london

This is London - satmap

London is situated on the river Thames.

London – the centre

- London consists of 32 parts called boroughs. - 12 boroughs form Inner London and 20 boroughs make Outer London, together they are called Greater London. - The City of London has an independent status.

1. City

2. Tower Hamlets

3. Southwark

4. Westminster

5. Kensington and Chelsea

6. Newham

7. Lewisham

8. Lambeth

9. Camden

10. Islington

11. Hackney

12. Wandsworth

13. Hammersmith and Fulham

14. Richmond Upon Thames

15. Kingston Upon Thames

16. Waltham Forest

17. Barking and Dagenham

1. Tower 42 (or NatWest Tower - as it was originally built for the National Westminster Bank) ; the tallest building in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London as a whole.

2. 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re Tower or Gherkin called by Londoners) – finished in 2004; the seat of Swiss insurance company Swiss Re

3. Tower of London (at the bottom)

Tower 42

(NatWest Tower) St Mary Axe

183 m (Gherkin)

180 m Tower of London

Tower 42 (NatWest Tower) from the street level

Gherkin

- The Tower's primary function was a fortress, a royal palace and a prison - It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armoury, a treasury, a zoo, a mint, a public records office, an observatory, and since 1303, the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom

Tower of London from Swiss Re Tower (Gherkin)…and famous Tower Bridge

- Tower of London is a set of 21 towers…

Middle Tower

White Tower

Tower Bridge:

(sometimes mistakenly

reffered to as London Bridge)

- 244 m long

- towers 65 m high

- the central span between towers (61 m) is

split into two leaves, which can be raised

to an angle of 83 degrees

(TRUE!) London Bridge

On the north side is the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

Millenium Bridge- 325 m long

- Conects the City of London (near St Paul‘s

Cathedral) with Tate Modern Gallery

- only for pedestriansSt Paul‘s Cathedral

St Paul‘s Cathedral - - dates from the 17th century

- is the seat of the Bishop of London

London skyline – St Paul´s Cathedral, Tower 42 and Gherkin

Tate Modern - is Britain's national museum of international modern art.- the galleries are housed in the former Bankside Power Station.- the power station closed in 1981

…and Millenium

Bridge with Tate

Modern from St

Paul‘s Cathedral

Summary map – The CityTower 42 (NatWest Tower)

St Mary Axe (Gherkin)

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

St Paul‘s CathedralTate Modern London BridgeMillenium B.

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is where the two Houses of the Parliament (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet.

At daytime…

… and after dark…

The Clock Tower - at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament - It is popularly known as Big Ben, but this name actually belongs to the clock's main bell

„London Eye“

- also known as the Millennium Wheel, opened in 1999

- is the largest observation wheel in the world.

- It stands 135 metres high on the South Bank of the River Thames.

Westminster Abbey: - mainly Gothic church, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.- It is the traditional place of coronation and - burial site for English monarchs.

…Westminster

Abbey at

daytime …

…and

again from

another

view…

St Margaret´s Church

Palace of WestminsterPalace of Westminster

Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey

St Margaret´s ChurchSt Margaret´s Church

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HERITAGE SITESHERITAGE SITES

-is the mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Cathedral for the Archdiocese of Westminster.

- It is the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales. - the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster

Westminster Cathedral

Buckingham Palace- Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British monarch

- Originally known as Buckingham House, the building was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham

…another view of Buckingham Palace – with Victoria Memorial at foreground…

The Mall (/mæl/) - is the road running from Buckingham Palace to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square. - It is closed to traffic on Sundays and public holidays, and on ceremonial occasions.

Admiralty Arch-is a large office building providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast.

- a white marble

monument near

Speakers' Corner in

Hyde Park

- It was originally on The Mall as a gateway to the Buckingham Palace

- In 1851, the arch was moved to its present location

Marble Arch

Trafalgar Square- named after the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.

Trafalgar Square at night

A part of Nelson´s Column

The column is topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, the admiral who commanded the British Fleet at Trafalgar.

There are interesting buildings in Trafalgar square…

Canada House in the West

South Africa House in the East

National Gallery in the North

- It houses Western European paintings from 1250 to 1900

- founded in 1824

- The collection of 2,300 paintings belongs to the British public, and entry to the main collection is free, although there are charges for entry to special exhibitions.

Piccadilly Circus- another famous traffic intersection and public space in Westminster

- built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the shopping street of Piccadilly

- the "circus" refers to "circular open space at a street junction"

Piccadily Circus in 1949

Neon signs of Piccadilly Circus by night

Piccadilly Circus

memorial fountain,

atop The Angel of Christian Charity,

popularly referred to as

Eros

Do you know who it is and where?

Right!

The Prime Minister Tony Blair

in Downing Street 10

•Let´s summarize the Westminster sights:

Piccadilly Circus

Houses of Parlia-ment

Westmin- ster Abbey

Big Ben

Westminster Cathedral

Trafalgar Square

Bucking-ham Palace

The Mall Street

Regent Street (pokrač.)

Oxford Street

Marble Arch

Admiral-ty Arch

Westminster

Park Lane Street

Prime Minister´s seat

Marble Arch (again)

Buckingham Palace

Speaker´s Corner

Lake Serpentine

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the

Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.

The park is divided in two by the Serpentine Lake. The park is contiguous with Kensington Gardens.

Hyde Park is 350 acres (1.4 km²) and Kensington Gardens is 275 acres (1.1 km²) giving an overall area of 625 acres (2.5 km²).

- is a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales.

- it opened on July 6, 2004 by Queen Elizabeth II.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain

(in Hyde Park)

-The design aims to reflect Diana's life.

-The Memorial also symbolises Diana's quality and openness.

Hyde Park - Speaker´s Corneron Sundays

Kensington Palace• is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and

Chelsea. • It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century.

Kensington Gardens I.

Kensington Gardens II.

Albert Memorial

It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861

is situated in Kensington Gardens

Can you remember?Can you remember?

Kensington Kensington PalacePalace

Lake Lake SerpentineSerpentine

Princess Princess Diana Diana Memorial Memorial FountainFountain

Speaker‘s Speaker‘s CornerCorner

Albert Albert MemorialMemorial

And now let‘s see the Royal Albert Hall…And now let‘s see the Royal Albert Hall…

Royal Albert Hall- concerts and festivals are given there

- the hall also accommodates the largest pipe organ in the UK

…the same building at night…

Now move to the South Bank of the Now move to the South Bank of the River ThamesRiver Thames

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London City HallLondon City Hall

London City Hall What does it What does it look like?look like?

What is it?What is it?

- it is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London.

- Londoners think it‘s like a helmet, a misshapen egg, a woodlouse or a motorcycle helmet

The interior of the building•it opened in July 2002

Now move further to the East-to the Isle of Dogs

(In fact it is a peninsula)(In fact it is a peninsula)

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Royal Royal Observa-Observa-tory, tory, GreenwichGreenwich

…and real view…

It is now best known as the location of the

prestigious Canary Wharf office complex.

…and an interesting view from the Greenwich Observatory…

And where is the Greenwich Observatory?

It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in Greenwich

Greenwich Park

• Laser projected from the observatory marking the Prime Meridian line

On the Greenwich Peninsula there is also one of the most remarkable buildings…

Millenium DomeMillenium Dome

The Dome was constructed to hold a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium.

• The Millennium Dome is the largest single-roofed structure in the world

In plan view it is circular, 365 m in diameter — one metre for each day of the year

And finally an interesting technical structure in Greenwich, which is...

Thames BarrierThames Barrier

- the world´s second largest movable flood barrier- built across a 523m wide river- six gates made of steel- opened in 1984

Lifted gate from a distanceLifted gate from a distance

Lifted gate – close up

Good bye!