London

1. Welcome to London

2. London
Today London is a cosmopolitan city of
more than 10 million people. It is still the
largest city in western Europe and it is
one of the main financial centers in the
world.

5.  It is a fine place which
has seen much history
over the centuries.
Actually it
immortalized a man
who is now forgotten.
The man was a tailor
who grew rich by
making high collars
called “piccadillies”.
He built a grand
house which he
called Piccadilly Hall.

6. London double-deckers

7. The Houses of Parliament

9. Houses of Parliament
The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of
Westminster is the seat of Britain's two parliamentary houses,
the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
In 1265 a parliament was created with two houses: the Lords
and the Commons.
The House of Lords met at the Palace of Westminster
while the House of Commons did not have a permanent
location.
After King Henry VIII moved his court to Whitehall Palace in
1530, the House of Lords continued to meet in Westminster.
In 1547 the House of Commons also moved here, confirming
Westminster as the central seat of government, a position it
still holds today.

10. Houses of ParliamentHouses of Parliament

11. The House of Commons
from London Eye

13. The House of Lords

15. Victoria Tower

17.  Big Ben is an integral part of
the Houses of Parliament. Big
Ben is the name given to the
clock on one of the towers of
the Houses of Parliament. The
clock with its bell is named
after Sir Benjamin Hall, the
chief Commissioner of Works
when the Houses of
Parliament were rebuilt in
1850.

18. Sir Benjamin Hall was a very
tall and stout man. His
nickname was “Big Ben”.
The clock was the
largest in the world and
still the largest in Great-
Britain. The clock-faces
have a diameter of
almost 25ft (7.5m). The
hour hand is 9ft or 2.7m
long and the minute
hand is 14ft (4.25m) long.

19. London Eye

20. London Eye and the House of Parliament

21. London Eye Capsule

24.  The Thames is
not a long river.
It is 330
kilometers long
and it runs into
the sea. The
English people
call it “The
Father of
London “

26.  The Thames is a
boundary between
the West End and
the East End of
London. There is a
museum of old ships
on the Thames.
Down the river there
is a place where
the famous Royal
Greenwich
Observatory is
situated.

28.  St. Paul’s Cathedral
was built in the 17-th
century by
Christopher Wren a
famous English
architect. It took 35
years for him to built
it. St. Paul’s
Cathedral was
finished only in 1710.
From far away you
can see the huge
dome with a golden
ball and cross on
the top.

29. St.Paul’s Cathedral

31. St. Paul’s Cathedral

32. Inside St Paul's Cathedral's Whispering Gallery

33. Dome of the St. Paul's Cathedral

37. Tower of London
The Tower of London is one the world’s most famous
fortresses and has seen service as a royal palace, prison,
armoury and even a zoo! It is still home to the Crown
Jewels and Beefeaters.

38. White Tower
The original tower is the so-called White Tower, completed in
1080. It is 27.4 meters high and 4.6 meters wide. The name
comes from the white stone used in the tower.

39. The Bloody Tower was built by King Henry III.
The date the Bloody Tower was built was
between 1238 – 1272.
The Bloody Tower was originally named the
Garden Tower ,it was given this nickname from
the murderous events which were believed to
have occurred in the building.
It was then believed to be the scene of the
murder of the two little Princes in the Tower-
Edward V and his brother the Duke of York.
Finally it was believed that Henry VI also met
his gruesome death here.
The very walls of the Bloody
Tower contain some of the
bloody secrets and the
history of the Tower of
London.

40. The Chapel of St. John
The Norman Chapel of St. John, in the White Tower, is one
of the finest surviving examples of Norman church
architecture. Built in 1080 of white stone, the chapel measures
55 feet six inches long by 31 feet wide.
Services are still held in the chapel periodically.

41. The Tower is guarded by Yeomen-Warders who are often
called “Beefeaters”.

42. They are dressed in traditional medieval clothes of Tudor
times. Now they are also tourist guides.

43. The Tower Bridge

44.  The Tower Bridge is
the world’s most
famous bridge. It is
more than 100
years. It was built at
the end of the 19-th
century. The territory
between the Tower
and London bridges
is called the Pool.

45. Disliked by most when constructed in 1894,
the Tower Bridge has become a symbol of
London. The Tower Bridge , named after its
two impressive towers, is one of London's
best known landmarks. This Victorian Bridge
is now more than 100 years old.
The middle of the bridge can be raised to
permit large vessels to pass the Tower
Bridge. It used to be raised about 50 times a
day, but nowadays it is only raised 4 to 5
times a week.
The bridge is 60 meter long and its towers rise
to a height of 43 meter. From the top of the
towers, you have a great view on the center of
London. You can also visit the inside of the
tower, where you can observe the original
mechanism used to raise the bridge.

49. Buckingham Palace

51. Buckingham Palace, one of several
castles owned by the British Royal
family, is one of the major tourist
attractions in London.
The original building was constructed
as a countryhouse in 1705 by the duke
of Buckingham, John Sheffield. In
1850 the large east wing was added.

52.  Buckingham Palace is in the centre of London. It is the
London home of the Queen. When the Royal Standard
is flying on the top she is at home. Buckingham Palace
is like a small town, with a police station, two post
offices, a hospital, a bar, two sport clubs, a disco, a
cinema, and a swimming pool. About 700 people work
in the Palace.

54. Buckingham Palace is located in
Westminster, at the end of the Mall. It
is bordered by Green Park in the north
and by St. James's Park in the east.

55. Buckingham Palace seen
from St. James's Park

56. The statue in front of the Palace is
the Queen Victoria Memorial.

57. •The Victoria Memorial
near Buckingham Palace

59.  Windsor
Castle is an
official
residence of
the Queen
and the
largest
occupied
castle in the
world

60.  A Royal Palace is
a fortress for over
900 years, the
castle remains a
working palace
today. Visitors
can work around
the state
apartments.

62. Guard at Buckingham Palace

63. Westminster Abbey
The Westminster Abbey ,
located near the Houses of
Parliament, is more a historical
site than a religious site. Since
1066, every royal coronation,
with the exception of Edward V
and Edward VIII has taken place
in Westminster Abbey.
The abbey also serves as the
burial ground for numerous
politicians, sovereigns and
artists. The abbey is stuffed with
graves, statues and
monuments. In total
approximately 3300 people are
buried in the Church and
cloisters.

64. British Imperial State Crown

66.  Westminster Abbey is
the most beautiful and
one of the oldest parts
of Westminster. There
are the tombs of many
British kings, queens
and other famous
people. Here you can
see Oliver Cromwell’s
grave. And here are
some other names:
Charles Dickens,
Rudyard Kipling, Isaac
Newton, and Charles
Darwin.

67. Poet’s Corner

69. The centre of
London is Trafalgar
Square. Here is a
monument to
Admiral Nelson who
defeated
Napoleon’s army at
the Battle of
Trafalgar in 1805
and was killed.

70. There are 130 cinemas and 60 theatres in
London.
This is the Royal National Theatre.
Let us visit it.

72. Cenotaph

74. •Statue of Winston
Churchill in Parliament
Square, opposite the
Palace of Westminster
•Albert Memorial
•Cleopatra's Needle from the Thames

75. The national
gallery

76. National Portrait Gallery

77. •Natural History
Museum

78. •Tate Britain•Tate
Modern

79. •British Museum
The Science
Museum

80. •Victoria and Albert Museum
Natural History
Museum

81. Hertford House

82. Madame Tussauds is a wax
museum in London with
branches in a number of
major cities. It was founded
by wax sculptor Marie
Tussaud and was formerly
known as "Madame
Tussaud's", but the
apostrophe is no longer used.
Madame Tussauds is a major
tourist attraction in London,
displaying waxworks of
historical and royal figures,
film stars, sports stars and
famous murderers.

89. The Millennium
Dome
is a large dome-shaped
building in Greenwich in
South East London, UK.
It was built in 1997/2000
to celebrate the
beginning of the third
millennium.

90. The dome is an entertainment complex including a
22,000 seat concert and sports venue, cinema, music
club and exhibition spaces.

91. City Hall
. City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority
(GLA) which comprises the Mayor of London and London
Assembly. It is located in Southwark, on the south bank of the
River Thames near Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman
Foster and opened in July 2002, two years after the Greater
London Authority was created.

92. The Cucumber shape building
is about 180m tall and have 40
stories. Lord Foster, the building’s
architect says: “This is a radical
building, technically, architecturally,
socially and spatially. It is unlike any
office building so far conceived.”

93. Two of London’s tallest buildings, left is Tower 42
and right is the Swiss Re Tower
Modern London

94. •The bridge viewed from a
balcony of the Tate Modern

97. The end