Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Достопримечательности Лондона"

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  London sights
  LONDON
  

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  London is the capital
  of the UK
  London is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the largest ports. It stands on the Thames.
  

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  It was founded about 2000 years ago by the Romans. Londinium, now called London has a long history. It was already the largest city in Western Europe in 1700, when 575,000 people lived in London. This was largely due to the industrial revolution , which started in England.
  London
  

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

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  Houses of Parliament
  

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  The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, are the seat of Britain's two Parliamentary houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons
  In the middle of the 11th century , King Edward the Confessor had moved to the Palace of Westminster, situated on a central site near the river Thames.
  

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  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 was named after Sir Benjamin Hall .He was a tall and stout man ,whose nickname was «Big Ben»
  

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  The hour hand is 9ft or 2.7m long and the minute hand
  is 14ft (4.25m) long.
  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).
  

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  The Victoria Tower is the tallest tower in the Palace of Westminster. It was designed by Sir Charles Barry, and named after Queen Victoria, the reigning monarch. It is a square tower at the southwestern end of the Palace.
  

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  The Buckingham Palace
  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
  

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  The Buckingham Palace
  It’s the official residence of the Queen. It was built as a country house for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703.
  

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  The Buckingham Palace
  Buckingham Palace has been the main home of the sovereign since Queen Victoria. It was originally built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham .
  

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  St. Paul's Cathedral
  
  
  The greatest work of Christopher Wren.
  The Cathedral was
  begun in 1675 but
  finished only in1710.
  There are memorials
  to many famous men of England.
  
  

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  Here is the Whispering Gallery under the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. The gallery is called so because whisper can be heard at a great distance on the other side of the wall.
  

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  At the end of Whitehall is Trafalgar Square. In the middle of it rises the Nelson Column – a monument to Admiral Nelson for his victory in the war against Napoleon. The total height of the column is 65 meters. Four big lions in bronze are placed at the foot.
  Trafalgar Square
  

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  The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. It was a fortress, a royal palace, a prison. Now it is a museum.
  It is still home to the Crown Jewels and Beefeaters.
  The Tower of London
  

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  British Imperial State Crown
  

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  Another must-see collection in the Tower of London is the
  Royal Armories. This museum can claim to be the oldest museum displayed in England. The collection is one of the largest armories in the world. The Royal Armories also include Asian and Islamic weapons.
  Royal Armories
  

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  Gun Rack (Royal Armories)