Cultural and historical
monuments
• the official residence of the
British monarch
• the Queen Elizabeth II lives
here with her family
• setting for state occasions and
royal hospitality
• also called The Palace of
Westminster
• the meeting place of two
houses: House of Lords and
House of Commons
• on the north bank of the River
Thames
• a clock-tower
• at the north of the Palace of
Westminster
• „Big Ben“ - originally the name
for the bell inside the tower
• historical castle
• on the north bank of the
River Thames
• a lots of people lost their
heads here
• the Crown Jewels are
here
• bascule bridge
• sometimes mistakenly
called London Bridge
• over the River Thames,
near the Tower of London
• also called Millennium Wheel
• officially opened in 2000
•135 metres tall
• the tallest sightseeing wheel in
Europe
• Nelson‘s column in the
centre, four statues of lions
and fountains
• commemorate the battle of
Trafalgar in 1805
• lot of tourists and lot of
pigeons
• built by Sir Christopher
Wren in 17th century after
the Great fire in London
(1666)
• funerals, weddings and
celebrations take place
there
The Houses of Parliament Buckingham palace London Eye The Tower of London
Tower Bridge St. Paul‘s Cathedral Trafalgar Square Big Ben
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column Trafalgar square
crown jewels Big Ben
the Queen Tower Bridge
nice view London Eye
bell St. Paul‘s Cathedral
two houses The Houses of Parliament
river Thames Tower of London
celebrations Buckingham palace
1.
1. It is at the centre of Trafalgar square
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2.
2. There is very nice view from that
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3. 3. The name of the bell
B IG BEN
4. 4. He built a cathedral in London
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5. 5. River that flows through London
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6.
6. It is in the clock tower
BE L L 7. A head of the Great Britain living in
7.
Buckingham Palace
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8. 8. There are the crown jewels
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