Welcome to Great Britain

England is the largest and the richest part of GB. Its capital is London. The biggest industrial cities are London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester. Such cities as York, Chester, Oxford, and Cambridge are also very important and deserve a special mention.

Stonehenge
Stonehenge is one of the most popular prehistoric places in England. It is situated in the south-west of England. It is a circle of enormous stones (4 meters high) 80 meters across. Why it was built—is a mystery. However, there are suggestions. Some explorers say that it used to be an ancient observatory, the others believe it was a temple and so on.

Chester
Chester is a very important city in the north-west. The word “chester” appeared from a latin word “chesta”, which meant “forted camp”. It used to be a roman fortress. Now there is a museum of both modern and ancient toys. There are about 5.000 exhibits there.

Oxford
Oxford is the home of the oldest English university. Christ Church is the most famous college of the university. It has a great hall, which was built during the reign of King Henry the VIIIth and its chapel became the cathedral of Oxford.

Birmingham
Birmingham is the city of 1.500 trades, because of a great variety of industries.

Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is an example of splendid English gothic architecture.