Слайд 1Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in west London.
Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom.
Слайд 2London
London is the capital of Great Britain. It is one
of the largest cities in the world, one of the most important world’s business, industrial and cultural centers. London is more than two thousand and five hundred years old, it is the oldest city in the country.
Слайд 3The Tower of London
The oldest part of the Tower of London
is the White Tower. William of Normandy built it soon after he conquered England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Crown Jewels have been kept at the Tower since the Middle Ages.
Слайд 5Big Ben
The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of
Westminster, is the seat of the two parliamentary houses of the United Kingdom: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The most famous feature of the Houses of Parliament is its clock tower, known as Big Ben.
Слайд 6Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of
the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Слайд 7Windsor
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English
county of Berkshire. The castle is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family and also for its architecture. The original castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror.
Слайд 8Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in
the City of Westminster in London. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.
Слайд 9St Paul’s Cathedral
The cathedral is one of the most famous
and most recognisable sights of London. At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962.
Слайд 10The British Museum
The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human
history, art, and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
Слайд 11The National Gallery
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar
Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.
Слайд 12The Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in London is the
world's most prestigious museum of natural history, exhibiting a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. The museum is home to 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.
Слайд 13The Underground
The easiest way to travel in London is by the
London underground or “tube”. It’s very fast, and in Central London you are never more than a few minutes walk away from a station.
Слайд 14Double-decker
Most London buses are double-deckers. Public transport in London is expensive.
The longer distance you travel the higher the fare is.
Слайд 15Prime Meridian, Greenwich
A prime meridian passes through the Royal Observatory (Greenwich)
in London. It was long marked by a brass strip in the courtyard, now replaced by stainless steel, and, since 16 December 1999, has been marked by a powerful green laser shining north across the London night sky.