1. The most interesting sights of London, England.

2. Amazing facts and figures : A bit over 8 million people live in London. 30 % were not born in the UK. The British Library has over 150 million books. There are 24 universities and colleges in London with 350,000 students. There are 33 bridges over the river Thames and 4 tunnels under it. 46,000 people run in the London Marathon every year.

3. 10 Downing Street Downing Street is one of the most famous places in the center of London. It is located next to the Parliament and Buckingham Palace. It was built and called Downing after Sir George Downing, who was military and diplomat in service of Oliver Cromwell and King Carol the II. At Downing Street number 10 there is the official residence of the Prime Minister. Before it was turned into it, Sherlock Holmes and his dearest friend James Watson lived there. It is called „goverment street” since many ministers have their homes there.

4. Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. At first it was a rich person’s house. King George the III liked it and he bought it in 1761. George IV built more and more rooms. Queen Victoria moved to Buckingham Palace in 1837. Now Queen Elizabeth II lives there when she is in London. There are 600 rooms. Visitors can see only some of them for one month every year.

5. The Tower of London In 1066 the new King William I built the White Tower in the city. Later kings and queens built more buildings round this tower. The Tower of London was a palace but also a prison. Two of King Henry the VIII’s wives lost their heads there in 1500’s. The Tower was a prison again in the 1940s during the World War II, the British government put German Rudolf Hess there. Today, visitors can walk around the Tower of London. The treasure of many queens and kings are inside. The Crown’s Jewelery is kept there.

6. Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic, church. In 1050 King Edward I started to build it in the west of the city. The King built a palace between the abbey and river because he wanted to watch the builders. It was finished in 1065, just a few days before King Edward’s dead. Inside the church there is one of the most famous bells in the world – Big Ben.

7. Big Ben The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell. The Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament, was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September. Its diameter is 7.5 metres. The hour hand is 2.7 meters long. In 1949 the clock was delayed by 41 minutes, after a flock of birds sat on the minutes hand In 1962, the clock struck the New Year ten minutes late, due to the large accumulation of snow on the hands.

8. Tower Bridge In 1876 there was a competition to design a bridge that will go over The River Thames. There were over 80 designers but only one winner – John Wolfe Barry. Because of very difficult design it took 18 years to build it so it was finished in 1894. The bridge consits of two, tied together at the upper level, horizontal walkways. It has two towers and two gates. The towers which support the walkways weigh 1000 tones each and open in 1.5 minutes thanks to hydraulic gear.

9. London Eye It’s a big wheel and fourth tallest building in London. It was opened in 1999. People also called it The Millenium Wheel. It is 135 metres high and one travel by it takes 30 minutes. 3.5 million people go on it every year. It has got 32 air - conditioned glass capsules. They are very heavy – every capsule weighs 10 tones and it can take 25 passengers. Because of a very slow movement – 0.9 km/h – the wheel does not have to stop to leave or take the tourists. Ticket costs £29.50

10. KEW GARDENS It was set up in 1759 as the garden to Kew House. – the Royal Family lived there at that time. Now it is called Royal Botanic Gardens. Great place for nature lovers as well as botanists. Among many interesting buildings there is Herbarium where You can see more than 3 milion plants.

11. St. Paul’s Cathedral It`s a church in London. It sits on the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the city. It was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed within his life time, in 1710. It is the new Cathedral since the old one was burned down during the fire of London in 1666.

12. GREENWICH At Greenwich there are famous old ships and the line on the ground which marks 0 degrees longitude. There you can stand with one foot in the eastern hemisphere and the other one in the western one. You can also see the beauty of the sky in The Old Royal Observatory.

13. Done by: Zuzanna Majcher Patrycja Bronk Alicja Malinowska Dorota Kalkowska Robert Kobiela Thank You for listening.