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test THE OFFICIAL NAME OF GREAT BRITAIN IS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND (UK). IT CONSISTS OF ENGLAND, THE UK’S FLAG – THE UNION JACK. SCOTLAND, WALES, IT IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE AND MADE UP OF THREE NOTHERN IRELAND. CROSSES. THE RED CROSS STANDS FOR ST. GEORGE, THE WHITE CROSS STANDS FOR ST. PATRIC AND THE THIS ISFOR GREAT BRITAIN BLUE CROSS STANDS ST. ANDREW, SYMBOLIZING ENGLAND, IRELAND SCOTLAND.
LONDON - THE CAPITAL OF ENGLAND. IT IS SITUATED ON THE RIVER THAMES. IT WAS FOUNDED BY THE ROMANS IN 43 A. D. LONDON WAS MADE THE CAPITAL OF ENGLAND IN THE 11 TH CENTURY BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN LONDON NOW. LONDON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD. TODAY IT IS THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE.
London has 4 parts: The political centre of London is Westminster The palace of Westminster is known as the Houses of Parliament. the City The building was built In 1840 after the fire of 1834. There are two the East End towers: the Victoria tower and the clock tower. and the West End
BIG BEN IS THE BELL IN PARLIAMENT TOWER AND NOT THE CLOCK AS PEOPLE BELIEVE. THE BELL WAS NAMED AFTER SIR BENJAMIN HALL, COMMISSIONER OF WORKS. HE WAS A LARGE MAN AND WORKERS CALLED HIM BIG BEN.
Many English kings and queens are buried there. Westminster Abbey is famous for the Poet’s Corner too. This is a church where many English kings and queens marry. test On the other side of Parliament Square is Westminster Abbey. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London. The church is very old too. It is more than 900 years old. There are so many monuments and statues there.
test BUCKINGHAM PALACE IS IN THE CENTRE OF LONDON. IT IS THE LONDON HOME OF THE QUEEN. THIS IS LIKE A SMALL TOWN WITH A POLICE STATION, TWO POST OFFICES, A HOSPITAL, A BAR, TWO SPORT CLUBS, A DISCO, A CINEMA AND A SWIMMING POOL. THERE ARE 600 ROOMS THERE. ABOUT 700 PEOPLE WORK IN THE PALACE.
In front of the Buckingham Palace you can see the Queen Victoria Memorial. Queen Victoria (18191901) the British queen from 1837 until her death. She was queen for 64 years, longer than other British queens or kings. While she was queen, the UK became one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world.
It takes people ten or twenty minutes to get from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square, the centre of London. Here is a monument to Admiral Nelson who defeated Napoleon’s army at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was killed. test
London stands on the river Thames. It is not a long river, which runs into the North sea. The English people call it “THE FATHER OF LONDON”.
The Tower Bridge Until 1749 there was only 1 bridge over the Thames – London bridge. Now there are more than 20 bridges over the Thames. It is more than 100 years old. The Tower Bridge was built at the end of the 19 th century to match the medieval style of the fortress, the Tower of London.
test THE TOWER OF LONDON WAS BUILT AT THE END OF THE 11 TH CENTURY AS A FORTRESS. THEN THE KINGS BEGAN TO USE IT AS A ROYAL PALACE AND LATER A PRISON FOR GREATEST POLITICAL LEADERS OF THE COUNTRY. NOW THE TOWER OF LONDON IS A MUSEUM. THE RAVENS ARE ANOTHER FAMOUS SIGHT. THE LEGEND SAYS THAT WITHOUT THE RAVENS THE TOWER WILL FALL.
St Paul‘s Cathedral test 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 17 th century after the The church is Fire a beautiful building Great in 1666. It with tookmany Sir columns and towers. In one of its towers there is one of the Christopher Wren 35 years. largest bells in the world. Sir Christopher Wren was buried in the Cathedral.
THIS IS A FINE PLACE WHICH HAS SEEN MUCH HISTORY OVER THE CENTURIES. FOR GENERATIONS PICADILLY HAS BEEN THE HEART OF LONDON. NOWADAYS IT IS SUCH A FOCAL POINT THAT ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS AS MANY AS 50, 000 PEOPLE GATHERE.
He was (1157 -1199) described Richard a famous theinking of England novel “Ivanhoe” from 1189 until his by Walter Scott. death. He was a popular king and regarded as very brave and for this reason he is often called Richard the Lionheart.
The Еye is the world’s biggest observation wheel. It gives visitors an amazing bird’s eye view of the whole city and the surrounding area. London Eye has 32 capsules which can hold 25 people in each. It was opened in the year 2000 and was sponsored as a gift by British Airways, the world’s favorite air line.
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The UK’s flag is red, … and made up of three crosses: Green and blue white and blue; Yellow and blue.
. . . was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo:
St. Paul’s Cathedral was built by the famous English architect …. . : William the Conqueror; Sir Christopher Wren; Admiral Nelson.
Sir Christopher Wren was buried in …
There always black ……… in the Tower of London: ravens; parrots; pigeons.
What was built by William the Conqueror …
Buckingham Palace is the London home of …: the president; the Queen; the Englishmen.
A place where the famous statue to Admiral Nelson is situated …
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