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Petra Starigazdová VII.A 2009/2010. London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. London is home to many institutions.

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1 Petra Starigazdová VII.A 2009/2010

2 London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. London is home to many institutions internationally as well as multinational companies and organizations. There is a lot of important institutions and cultural institutions, including the world famous theaters, museums, concert halls, palaces and more. London is famous London eye, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Tower Bridge

3 London eye London Eye is the largest observation wheel in the world since 1999. Is 135 mA high costs on the western edge of Jubilee Gardens on the south bank of the river Thames in London, between Westminster and Lambeth Bridge Hungerfordským. It takes 30minutes to go round, and you can see all of London´s famous sights from the top.

4 Big Ben Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is often extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Big Ben is the largest four faced chiming clock and the third tallest free standing clock tower in the world. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009 (the clock itself first ticking on 31 May 1859), during which celebratory events took place.

5 Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the formal seat of the British monarch and kings largest library in the world. Buckingham Palace is off to the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II., The venue for events of national importance, the actions ordered by the Royal Court, at an official welcoming heads of state and a major tourist attraction.

6 Tower bridge Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name.It has become an iconic symbol of London. Its present colour dates from 1977 when it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Originally it was painted a chocolate brown colour. The bridge consists of two towers which are tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways which are designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. basculesuspension bridgeLondonRiver ThamesTower of Londoniconic symbolQueen'sSilver Jubilee

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