Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Достопримечательности Лондона

commercial centre. London is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its population is about 8 million.
London is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world.
London was founded by the Romans in 43 AD. It was called Londinium. They built a town on the River Thames. In 61 AD the town was burnt down. Then Londinium was rebuilt by the Romans and surrounded by a wall. This wall is now called the City of London.
London offers visitors a great variety of places of interest. It's a dream city to everybody interested in English history and culture.
World-famous places are the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and so on and so forth.

is one of the most famous and beautiful
churches in London/ It was founded by Edward the
Confessor in 1050. The construction lasted 300 years.
Nearly all English kings and queens have been crowned
Here. Many outstanding statesmen, scientist, writers,
poets and painters are buried here: Newton, Darwin,
Chaucer, Dickens, Tennyson, Kipling, etc.

Caesar.
In 1066 the Tower was used as a fortress, a royal palace,
a prison and the King's Zoo. Now it is a museum where
we can see the Crown Jewels, the finest precious stones
of the nation and a fine collection of armour, exhibited
in the Keep. The most beautiful building of the Tower
is the White Tower. It was built in the 11th century by
William the Conqueror. A lot of ancient traditions and
customs are carefully kept in Tower. For example,
Changing of the guard and taking care of the ravens in
The Tower. The legend says: till the ravens are alive
England will be rich.

in England. The famous English architect
Sir Christopher Wren 35 years. It is a beautiful
Building with many columns and towers. In one
Of its towers there is one of the largest bells in the
world.

most
Beautiful square in London. It is usually full of visitors
Feeding the pigeons and looking at the statues and
fountains. In the middle of the square there is a tall column.
It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. This monument was
erected to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle
Of Trafalgar in 1805. He defeated the French and
Spanish fleets. Four bronze lions look at the square
from the monument. There are two beautiful fountains
In the square. There are in front of the National Gallery.
The National Gallery contains a great collection of
Paintings by British, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch
and other famous artists.

London.
Big Ben is The large clock in one of the towers
of the Houses of Parliament Big Ben is named
after Sir Benjamin Hall, the first Commissioner
of Works. Now the Houses of Parliament is the
seat of the British Parliament.

watch the Changing of the Guards in
the forecourt of the palace. It lasts about
30 minutes.

world treasures; their exhibitions contain
real masterpieces: rare paintings, ancient
sculptures, unique books, works of cast masters,
arms and armoury.

is packed with books about everything from
To outer space. It has a copy of every book
published in this country. For me going to the
Library is much better compared to playing on
a computer.

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