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1 CITIES OF THE UK AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN LONDON

2 Birmingham It is the second the most populous city of the United Kingdom live here more than 1 milion people.

3 Leeds Cultural, financial and commercial center of West Yorkshire.

4 Glasgow Scotland's largest city. Financial and cultural center.

5 Liverpool Largest port in the United Kingdom after London. The most popular music band in the history of music THE BEATLES created here.

6 Manchester This is an important financial, commercial and cultural city of the United Kingdom. Famous for two football clubs: Manchester United and Manchester City.

7 Bristol The ninth largest city in the United Kingdom. It is known from numerous monuments, it is also a powerful cultural and scientific center.

8 London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
It is the largest city in the United Kingdom and the third largest city in Europe. It is the seat of the government and parliament. Queen has her residence here.

9 London Underground (the Tube)
London Underground is the oldest subway in the world, first stations were opened in 1863. Every day, it travels about 3 million passengers.

10 Tower of London The Tower of London is a defensive structure and the palace of rulers of England. Currently kept here are the crown jewels and there is a museum.

11 Tower Bridge It is the only drawbridge on the river Thames.
Built in 1894

12 Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is a square located in central London. In the middle of the square stands over 51 meters high Nelson's Column - the most famous admiral of the British fleet.

13 The London Eye This is one of the largest observation wheel in the world. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres

14 Buckingham Palace The official London residence of the Queen and the place of state ceremonies and official meetings of heads of state. Part of Buckingham Palace is made available to visit for the public.

15 Palace of Westminster - Houses of Parliament
Westminster is a place of meetings of both chambers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and House of Commons). One of the most famous part of the palace is the clock tower, located famous tourist attraction, the clock and bell Big Ben.

16 10 Downing Street. 10 Downing Street – is the most famous address in London. Here is a residence and office of Prime Minister of Great Britain and the seat of the Government of Her Majesty.

17 St Paul's Cathedral This is one of the most famous Anglican churches in Britain. Here took place the wedding of Prince Charles with Lady Diana Spencer.

18 Madame Tussauds Waxwork museum of famous people from different walks of life, founded in 1835 by Marie Tussaud ( ).

19 British Museum) One of the largest museums of ancient history. Entrance to the British Museum is free.

20 National Gallery Presents a collection of paintings from the years 1250 to 1900. There is a collection of 2,300 works of painting, mainly Western European.

21 Shard London Bridge Tower having 72 floors. Its height is meters. It is the highest tower in the Europe


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