London Attractions

Big Ben
Big Ben was built in 1858 by an English architect in the Gothic style. The height of Big Ben is just under 100 meters.

London Eye
London Eye reaches 135 meters in height and weighs 2100 tons.
32 cab capsules move slowly at a speed of 26 cm per second.

Tower Bridge
The bridge was built in 1894. The bridge has a total length of 244 meters, in the middle there are two towers, each 65 meters high,between them there is a span of 61 meters, which is an adjustable element.

Double decker bus
The first buses appeared on the streets of London in 1829.

Royal guards
The foot guards wear red uniforms and black hats made from the skin of a grizzly bear. The height of such a hat is 45.7 cm, it weighs about three kilograms

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is one of the most famous buildings in the world; more than 50 thousand people visit it annually.

Tower of London
The fortress was built in 1078.

Westminster Abbey
The church was built in the Gothic style and is the site of the coronation and burial of the monarchs of Britain

The houses of Parliament
The Parliament building itself includes more than 1,100 rooms, several large meeting rooms, more than a hundred stairs, as well as about five kilometers of corridors.

Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square was built in 1820. Initially, the square was named after King William IV, but in 1830 it was renamed in honor of the victory of the English fleet in 1805 at the battle of Cape Trafalgar.

Red telephone box
Previously, the number of scarlet booths was close to 150,000, but now there are about 13,000 of them in total. But they are a great pride of the British.