Sights of London

Достопримечательности Лондона

The symbol and the flag.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag known as the Union Flag or Union Jack.
The symbol of England is red rose.

Trafalgar Square
It is the central square of London and traditional place for people to meet.

The Houses of Parliament
It is a place where the British Government sits.
It consists of three parts: the Royal Apartments, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Big Ben
It’s a clock in the tower and it is a big bell.
You can hear it every hour.
It weighs 13.5 tons.

Tower Bridge
It is the oldest and famous bridge across the Thames.
It was made of wood by the Romans, but it was often burnt down.
Later it was made of stone.

The Tower of London
It has a long history. In the past it was a fortress, a prison, a castle and a zoo.
It was built to protect the city from the enemies. There are a lot of ravens at this place.
Nowadays this building is a very popular museum.

Buckingham Palace
It’s the London home of the Queen.
Buckingham Palace was built between 1702 and 1705.
The palace is open to public.

Fish and chips.
Блюдо, состоящее из рыбы, обжаренной во фритюре, и нарезанного крупными ломтиками картофеля фри.

Oxford Street
It is the biggest shopping street in London.
There are 548 shops in Oxford Street.

The London Eye
It’s the biggest observation wheel in the world.
It is situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London
It’s height is 135 meters.

The Queen Elizabeth II and her son.
Королева Великобритании
правит с 1952 года по настоящее время.
Чарльз, принц Уэльский
Charles, Prince of Wales

Oxford.
Oxford is a very old
and very famous
university
town. It is not far
From London.

London bus.
And the last symbol in our list is the London bus which is known all over the world.