The Sights of London

WELCOME TO LONDON!

Trafalgar Square

• There are always a lot of people and pigeons on the square.
• Every winter there is a big Christmas tree which is a gift from Norway in the middle of the square.
• On New Year’s Eve people gather around the tree.
• In the middle of the square there is Admiral Nelson’s Column.

Buckingham Palace

• This is the Queen’s home.
• It was built in 1703.
• There is a great collection of paintings .

The Queen of Great Britain

• The Queen of Great Britain is Elizabeth II. Her husband is Duke of Edinburgh.
• They have got 4 grown-up children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Westminster Cathedral

• It was built between 1895 and 1903.
• This is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England.
• Its bell tower is 84 metres high.

Westminster Abbey

• This is a holy place.
• All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.

The Houses of Parliament

• This big palace is the most famous building in the world – the British Parliament.
• The building is 280 metres long.
• There are more than 1000 rooms.

Big Ben

• Big Ben, the big clock tower, is the symbol of London. It strikes hours.

Tower

• The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.

Tower Bridge

• The most famous

bridge in London

is a Tower bridge.

• Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge.
• The bascules will open to let ships pass through.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

• St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building too.
• Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.

Double-deckers

• There are big red buses called double-deckers in London.
• People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses.
• Tourists like them very much.

River Thames

• Thames flows through London.
• The River Thames is 338 km long.
• It is 245 m wide here.
• Even big seaships can visit London.

Questions :

• Where is the Queen’s home ?
• What are the names of the Queen of Great Britain and her husband ?
• Where were all English Kings crowned and buried ?
• Where does The Cardinal Archbishop sit?
• What building in London has 280 metres length and 1000 rooms ?
• What is the name of the big clock tower ?
• What is the name of the most famous bridge of London ?
• How long is the Thames ?