2. LONDONLONDON
LondonLondon is the capitalis the capital
city of England andcity of England and
the United Kingdom.the United Kingdom.
It’s situated in theIt’s situated in the
South East ofSouth East of
Engalnd with aEngalnd with a
population of 14population of 14
million people.million people.
3. LONDINIUMLONDINIUM
LondonLondon is oneis one
of the oldestof the oldest
cities in thecities in the
world, and itworld, and it
was founded bywas founded by
the Romans inthe Romans in
40 A.D. and40 A.D. and
calledcalled
Londinium.Londinium.
4. CLIMATECLIMATE
LondonLondon has ahas a
temperate marinetemperate marine
climate like muchclimate like much
of the British Isles,of the British Isles,
so the city rarelyso the city rarely
sees extremely highsees extremely high
or lowor low
temperatures.temperatures.
5. DISTRICTSDISTRICTS
Since 1965Since 1965 GreaterGreater
LondonLondon has beenhas been
divided into 32 districtsdivided into 32 districts
in addition to thein addition to the
ancient City of London.ancient City of London.
6. THE THAMESTHE THAMES
LondonLondon has thehas the
river Thames,river Thames,
which runswhich runs
through thethrough the
middle of citymiddle of city
and it isand it is
215miles long.215miles long.
7. ECONOMYECONOMY
THE CITY OFTHE CITY OF
LONDONLONDON is theis the
world’s largestworld’s largest
financial centrefinancial centre
alongside Newalongside New
York. It is homeYork. It is home
to the Londonto the London
stock Exchangestock Exchange
and Lloyds ofand Lloyds of
London.London.
8. TransportTransport
London public transportLondon public transport
include: Londoninclude: London
Underground, LondonUnderground, London
Buses, River ServicesBuses, River Services
and the National Rail.and the National Rail.
9. The London UndergroundThe London Underground
The Underground isThe Underground is
also calledalso called “tube”“tube”,,
because of thebecause of the
cylindrical shape ofcylindrical shape of
the system’s deep-the system’s deep-
bore tunnels. It hasbore tunnels. It has
276 stations and runs276 stations and runs
over 243 milesover 243 miles
(408km) of line,(408km) of line,
making it the longestmaking it the longest
railway in the world.railway in the world.
10. THE RED DOUBLE DECKERTHE RED DOUBLE DECKER
BUSESBUSES
The busesThe buses
known as theknown as the
red doublered double
decker busesdecker buses
andand railrail
networknetwork inin
London is veryLondon is very
well developed,well developed,
frequent andfrequent and
efficient.efficient.
11. TOURIST ATTRACTIONSTOURIST ATTRACTIONS
LondonLondon has rich culturalhas rich cultural
history but, at the samehistory but, at the same
time, it is regarded as onetime, it is regarded as one
of the most modern cities inof the most modern cities in
the world. The most famousthe world. The most famous
tourist attractions are thetourist attractions are the
Big Ben, the House ofBig Ben, the House of
Parliament, the QueensParliament, the Queens
palace, Buckinghampalace, Buckingham
Palace, the Tower ofPalace, the Tower of
London ecc.London ecc.
12. THE HOUSES OFTHE HOUSES OF
PARLIAMENT 1PARLIAMENT 1
The Houses ofThe Houses of
ParliamentParliament is whereis where
the two Houses of thethe two Houses of the
Parliament of theParliament of the
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
(Houses of Commons(Houses of Commons
and Lords) meet forand Lords) meet for
political purposes.political purposes.
The oldest part of theThe oldest part of the
building dates back tobuilding dates back to
1907.1907.
13. THE HOUSE OFTHE HOUSE OF
PARLIAMENT 2PARLIAMENT 2
On 5th NovemberOn 5th November
1605 Guy Fawkes1605 Guy Fawkes
tried to assassinate thetried to assassinate the
King and theKing and the
parliament membersparliament members
in the Gunpowderin the Gunpowder
Plot, by blowing upPlot, by blowing up
the House ofthe House of
Parliament but he didParliament but he did
not succeed.not succeed.
14. BIG BENBIG BEN
Big BenBig Ben isn’t theisn’t the
clock on the tower,clock on the tower,
but just the bell insidebut just the bell inside
it. People all over theit. People all over the
world can hear itsworld can hear its
sound on the radiosound on the radio
and TV programmes.and TV programmes.
It’s always right,It’s always right,
never too fast or toonever too fast or too
slow.slow.
15. BUCKINGHAM PALACEBUCKINGHAM PALACE
Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace
is the official home ofis the official home of
the British Monarch inthe British Monarch in
London. When the flagLondon. When the flag
is put up on the pole, itis put up on the pole, it
means that themeans that the
Monarch is in theMonarch is in the
palace. It is also apalace. It is also a
famous touristfamous tourist
attraction becuase ofattraction becuase of
the Queen’s Royalthe Queen’s Royal
guards.guards.
16. THE ROYAL GUARDTHE ROYAL GUARD
Every morning at halfEvery morning at half
past eleven people allpast eleven people all
over the world come toover the world come to
see the changing of thesee the changing of the
guards: the capital ofguards: the capital of
the Old Guard gives thethe Old Guard gives the
Keys of BuckinghamKeys of Buckingham
Palace to the captain ofPalace to the captain of
the New Guard.the New Guard.
17. THE TOWER OF LONDONTHE TOWER OF LONDON
The Tower ofThe Tower of
LondonLondon is a historicis a historic
tower in the centretower in the centre
of London. Theof London. The
Tower’s primaryTower’s primary
function was afunction was a
fortress, a royalfortress, a royal
palace, and a prison.palace, and a prison.
Many prisonersMany prisoners
were executed inwere executed in
this tower.this tower.
18. THE BRITISH MUSEUMTHE BRITISH MUSEUM
The British MuseumThe British Museum
contains Egyptiancontains Egyptian
collections ofcollections of
mummified skeletonsmummified skeletons
found in the Pyramids,found in the Pyramids,
Greek sculptures fromGreek sculptures from
the Parthenon inthe Parthenon in
Athens and two of theAthens and two of the
four existing originalfour existing original
copies of the Magnacopies of the Magna
Carta.Carta.
19. THE NATIONAL GALLERYTHE NATIONAL GALLERY
The NationalThe National
GalleryGallery is one ofis one of
the mostthe most
important artimportant art
galleries in thegalleries in the
world. It alsoworld. It also
includes theincludes the
collection ofcollection of
Italian paintingsItalian paintings
found outsidefound outside
Italy.Italy.
20. MADAME TUSSAUDSMADAME TUSSAUDS
MadameMadame
TussaudsTussauds is ais a
museum in whichmuseum in which
you can visit waxyou can visit wax
sculptures of thesculptures of the
world’s mostworld’s most
famous people,famous people,
past and present.past and present.
21. THE LONDON EYETHE LONDON EYE
The London EyeThe London Eye,,
also known as thealso known as the
Millennium wheelMillennium wheel
was built in 1999, andwas built in 1999, and
since then the biggestsince then the biggest
observation wheel inobservation wheel in
the world. It is 170mthe world. It is 170m
high and you can seehigh and you can see
the beautiful Londonthe beautiful London
skyline from the top.skyline from the top.
22. THE PARKS OF LONDONTHE PARKS OF LONDON
TheThe parksparks are a realare a real
part of thepart of the
Londoner’s life.Londoner’s life.
People often havePeople often have
lunch in the parks,lunch in the parks,
spend their free timespend their free time
and children canand children can
enjoy themselves inenjoy themselves in
many pools and littlemany pools and little
lakes.lakes.
23. HYDE PARKHYDE PARK
Hyde ParkHyde Park is one of theis one of the
largest parks in the centrallargest parks in the central
London, famous for itsLondon, famous for its
Speakers’ Corner. It’s devidedSpeakers’ Corner. It’s devided
by the Serpentine Lake.by the Serpentine Lake.
24. ST. JAMES PARKST. JAMES PARK
St. James ParkSt. James Parkis theis the
oldest Royal Park inoldest Royal Park in
London and it isLondon and it is
surrounded by threesurrounded by three
palaces. The mostpalaces. The most
ancient is Westminster,ancient is Westminster,
St. James Palace and ofSt. James Palace and of
course, the best knowncourse, the best known
Buckingham Palace.Buckingham Palace.
25. GREENWICH PARKGREENWICH PARK
Greenwich ParkGreenwich Park isis
a former huntinga former hunting
park in Greenwichpark in Greenwich
and one of theand one of the
largest single greenlargest single green
spaces in South Eastspaces in South East
London.London.
26. WESTMINSTER ABBEYWESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey
was begun by Henrywas begun by Henry
III in 1245. It’s one ofIII in 1245. It’s one of
the most importantthe most important
Gothic buildings inGothic buildings in
the country with thethe country with the
medieval shrine of anmedieval shrine of an
Anglo-Saxon saintAnglo-Saxon saint
still at its heart.still at its heart.
27. TOWER BRIDGETOWER BRIDGE
The Tower BridgeThe Tower Bridge
is a bridge closed tois a bridge closed to
the Tower ofthe Tower of
London which givesLondon which gives
it its name. It hasit its name. It has
become an iconicbecome an iconic
symbol in London,symbol in London,
and it’s situatedand it’s situated
over the Riverover the River
Thames.Thames.
28. PICCADILLY CIRCUSPICCADILLY CIRCUS
Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly Circus isis
a famous roada famous road
junction and publicjunction and public
space of London’sspace of London’s
West End in the CityWest End in the City
of Westminster. Itof Westminster. It
was built in 1819 towas built in 1819 to
connect Regentconnect Regent
Street with the majorStreet with the major
shopping street ofshopping street of
Piccadilly.Piccadilly.
29. TRAFALGAR SQUARETRAFALGAR SQUARE
Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square isis
a square in Londona square in London
and its nameand its name
commemorates thecommemorates the
Battle of TrafalgarBattle of Trafalgar
(1805), a British(1805), a British
naval victory of thenaval victory of the
Napoleonic Wars.Napoleonic Wars.
30. THE ROYAL FAMILYTHE ROYAL FAMILY
The British RoyalThe British Royal
FamilyFamily lives inlives in
England and residesEngland and resides
mainly in London atmainly in London at
Buckingham Palace.Buckingham Palace.
The Royal family isThe Royal family is
formed by Queenformed by Queen
Elisabeth II and herElisabeth II and her
husband Philip, Dukehusband Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh, theirof Edinburgh, their
son Charles, and hisson Charles, and his
two sons William andtwo sons William and
Henry.Henry.
