Краткое описание достопримечательностей в Лондоне

1. The Houses of Parliament are a long grey building with towers. The large clock in one of the towers is Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of the clock and the bell of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. You can hear the sound of Big Ben every hour in London.  The clock and the bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall.  He was a tall man, whose nickname was Big Ben. So people know the clock as big Ben.

2. The Tower of London was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s zoo. Now it is the museum. You can see a lot of interesting things in the halls of the White Tower. Its square walls are white and very tall. William the conqueror built it in the eleventh century. There are always black ravens in the tower of London. People keep them in the Tower of London and look after them very well as they believe that London will be rich while ravens live there.

3. The center of London is Trafalgar Square. Some people say it is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle of the square stands a tall column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. Four bronze lions look at the square from the monument. There are two beautiful fountains in the square. They are in front of the National Gallery which is one of the best picture galleries of the world.

4. One of the greatest English churches, St. Paul’s Cathedral, is not far from the Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17th century after the Great Fire. It took Sir Christopher Wren 35 years. It is a beautiful building with many columns and towers. In one of its there is one of the largest bells in the world.