1. LONDON I Introduction Industry and transport Culture and sport VY_32_INOVACE_14-09

2. London – Houses of Parliament Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová

3. Introduction  capital of England & Great Britain, in the south-east of England on the river Thames  cosmopolitan city, commercial, cultural and historical centre  population: 7 mill. inhabitants / 8 mill. - immigration  City of London + 32 boroughs  seat of: Monarch, the Parliament, the Government, the Supreme Court  name – Celtic word Llyn = „jezero“…Dun = „pevnost“  Romans established Londinium; 2,000 years ago  from 11th century the capital  1665 a plague (100,000 died)  1666 Great Fire of London (2/3 destroyed)

4. Industry and transport woodworking furniture making chemical textile engineering diamond cutting paper and cement making finance and commerce airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, City Airp. underground/tube double decker buses, single deck Arrow bus coaches, trains – Victoria Station black taxis

5. Double - Decker Autor: Paleontour, Název: Double – Decker Zdroj: http://nopsa.hiit.fi/pmg/viewer/photo.php?id=2562250 A black taxi and a red telephone box Autor: Steven Haslington Název: Whitcomb Street, Westminster Zdroj: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2828486

6. Culture and sport  1. Museums and galleries:  Natural and History Museum, British Museum, London Dungeon, Madame Tussaud`s Museum  National Gallery, Tate Gallery  Greenwich  2. Theatres, music halls :  Globe Theatre  Royal Albert Hall  Royal Opera House  Covent Garden, Barbican Centre  3. Parks – picnic and sport areas  St Jame`s Park  Hyde Park - Speaker`s Corner  Regent`s Park – zoo  4. Shopping  Oxford, Regent and Bond Streets  Harrods  5. Sport  Wimbledon  Wembley Stadium  Olympic Park 2012 – The O2 Arena

7. Covent Garden Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová

8. Globe Theatre Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová a reconstruction of Shakespeare`s original theatre closed by the Puritans in 1642 burnt, rebuilt in 1990s

9. Hyde Park Greenwich a royal park from 1536 the biggest London`s park Serpentine Line x Kensington Gardens boating, sailing, bathing horseriding, picnics Speaker`s Corner – soap box  talk in the east of London lower river Thames The Old Royal Obser – vatory Prime Meridian Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) National Maritime Museum

10. Greenwich Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová

11. Olympic Park 2012 Autor: EG Focus, Název: Olympic Park, London, 16 April 2012.jpg Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_Park,_London,_16_April_2012.jpg

12. Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová