Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему:Достопримечательености Лондона (8 класс)

river by the Tower Bridge you can see the Tower of London. It is one of the oldest buildings of the city.
William the Conqueror built it in the eleventh century. There are always black ravens in the Tower of London. People keep them in the Tower of London and look after them very well as they believe that London will be rich while ravens live there.
The Tower has a long history.Many centuries ago it was a fortress, a royal palace and then a prison. Now it is a museum of arms.

style. The bascules are opened by electricity and will open to let the ships pass through. The Bridge is a symbol of London which attracts the tourists.
It is the oldest and famous bridge across the Thames.
Originally it was made of wood by the Romans, but it was often burnt down. Later it was made of stone. And finally the Bridge was rebuilt and made of concrete.

building in the world. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in 17th century. It took 35 years.

world. Only St Paul`s in Rome is bigger.
St Paul’s Cathedral is the biggest English church. Another famous church is Westminster Abbey where kings, queens, and many famous people are buried.

churches in London. It is very old too. The abbey is more than nine hundred years old. It is the traditional place of coronation for the English monarchs. Every British monarch has been crowned in the Abbey. Many are buried there. There are memorials to the famous British in the Abbey: Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Kipling. You can see the Poets’ Corner there.

Tower of London, you can see Westminster Palace, or the Houses of Parliament. It is the seat of the British government and it is one of the most beautiful buildings in London.
The Palace consists of three parts: the Royal Apartments, the House of Lords and the House of Commons

others are busy like Trafalgar Square. Trafalgar Square is the central square of the city. It is the central square of London and traditional place for people to meet. Also, all sorts of protest meetings are held there.

column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. Four bronze lions look at the square stands from the monument. There are two beautiful fountains in the square.
To the right of the square there is the National Gallery which has a fine collection of European paintings.

Trafalgar Square.
It is one of London's most important museums. It has an impressive collection of paintings covering the period between 1260 and 1900, with works from virtually all renowned artists of the era.
It houses collections of English and European Art.

named Saint Stephen's Tower - is commonly known as the Big Ben. The tower is one of London's most famous landmarks.
The clock inside the tower was the world's largest when it was installed in the middle of the nineteenth century. The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock's hour bell, the largest of the clock's five bells. The other four are used as quarter bells.

in London.
Big Ben is famous for the 13-ton bell. The bell weighs 13, 5 tons and the hammer – 8 tons. It is the voice of London. It tells the time since 1859. The Clock Tower is 318 feet (95 m 400sm). You must go up 374 steps to get to top.

tourist attraction, is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is a biggest observation wheel in the world. The 135 meter (443ft) tall structure (also known as the Millennium Wheel) was built as part of London's millennium celebrations.

a wonderful building with a monument in front of it which is the Queen Victoria Memorial. The Palace was built for John, first Duke of Buckingham, between 1702 and 1705.
Buckingham Palace is open to public and the tourists always go to see the ceremony of changing the Guard there.

concert hall where the best musicians of the world perform classical music.
The red brick Royal Albert Hall was built in the nineteenth century as a multifunctional music and entertainment hall. Today it is one of London's most recognizable landmarks and a top European performing arts venue.

which opened to the public in 1637, is the largest of several royal parks in London that are connected to each other, forming one large green lung in the center of the city. The park is famous for its Speakers' Corner.
Hyde Park is the most democratic park in the world, as anyone can say anything he wants there.

It is the largest museum in the United Kingdom with a collection of more than seven million objects that encompasses artifacts from many civilizations and spans a period of more than two thousand years.
The Britis Museum has big collections of books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, paintings, medals, coins. The biggest Library in Great Britain with many millions of books is in the Museum.

Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and as it has almost 550 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate, City of London, and was known as the Oxford Road.
Each Christmas the Street is decorated with beautiful festive lights.