Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Экскурсия по Лондону

capital . It has a lot of sights.

London is famous for its economics and history.

The British capital is 2000 years old .

Modern London was founded on the place of two old cities London and Westminster.

capital is about 480 sq. km with the population of more than 9 million people.

are:
The City,
The Westminster,
The East End,
The West End.

business and financial life.

Many people work there in the daytime, but only a small number of clerks and policemen stay in the City at night.

main part of central London.

Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and other important historic buildings are located here.

central London, the traditional poor area of London’s working class.

Now it is changing because of the new industries and construction of very expensive houses for the rich people.

the Parliament Square.

In 1834 the palace was burned
down and in 1850 it was constructed except the Common Chamber which was rebuilt after 1941.
The Houses of Parliament
is the seat of the British govern-ment. If there is a flag above Victoria Tower that means that the Commons are in session.

of London.

It is situated to the East of the Tower of London.

The bridge was built in 1894.

Its two parts can be lifted, for the ships to pass under the bridge.

in London. It was founded in 11th century on the northern part of the river Thames.
The Tower of London has been
a fortress,
a royal palace,
the home of the Royal Mint,
an observatory,
an arsenal,
and a state prison.

guarded by the Yeoman Warders or “Beefeaters”. They still wear their old bright and
colorful Tudor uniforms.

the Tower of London.

The legend says that without them the Tower will fall.

All the ravens have their own names. The Raven Master give them food.

So for over 900 years these unique birds have been guarding the Tower of London.

the Parliament Square.

In 1834 the palace was burned
down and in 1850 it was constructed except the Common Chamber which was rebuilt after 1941.
The Houses of Parliament
is the seat of the British govern-ment. If there is a flag above Victoria Tower that means that the Commons are in session.

nick-named “Big Ben”.
Big Ben is the biggest clock bell in Britain. It weighs 13,5 tons. The clock bell was called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of that construction.
The 4 clock faces are 22,5 feet in diameter, the 4 hands are 9 feet long, and the minute hands are 14 feet.
The bell weighs 13,5 tons and the hammer weighs 8 tons.

is one of the most remarkable examples of early English gothic style.

The Abbey is used for the coronations, royal weddings, funerals and memorials services of great statesmen and traditional figures of England.

Westminster Abbey is in the centre of
London. Many great Englishmen are buried in the Abbey:
Newton, Darwin, Watt,
Burns, Byron, Dickens and others.

Westminster Abbey is associated with
the history of the British Isles.

It was built in the 18th century and rebuilt later in 1837.

Victoria.

The Royal Standard flying on the top is the signal that the Queen is in the residence.

ceremony of changing the Guards.

Many visitors come to the Palace gates to watch it.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Wren. It stands on the same place where in 604 AD a wooden cathedral was built.
Then it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt a number of times in different styles. But the Great Fire of 1666 completely destroyed the cathedral.
The construction of the present cathedral was started in 1675 and finished in 1710.
It is one of the largest cathedrals of the world, the second in size after St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.

of London.

On the column you can see a statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, who won the victory over the French at Trafalgar in1805 and died in that battle.

At the base of Nelson’s column there are 4 bronze lions, which were built 26 years later the construction of the column.

The square is also decorated with beautiful fountains.

This is one of the attractions for Londoners and tourists..

theater land, and at night it is bright with electric signs.

Under the Circus lies one of the busiest stations of the London under-ground.

In the centre of the Circus stands the bronze statue of Eros on the high pedestal above the fountain.

It was erected by architect Alfred Gilbert in 1892.

#10, Downing Street.
It is the official residence of the Prime Minister.
The house has a modest exterior.

British capital.

It has the editorial offices of many English newspapers and magazines.

You can always see a lot of reporters and photographers running here and there.

galleries have 4.5 km in length.

The British Museum has an art gallery and unique collection of coins and medals, sculpture, ceramics, drawings and
paintings of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, Japanese, Indians, and many other people. It also has unique collections of Italian, English and French painters.

The British Museum is the most important place of archaeological study in the world with unique prehistoric collection. Also the British Museum is proud of its great library. It has about 6 millions books in it.

is named after its founder Henry Tate, a sugar manufacturer.

The Gallery has rich collection of pictures
by 16thcentury English artists
as well as paintings by foreign painters of the 19-20th centuries
by impressionists
and postimpressionists.

It also has a large sculpture collection.

Gallery, containing pictures of almost every famous British man and woman, for example
writers,
artists,
inventors,
statesmen,
and of other well-known people (as a wonderful picture of Princess Diana, which is called “Princess of Wales” by Brian Organ).

1824.

It contains more than 2.200 masterpieces from the 13th to the early 20th centuries.

These pictures belong to the public and the entrance to see them is free.

Turner,
Constable,
Hogarth,
Gainsborough and
Reynolds.

of nature in the world. It is very popular with the children.
The museum is divided into Life and Earth Galleries, where you can see collections of animals, plants and minerals.
You can also see dinosaur exhibition, human biology, mammals, and ecology in the Life Gallery and visions of Earth in the Earth Gallery.
There you can find many answers on the questions you are interested in.
The Natural History Museum is famous all over the world for its scientific research and wonderful collection.

of famous people, both living and dead. New models are made occasionally as people become famous.

W. Churchill,
V. Lenin,
M. Gorbachev,
B. Yeltsin,
V. Putin;
famous actors and actresses, singers;
sportsmen and others.

world as the greatest detective Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson lived there 23 years from 1881-1904 The role of Mrs. Hudson is not forgotten..

The house itself was built in 1815. It is a two-storied building. The rooms are the same as they were when Sherlock Holmes lived and worked there.

The museum was opened on March 27, 1990. In every room in the museum there are exhibits reminding visitors of the many stories.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 Sherlock Holmes adventures - 4 long novels and 56 short stories.

The museum is absolutely remarkable.

Here are some of the most popular theatres:

Theatre Royal Haymarket;
the National Theatre;
the Royal Opera House;
the Royal Festival Hall;
Queen Elisabeth Hall;
Royal Albert Hall and others.

gardens and call them the “lungs of London”.
They are:
St James’s Park;
Regent’s Park;
Hyde Park;
Green Park.

you have enjoyed it.

Thank you for your time.
Good bye.

I London!