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London Attractions

By Michael Felchak

London's many places of interest attract thousands of tourists every year. Tourists usually want to see Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London.

Westminster is now the political centre of London. The present Houses of Parliament were built after the fire in the Palace of Westminster in 1834. St. Stephen's Tower of the Houses of Parliament contains the famous Big Ben.

Buckingham palace is the Queen's official London residence

Bond and Regent streets and Covent Garden are noted for their shops.

London's most famous parks include Hyde Park with its Speaker's Corner, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park with the London Zoo, and St. James's Park.

London is noted for its museums and art galleries which include the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, the Wallace Collection, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Museum of the Moving Image, Madame Tusseaud's Museum and many others.

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