London

Contents Map of London Big Ben Buckingham Palace The Houses of Parliament London Eye St. Paul's Cathedral The Tower of London Tower Bridge What´s this?

Map of London

Big Ben planned by Charles Barry in 1844 a 316 feet high tower with the world's biggest and best clock it's the name of the clock, not of the tower the strike is used by BBC as a time signal

Buckingham Palace built in 1703 by the Duke of Buckingham home of the kings and queens of Great Britain Changing of the Guard every day Queen Victoria Monument in front of the Palace

The Houses of Parliament the political centre of the United Kingdom became the seat of Parliament in 1547 rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in 1840

London Eye a moving wheel which represents the turning of the century 32 capsules, each takes 25 people one turn takes 30 minutes

St. Paul's Cathedral Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece completed after 35 years in 1711 built in the Baroque style the second largest church in the world the Whispering Gallery inside the dome

The Tower of London William the Conqueror began to build the massive fortress to attract and dominate people in 1066. it's a museum of weapons, a prison and there are Crown Jewels in the Jewel House. Six ravens are kept in the Tower to protect the UK.

Tower Bridge the most famous bridge in London built in 1894 in the Gothic style it is raised in the middle to allow ships to pass up the river it takes 90 seconds to raise two drawbridges

What´s this? Tower Bridge Big Ben The Houses of Parliament St. Paul´s Cathedral

Literature T. Chudý, J. Chudá:Some basic facts, Fragment, Havlíčkův Brod 1996 Friendship, 1995 http://www.burry.sk/picture/img1.gif