London

1. LONDON

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3. Basic data

Capital of England and the United
Kingdom
Population: 8 million
Fashion, educational, culinary, financial
center

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SIGHTSEEING

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The Big Ben

6. The Big Ben

• Big Ben = the bell of the clock
• Was built in 1858
• 96 m tall
• Celebrated its 150th birthday in May 2009

7. Trafalgar Square

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9. Trafalgar Square Christmas

10. Piccadily Circus

11. Buckingham Palace

12. Buckingham Palace

• Official place of the royals (they don’t live
there)
• Today more a tourist attraction
• Traditional Canging of the Guards takes
place here

13. Buckingham Palace - inside

14. The Changing of the Guards

15. London bridge

16. London Bridge at night

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19. The Tower

20. The Tower

21. The London Eye

22. London Eye from outside…

23. …and from inside

24. Madam Tussaud’s waxworks

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26. British Museum

27. National Gallery

28. Westminister Abbey

29. The new Globe

30. The new Globe

31. The Globe from inside

32. William Shakespeare

33. Shakespeare ‘the swan of Avon’

• 1564-1616
• Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
• Poet and playwright – 38 plays, 158
sonnets
• He got his inspiration from British history
• Most famous plays:
Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet

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•NIGHTLIFE

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36. Pubs

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•TRANSPORT

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• Metro = the TUBE

40. Buses, double deckers

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SPORTS

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• Home of the Olympic games in
1908, 1948 and will be in 2012
• Football is the most popular sport,
the most famous teams are
Manchester Unites, Arsenal and
Liverpool
• Cricket is also very popular

43. Cricket

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