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Sights of London
1. Sights of London
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Sights of London4. The symbol and the flag.
The United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern
Ireland uses as its national
flag known as the Union
Flag or Union Jack.
The symbol of England is
red rose.
5. Trafalgar Square
It is the central square ofLondon and traditional
place for people to meet.
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7. The Houses of Parliament
It is a place where theBritish Government sits.
It consists of three parts:
the Royal Apartments,
the House of Lords and
the House of Commons.
8. Big Ben
It’s a clock in the towerand it is a big bell.
You can hear it every
hour.
It weighs 13.5 tons.
9. Tower Bridge
It is the oldest andfamous bridge across
the Thames.
It was made of wood by
the Romans, but it was
often burnt down.
Later it was made of
stone.
10. The Tower of London
It has a long history. In thepast it was a fortress, a
prison, a castle and a zoo.
It was built to protect the
city from the enemies.
There are a lot of ravens at
this place.
Nowadays this building is a
very popular museum.
11. Buckingham Palace
It’s the London home ofthe Queen.
Buckingham Palace was
built between 1702 and
1705.
The palace is open to
public.
12. Oxford Street
It is the biggest shoppingstreet in London.
There are 548 shops in
Oxford Street.
13. The London Eye
It’s the biggestobservation wheel in the
world.
It is situated on the
banks of the River
Thames in Central
London
It’s height is 135 meters.
14. The Queen Elizabeth II and her son.
КоролеваВеликобритании
правит с 1952 года по
настоящее время.
Чарльз, принц Уэльский
Charles, Prince of Wales
15. Oxford.
Oxford is a very oldand very famous
university
town. It is not far
From London.
16. London bus.
And the last symbol in ourlist is the London bus which
is known all over the world.
17. Museums of London
Madame Tussaud’s18.
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23. Try to guess.
1) It’s a clock in the tower and it’s a big bell. You can hearit every hour.
2) It is a place which has one of the most famous
collections of painting in the world.
3) It is a symbol of England. The coronation of all British
Kings and Queens took place there.
4) It is a place where the British Government sits.
5) It is the main church in Great Britain.
6) It is the central square of London and it is famous all
over the world.
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