Презентация, доклад по английскому языку The Royal parks of London@

owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom for the recreation (mostly hunting) of the royal family. They are part of the hereditary possessions of the Crown.

With increasing urbanisation of London, some of these were preserved as freely accessible open space and became public parks with the introduction of the Crown Lands Act, 1851. There are today eight parks formally described by this name and they cover almost 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of land in Greater London.

Area Of The Royal Parks

London. The largest of London’s Royal
Parks(955 hectares). It is almost famous for shire horses and herds of red and fallow
deer which roam freely within much of the park.
The Park has changed little over the centuries and, although it is
surrounded by human habitation, the varied landscape of hills, woodland gardens and
grasslands set among ancient trees abounds in wildlife.
Royal connections date back over 700 years to when Richmond was part King
Edward I’s Manor of Sheen. In 1625, King Charles I created the walled deer park that
is largely unchanged today.

café in a Georgian mansion. The garden has rosebeds, evergreen magnolias, ancient trees and stunning westerly views

King Henry’s Mound. Spectacular view of St Paul’s Cathedral 10 miles away. The view was created about 1710 and is now legally protected.

Royal Parks, at 445 hectares (1,100
acres) in area. Bushy Park is like a patchwork quilt of English history. It has remains of
medieval farmland, a Tudor deer park, 17th century water gardens and wartime
camps.
Lying north of Hampton Court Palace, the history of the park is inextricably linked to
the palace, yet it has always had its own distinct rural character. The famous Arethusa
'Diana' Fountain forms the centrepiece to the equally famous Chestnut Avenue.
The flat site on which Bushy Park lies has been settled for at least 4,000 years. There
is clear evidence of the medieval field boundaries, with the finest example just south of
the Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, where there are traces of the largest and most
complete medieval field system in Middlesex.

Now open to the public for the very first time. The Upper Lodge Water gardens comprise of a Baroque-style collection of pools, cascades, basins and a canal.

Chestnut Avenue.
Built in 1699 as part of Sir Christopher Wren’s design for a grand state approach to Hampton Court

is the largest grass area for sports in London. It lies within northern central London, partly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden. It contains Regent's College and the London Zoo. It covers 197 hectares and like most of the other Royal Parks, it formed part of the vast chase appropriated by Henry VIII.
In the Middle Ages the land was part of the manor of Tyburn, the property of Barking Abbey. In the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII appropriated the land, and it has been Crown property ever since, except for the period between 1649 and 1660. It was set aside as a hunting park, known as Marylebone Park, until 1649. It was then let out in small holdings for hay and dairy produce.

World-famous rose garden named after the wife of King George V. Contains the national collection of delphiniums and 9000 begonias. Shrubberies are strategically designed and located to add a sense of mystery and privacy to the gardens.

largest parks(142 hectares) in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner (a Speakers' Corner is an area where open-air public speaking, debate and discussion are allowed). Hyde Park was created to satisfy a royal passion for hunting. But over the years it became a place where people have pursued many other pleasures.
Even before the Norman Conquest, Park belonged to Westminster Abbey, the name was an ancient unit of area. Since the beginning of the dissolution of the monasteries (1536) Henry VIII withdrew it in the treasury, to use for their own amusement hunting for the public it was opened by James I, and under Charles II was the favorite place of Londoners.

Princess of Wales. The Fountain was opened by the Queen in 2004. Designed to reflect Diana’s life and character.

7 July Memorial. 52 pillars represent the people killed in July 7th bombed in London in 2005.

Speakers’ Corner. Since 1872 people have had a legal right to speak publically here about anything, provided they don’t use obscene language.

Gun Salutes. Fired on the June 2nd to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and June 10th for The Duke of Edinburgh’s birthday.

Isis, a beautiful bronze by leading British sculptor Simon Gudgeon. By dedicating your own personal plaque you will be helping future generations or city children learn about the natural world, encouraging them to appreciate wildlife and look after the environment.

gardens of Kensington Palace, lying
immediately to the west of Hyde Park. It began life as a King's playground but it was
three royal women who created the elegant landscape we still enjoy today. The park
covers an area of 111 hectares. It particularly popular for sunbathing and picnics in fine
weather.
An asthma sufferer, the king found the location quiet and the air
salubrious and so he commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to design the
redbrick building that is Kensington Palace. Queen Anne enlarged the Palace
Gardens by 'transferring' 30 acres from Hyde Park and was responsible for
the creation of the Orangery in 1704.

ponds and statues. Inspired by Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, and created in 1860-1.
Bronze statue of Peter Pan, designed by George Frampton and donated by J M Barrie (the author) in 1912.

Round Pound. It is a popular place to see water birds. Created in 1735.
Kensigton Palace. Home of Princess Diana and birth place of Queen Victoria. First used as a royal palace in 1689.
Memorial to Prince Albert. Huge gold and stone statue.

Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. It covers 74 hectares (180 acres), commands fine views over the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London. There is a large grassland enclosure, covering almost 13 acres which serves as a sanctuary for deer, foxes and birds. The most famous thing is that there is a meridian line crossing the park.
The estate of some 200 acres was originally owned by the Abbey of St. Peter at Ghent, but reverted to the Crown in 1427 and was given by Henry VI to his uncle Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (Barker 1999). He built a house by the river, Bella Court, and a small castle, called Greenwich Castle as well as Duke Humphrey’s Tower, on the hill. The former evolved first into the Tudor Palace of Placentia and then into the Queen's House and Greenwich Hospital. Greenwich Castle, by now in disrepair, was chosen for the site of the Royal Observatory by Charles II in 1675.

longitude passes through Greenwich Observatory and divides the world into the west and east hemispheres.
The Observatory. Britain’s first purpose-built scientific research facility. Commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II and designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Roman Remains. It is a building, probably a temple, dating from AD43 – AD410.
Sundial. 3m triangular metal sundial and floor mosaic installed in 2000 next to the Greenwich Meridian.
Wolfe statue. It is a statue of Greenwich resident General Wolfe, who established British rule in Canada.

a 23 hectares (57 acres)[1] park in the City of Westminster, central London. The park lies at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St. James the Less.
Walk the elegant paths of St James's Park today and it is hard to imagine that pigs once grazed here. But, 470 years ago, the St James's area was known mainly for farms, woods and a hospital for women lepers.
St James's Park is the oldest Royal Park in London and is surrounded by three palaces. The most ancient is Westminster, which has now become the Houses of Parliament, St James's Palace and of course, the best known, Buckingham Palace.

where the traditional ceremonies are held in July every year.
The Blue Bridge. Spectacular views from the bridge of Horse Guards, London Eye and Buckingham Palace.

The Mall is the Queens’ ceremonial route from Buckingham palace and was also the finishing point of the London Marathon.
Buckingham Palace, the home of the Royal Family

park in the City of Westminster, central London. Covering 19 hectares, it lies between London's Hyde Park and St. James's Park. Together with Kensington Gardens and the gardens of Buckingham Palace, these parks form an almost unbroken stretch of open land reaching from Whitehall and Victoria station to Kensington and Notting Hill.
The Green Park was first recorded in 1554 when Sir Thomas Wyatt led a rebellion in protest against the marriage of Mary I to Philip II of Spain. The area was meadowland used for hunting and the occasional duel.

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Canada memorial. Dedicated to Canadian soldiers who served in two world wars. Designed by Pierre Granche.

Canada Gate. Installed in 1908 as a part of the memorial to Queen Victoria, celebrating Canada’s contribution to the then British Empire.
Gun Salutes. 41 gun royal salute fired on June 14th for Her Majesty’s birthday.