Лондон (London)

London is the British capital and
one of the biggest cities in the world.

London is situated upon both banks of the
River Thames, it is the largest city in Britain
and one of the largest in the world.
Its population is about 7 million people.

It consists of three parts:
the City of London, the West End and the East End.

The West End
The best places of the West End

Buckingham Palace

Kensington Gardens

St.James's Park

Here are the historical places as well
as the famous parks.
Hyde Park with its Speaker's Corner is also here.

The Queen's Residence
The Queen's Residence was built in
1870 for Samuel Barnard, a vice president
of the Paper Company.

The 1700’s
the Queen's Residence was a
gift from Henry Ford.

Big Ben
He name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower
itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within.
The bell was named after the first commissioner
of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.

This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster,
it was given to the Dean of St. Paul's by William III.
Before returning to Westminster to hang in its
present home, it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858.
The BBC first broadcast the chimes on the
31st December 1923 - there is a microphone in the turret
connected to Broadcasting House.

The East End
To the east the large area called the East End. This is London’s poorest part.
The very large riverside in the East End
make London one of the three largest parts in the world.

Founded nearly a millennium ago and expanded upon over the centuries since, the Tower of London has protected the city
Tower of London

It has been the seat of British government and the living quarters of monarchs,
the site of renown political intrigue,
and the repository of the Crown Jewels.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames
in London since 1894 and is one of the finest bridges in the World.

The City of London
The City extends over an area of about
2.6 square kilometres in the heart of London.
It is the financial centre of the UK with many banks,
offices and Stock Exchange. But the City
is also a market for goods of almost every kind,
from all parts of the world.

Museums and art galleries of London.
Tate Gallery

London is very rich in museums and art galleries. If you are fond of painting you'll go to the Tate Gallery.

A rich sugar manufacturer Henry Tate founded it in 1897.

There are about 300 oils and
19000 watercolours and drawings.

The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world.
The present building was built in 1852.

By law a copy of every book, periodical
and newspaper, published in Britain must be presented in the British museum.

This collection is so vast that
only a very small percentage of it is
on show to the public.

The famous places in the London

The original Globe Theatre was built
in 1599 by the playing company to which Shakespeare belonged.
Globe Theatre

Trafalgar Square

The Cathedral of Saint Paul

Piccadilly
Statue on border
the city of London

Cleopatra's Needle

Queen Victoria Memorial