London's Attractions
London's Attractions
London's Attractions
Trafalgar Square
There are always a lot of people and pigeons on the square. Every winter there is a big Christmas tree which is a gift from Norway in the middle of the square. On New Years Eve people gather around the tree. In the middle of the square there is Admiral Nelsons Column.
Buckingham Palace
This is the Queens home. It was built in 1703. There is a great collection of paintings.
Westminster Abbey
This is a holy place. All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.
Westminster Cathedral
It was built between 1895 and 1903. This is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England. Its bell tower is 84 metres high.
Big Ben
Big Ben, the big clock tower, is the symbol of London. It strikes hours.
Tower
The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.
The Towers greatest treasure is the Imperial State Crown. There are 2 800 diamonds on it.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge. The bascules will open to let ships pass through.
Here you can see famous people, good and bad, made of wax. This is Queen Elizabeth I.
Double-deckers
There are big red buses called doubledeckers in London. People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses. Tourists like them very much.
Taxis
Taxis in London are oldfashioned black cars.
Telephone booths
River Thames
Thames flows through London. The River Thames is 338 km long. It is 245 m wide here. Even big seaships can visit London.