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Geography Liverpool – is one of the biggest cities in Great Britain and one of the biggest port. Liverpool is situated on the right bank of the river Mersey not far from the Ireland sea. More than 700 thousand people live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a big industrial, administrative and cultural center. It was found in 1207.

Liverpool has always been known as a city of culture, and not by accident. Local authorities have decided to create a symbol of the city that would become their pride. Liverpool was named in honor of a fairy bird «liver» which is a symbol of the city. Many expected that this symbol will be Liverbirds, symbol of the city, but instead was designed by a huge spider. The total project cost was £ 1,8 million.

A r c h i t e c t u r e

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (1967) is the most original and the most exotic church in the world. Its nickname is Paddy`s Wigwam. The Anglican Cathedral is the largest Cathedral in Great Britain and the fifth in size in the world.

St. GeorgesHall (1854) is situated in Lime Street St. GeorgesHall (1854) is situated in Lime Street. It is the most beautiful building in Liverpool. It has a concert hall where a huge organ is situated. Charles Dickens read his stories here. Town Hall stands in High St. It is described as «One of the finest surviving 18th-century town halls».

Neogotic Anglican Cathedral has a huge bell tower. These are Royal Liver Buildings. Many people think that Big Ben is the biggest tower clock in England but the biggest tower clock is situated here.

These are Royal Liver Buildings These are Royal Liver Buildings.Namely here is the biggest clock tower in England.So it is not Big Ben as we think.

Albert Doc (1846) is the first close Doc in the world Albert Doc (1846) is the first close Doc in the world. Near the Albert Doc you can find many shops, cafés, museums: for example Tate Modern Art Gallery and sea Merseyside Maritime Museum. Royal Liver Buildings are situated here where you can see the symbol of Liverpool. If you want to learn some more information about the history of the city visit Merseyside Maritime Museum (1851)

This is a modern Liverpool This is a modern Liverpool. Beеtham Tower West (2007) is the highest building. It has got 40 floors. It is a postal box in Liverpool. You can meet such postal boxes in London and all over Great Britan. It is also a kind of symbol of Britan together with telephone booth.

There are a lot of unusual buildings in Liverpool There are a lot of unusual buildings in Liverpool. Here you can see one of them. The nickname of this building is Turning the Place over. It was built in 2008,when Liverpool became cultural capital of Europe. England architect Richard Wilson made this original project.

M u s i c We associate Liverpool with the Beatles. It is their motherland. The Queen Elisabeth awarded the order of British empire to this music group on the 11th of June in 1965.

The career of Beatles began on Mathew Street where the museum of the group is situated. There are a lot of halls and more than 600 thousand people visit it every year. There are many monuments of the Beatles in Liverpool.

S p o r t

There are two football teams Everton and Liverpool in the city There are two football teams Everton and Liverpool in the city. They were found in the 19th century. Anfield Stadium is a home arena of football club Liverpool. This stadium is one of the most popular stadium in the world. Everyday 50 lucky men visit Anfield Stadium with a tour guide.

Football club Everton is less popular than FC Liverpool, but stadium Goodison Park is a fantastic place. Goodison Park is a stadium of FC Everton.

Liverpool is a very active and beautiful city Liverpool is a very active and beautiful city. There are a lot of places for every taste. If you are a football fan or the Beatles fan it’s the best place for you to visit.

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