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London Ca. 7,512,400 people live in London. Buckingham Palace In Londoner City borough of Westminster In 1703 he was a big townhouse for John Sheffield,

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1 London Ca. 7,512,400 people live in London

2 Buckingham Palace In Londoner City borough of Westminster In 1703 he was a big townhouse for John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, was built. King George III. 1762 bought the house as a private residence. During the next 75 years the palace was gradually expanded, mainly by the architect John Nash and Edward Blore.

3 The Tower of London The Tower of London is in the Middle Ages (1078) in London were built. Tower store in the Crown Jewels. In the following centuries here the fortress always extended.

4 London Eye The London Eye is 135m with the largest in Europe. It takes 20 minutes for a revolution The opening took place in 1999, for visitors because of technical problems, but only in March 2000.

5 Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in London. It was opened in 1894 and connects the City of London on the north side of the Southwark district on the south side Over the Bridge cam the main cup A100.

6 Londoner Underground The Londerner Underground is the oldest underground rail network in the world. The first leg of the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan Line) was on 10 January 1863 as an underground, with steam locomotives railway traffic was opened. Although the Metropolitan Currently, there ES 270 stations. The length of the route network is 404 km.

7 National Maritime Museum The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London is home to some 2 million exhibits from the area of maritime and is regarded as the largest museum of maritime history. Besides the permanent exhibitions are regular special exhibitions, such as in 2005 the special exhibition on Battle of Trafalgar (1805). Moreover, the museum houses an extensive archive of articles and documents from the sea. A large part of the collection is available online.

8 Monument The monument (officially: The Monument to the Great Fire of London) at the Fish Street in the center of the City of London recalls the great fire of 1666. The monument (officially: The Monument to the Great Fire of London) at the Fish Street in the center of the City of London recalls the great fire of 1666. The 61-meter-high Doric column, which from 1671 to 1677 as part of the reconstruction efforts after the devastating fire has been established. The 61-meter-high Doric column, which from 1671 to 1677 as part of the reconstruction efforts after the devastating fire has been established. The monument is open to visitors: A spiral staircase in its interior with 311 steps leading to a platform below the urn with a view over large parts of London offers. The monument is open to visitors: A spiral staircase in its interior with 311 steps leading to a platform below the urn with a view over large parts of London offers.


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