Places of interest in Great Britain

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  LONDON IS THE CAPITAL OF GREAT BRITAIN
  

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  Buckingham Palace
  Buckingham Palace is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth. It is located near Green Park. When the Queen is in the residence, the Royal Standard flies over Buckingham Palace.
  
  There are 775 rooms where members of the Royal family and their servants live. There are also rooms for guests. There are offices, on-site post and even swimming pool in the palace.
  
  Throughout the year right in front of Buckingham Palace the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place, attracting a lot of tourists.
  

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  Big Ben
  Big Ben is the name of the Great bell of the clock at the Palace of Westminster. Nowadays this name mostly refers to the clock and the clock tower.
  
  In 2012 the tower was renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen and is now officially known as the Elizabeth Tower.
  
  The height of the tower is 96,3 metres. Big Ben is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom.
  
  

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  Westminster
  Westminster is a historical area of central London with several famous landmarks.
  
  Westminster Abbey, a Gothic church, is located there. The church is a traditional place of coronation and burial site for all British kings and queens.
  
  Not far from the church there is the Palace of Westminster which is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
  
  

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  St. Paul's Cathedral
  St. Paul's Cathedral is located at the highest point of the City of London, Ludgate Hill. The Cathedral was seriously damaged during the Great Fire of London. It was redesigned by Christopher Wren, a famous architect.
  
  There are three Galleries and 17 bells in the Cathedral. The largest bell is called Great Paul. The funerals of a lot of notable figures have occurred at the cathedral.
  
  

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  Trafalgar Square
  Trafalgar Square, the largest square in London, is often considered the heart of the city. Ever since the Middle Ages, this area has been a central meeting place. In the middle of the square stands a tall column honoring admiral Nelson.
  

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  Hyde Park
  The land originally belonged to Westminster Abbey until 1536, when Henry VIII confiscated it and made it into private royal hunting grounds. The park was open to the public during the seventeenth century.
  The world fair exhibition of culture and industry, called the Great Exhibition, took place in Hyde Park in 1851. For this event the Crystal Palace was built on the south side of the park, but the building was removed from the area shortly afterwards because of citizen turmoil.
  Hyde Park is considered the oldest park in the city, and since it opened it has housed duals, protests, and concerts. For special occasions, especially Royal occasions, gun salutes are fired from Hyde Park at midday.
  

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  London Eye
  The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually.
  

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  St. Paul ‘s Cathedral is
  a church
  b fortress
  c museum
  
  

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  The Great Fire of London take place in
  A 1666
  B 1796
  C 1904
  

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  The largest park in London is
  A Regent’s Park
  B Hyde Park
  C St. James’s Park
  

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  Big Ben is
  A Bell
  B clock
  C tower
  

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  English money is…
  A pounds
  B dollars
  C rubles
  

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  A double-decker is …
  A red car
  B red bus
  C red plane
  

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  What is Queen’s home?
  A Westminster Abbey
  B the Tower of London
  C Buckingham palace