Historical Places in London

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Name the place where almost all English kings and queens have been crowned and where many famous people are buried.

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Founded by Edward the Confessor in 1050, the Abbey was a

monastery for a long time. There are memorials to eminent

men and women. But the most popular ones are those to

writers, actors and musicians in Poets’ Corner.

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Name the monument in the middle of Trafalgar Square

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Raised in 1843 and now one of London’s best-loved monuments,

commemorates the one-armed, one-eyed admiral who defeated

Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, but paid for it

with his life.

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Name the Queen’s London residence

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Built in 1705 as Buckingham House for the duke of the same

name, this palace became the official London home of the British

Royal family. When the flag is flying on the top the Queen

is in. There are 661 rooms in it. It is dominated by the

25m-high Queen Victoria Memorial at the end of the Mall.

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Name an ancient fortress

and a prison in the City

of London

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Through the centuries, the Tower of London has been a citadel,

a palace, a prison for offenders against the State, the home of

the Mint, the treasury for the Crown Jewels, a menagerie, and

the first royal observatory. Three queens of England have been

beheaded within its walls.

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Name the clock in the clock

tower of the Houses of

Parliament

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It is famous for its accuracy and for its 13-ton bell. The clock

was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works at

the time of its installation in 1859. The sound of Big Ben is

well-known all over the world because it is broadcast by the

BBC.

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Name a bridge that

crosses the River Thames

in London

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Perhaps second only to Big Ben as London’s most recognizable

symbol, Tower Bridge doesn’t disappoint up close. There’s

something about its neo-Gothic towers and blue suspension

struts that make it quite enthralling to look at.

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Name the biggest wheel

in Britain

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Opened in 2000, it is visible from many surprising parts of the

city. A ride or a flight in one of the wheel’s 32 glass-enclosed

gondolas holding up to 28 people. It takes a gracefully

slow 30 minutes and you can see 25 miles in every direction.

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Name one of the

greatest churches

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Saint Paul’s Cathedral was designed in a classical Baroque style

by Sir Christopher Wren. It was constructed between 1675

and 1710. Built of Portland stone with a Dome that rises to

365 feet and with Great Paul, the largest bell in England, it is

one of the most attractive sights in London.

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Name the theatre where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed

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The building is a wooden O without a roof over the central

stage area, and although there are covered wooden bench seats

in tiers around the stage, many people like to do as the 17 th -

century “groundlings” did, and stand in front of the stage,

shouting and heckling.

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