of
London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at
the highest point of the City of
London. Its dedication to Paul the
Apostle dates back to the original
church on this site, founded in AD
604. The present cathedral, dating
from the late 17th century, was
designed in the English Baroque
style by Sir Christopher Wren.

15.

British Museum
The British Museum is the largest and the richest of its kind in the
world. The British Museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London,
England, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and
culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works
having been widely collected during the era of the British Empire.
It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the
present. The present building was built in 1852.

16.

London Eye
The London Eye has become the most popular paid visitor
attraction in the UK. It was designed by architects David Marks,
Julia Barfield and Malcolm Cook. The height of the London Eye
is 135m. Each rotation takes 30 minutes. The total weight of the
wheel and capsules is 2,100 tones.

17.

Double-decker busses
The red double-decker busses are most familiar
symbols of London life. High 'double-decker' buses
rise above the smaller cars and vans.