London sightseeings

11 classSecondary school

№5Melidina AlyonaEnglish teacherEshchenco T.I.

The modern buildings stand on the site of the Royal Palace of Westminster, which was built by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. The Palace was very badly damaged by fire in 1834; all that could be saved was Westminster Hall, built in 1097-99 and rebuilt in 1394-99. The present Houses of Parliament were built between 1840 and 1867 from designs by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.

The Tower bridge is in London. It is the most difficult and biggest leaf bridge from all bridges existing ever. The maximum angle of lead - 86 degrees.

Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London. On the north side there is the National Gallery; in the north-east corner there is the National Portrait Gallery, and in the centre there is Nelsons Column with the figure of the great seaman. Trafalgar Square is the place where mass meetings and demonstrations take place.

On the Trafalgar area at the top of the column in height of 145 foots the figure of Nelson is established. The monument to this legendary admiral, the winner of Trafalgar fight of 1805, is surrounded by four lions of work of sir Edvina Lendsera.

Piccadilly Circus is a square in the central part of London. London’s best-known theatres and cinemas and most famous restaurants are on Piccadilly Circus. In the square you can see people of many nationalities and hear a lot of different languages.

Green-park is located between the Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus. Green-park is an excellent place where it is possible to sit on a grass, having substituted the person to the sun. Once this park was private possession and a venue of duels, but in 1826 it has been opened for general public.

Palace of Hampton Court - one of the most beautiful palace complexes of Britain. Throughout centuries the English, royal court yard, and now this popular place of excursions, the museum and the park here settled down.

The Court is in Hampton also a labyrinth known for the whole world from a green hedge, the famous English writer D.Defo described them in his books. The other English writer Dzheroma K.Dzheroma told about them in his works.

Going to marry once again, Henry VIII accused the wife of far-fetched crimes and executed. Its fifth wife was Ketrin Howard. In a lock court yard there is the memorable tablet specifying a place where the unfortunate woman already sentenced to execution, has escaped from hands of policemen and has rushed to chapel doors in which the king was locked, what in tears to ask him about mercy. Since then its phantom lives in the lock.. Its phantom with shout is carried by on Gallery of ghosts, reminding of that bottom in 1541.

London -

one of the

finest cities

of Europe

and the

world…