London: culture etc

1. London

2. Tourism in London
London attracts over 14 million international visitors per year,
making it Europe's most visited city. There are a number or
reasons as to why someone might visit LondonI, including
the top ten most-visited attractions (2010)
• British Museum
• Tate Modern
• National Gallery
• Natural History Museum
• Imperial War Museum
• Science Museum
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• Madame Tussauds
• National Maritime Museum
• Tower of London

3. The Museums
The British Museum
The British Museum is dedicated to
human history and culture. It was
founded in 1753 and is located in
Bloomsbury (north-west london).
It has a very impressive Ancient Egypt
department, and is home to the Rosetta
Stone (Stein von Rosette).

4. The Museums
The Natural History Museum
Established in 1881, the Natural History Musem is a favourite among
tourists for due to its extensive collection of fossils.

6. The Museums
The Victoria and Albert
Museum (1852)
The V&A is the largest museum of
decorative arts and design in the world
boasts a collection of over 4.5 million
objects!!

7. The Museums
The Science Museum
The Science Museum is a major
museum on Exhibition Road in South
Kensington, London. It was founded in
1857 and today is one of the city's major
tourist attractions, attracting 3.3
million visitors every year.

8. Galleries
• National Gallery
• Tate Modern
• Tate Britain

9. Architechture
• St Paul's Cathedral
• The Houses of Parliament
• Buckingham Palace
• Canary Wharf
• The bridges
• Big Ben
• The London Eye

11. Houses of Parliament

12. Bucking Palace

13. Monuments
The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington
Gardens, London, England, directly to the north
of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by
Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved
husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in
1861.

14. Sites of Cultural Heritage
• The Globe
The Globe Theatre was a
theatre in London associated
with William Shakespeare. It
was built in 1599 by
Shakespeare's playing
company, the Lord
Chamberlain's Men. Most of
the original building was
destroyed by fire in 1612. It
was rebuilt in 1614, and still
has undergo maintenance
work.

15. Sites of Cultural Heritage
• The Tower of London Her Majesty's Royal Palace
and Fortress, known as the
Tower of London, is a
historic castle located on the
north bank of the River
Thames in central London.
It is the home of the crown
jewels.