England attractions
Number one Big Ben London The tower was built by English architect Augustus Augustus Pugin in 1859, the clock tower started May 31, 1859 It is believed that the bell was named Big Ben (Big Ben) in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the curator of construction work Number two London National Gallery The gallery is open on April 9, 1839. Sometimes considered the founding date of May 1824, when a collection of 38 paintings Angershteyna was acquired, which was the nucleus of the future gallery. In 1824 the government decided to purchase a collection of the banker Angershteyna: five landscapes of Claude Lorrain, canvas Sebastiano del Piombo "The Raising of Lazarus", the painting "Venus and Adonis" by Titian, "The Rape of the Sabine Women" by Rubens, hogartovskuyu series "Fashion marriage", a portrait of Admiral Heathfield Reynolds brush and "Village festival" Wilkie.