London historical sights

1.

2.

London – Capital of the UK – From
Above
Trafalgar
To see
Westminster
The
recognize
Thames
historical
Palace
Clock
British
Square
Buckingham
British
Tower
of
TV
with
River
at
Abbey
Westminster
capital
sights
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the
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of first
Palace
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of
from
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London
Ben
sight
Column
metres)
above
(what?)

3.

The Clock Tower
• to be of great interest
• to stand near Westminister Palace
• to be built in the 19th century (1858)
• to have four faces (the clock)
• to have a very loud bell
• to weigh more than 13 tons (the
bell)
• Sir Benjamin Hall
• to be in charge of the building of
the Clock Tower
• Big Ben
• in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall (the
tall man)
• to call the clock, its bell ad the
Clock itself

4.

Trafalgar Square
One
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to
a statue
attract
of theIn
the
of
victories
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many
the
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middle
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the
Column
of
attractions
from
war
the
top
admiral
against
square
other
of the
in
countries
Napoleon
column
London

5.

The National Gallery
to
admire
all
exhibits
of
world
famous
tocontain
come
to
the
gallery
tothe
see
its
to
to
be
brought
real
from
masterpieces
other
countries
of
art
and
intreasures
the
sculpture
world
to
tobe
be
situated
famous
in
allTrafalgar
over
the
world
square
collection of the gallery

6.

The Tower of London
to
be
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royal
palace,
aacastle,
athe
fortress,
a(to
prison
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to
to
to
look
be
look
dozen
after
the
to
the
to
big
of
for
exist
be
black
ravens
doors
the
as
museum
nightly
ravens
long
for
(the
as
Yeoman
or
ritual
night
so
of
(the
Rave
the
live
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to live
early
indays
the
to Tower
be
of the
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history
old ofkings)
England
(in
the
past)
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(Britain;
guards,
atto
the
feed
(now)
at
Tower)
aof
legend)
(the
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pm)
ravens)
Key

7.

The Tower Bridge
to
to stretch
make
a to
historical
to
attract
tothe
be
across
have
of
view
agreat
place
two
lot
the
ofof
towers
interest
London
Thames
oftourists
interest
more
River
attractive

8.

St. Paul’s Cathedral
• one of the most beautiful
Renaissance building in the
world
• to attract visitors from all over
the world
• to contain many fine paintings,
sculptures, monuments a works
of art
• the greatest work of
Christopher Wren
• the England’s architect
• to be finished in 1710 (the
building of the Cathedral)
• to be almost eighty already
(Christopher Wren)

9.

Buckingham Palace
to
the
one
attract
official
of the
a great
London
most
Changing
in
number
remarkable
front
residence
of
of
of Londoners
sights
of the of
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and
touristsBritish
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the palace
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other
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capital
countries