London Presentation - Case Study Higher GeographyJ0N35
This document provides a map and information about various locations in central London. It highlights landmarks like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, Covent Garden, and the London Eye. It also notes central areas like Mayfair, Soho, Bloomsbury, and various parks. Important transportation hubs like Victoria Coach Station, railway stations, and underground lines are indicated. Finally, it mentions some of London's over 240 museums, including the Museum of London and Tate Modern.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, located on the River Thames. It has been a major settlement for over two millennia, founded originally by the Romans. London is now a leading global city with strengths in many industries including arts, commerce, education, and tourism. It has over 40 universities and is one of the most visited cities in the world, hosting the Summer Olympics three times. London is also a multicultural city with over 300 languages spoken.
The summary describes a London tour that includes visiting Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden which was formerly a market but now has shops and theaters, Trafalgar Square, Camden Town, London Bridge, and St. Paul's Cathedral. The tour guide asks the children what they want to see first and explains that Big Ben is a big clock and was designed by an architect also named Ben.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of over 14 million people. It was founded by the Romans in 40 AD and named Londinium. Some of London's most famous landmarks include Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, and Trafalgar Square. London has a well-developed public transport system including the iconic red double decker buses and the Underground, known locally as the "Tube".
5. Big Ben
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nadimak za veliko zvono unutar gradskog sata na
sjevernom dijelu Westminsterske palače
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u svijetu najveći četverostrani sat koji zvoni
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u svijetu treći najviši toranj (96 m)
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danas pod zaštitom UNESCO-a
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izgrađen sredinom 19. st.
7. Kraljica
Elizabeta II.
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kraljica Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva
ali i:
Kanade, Australije, Novog Zelanda, Jamajke,
Barbadosa, Bahama, Grenade, Papuanske
Nove Gvineje, Solomonskih Otoka, Tuvalua,
Svete Lucije, Svetog Vincenta i Grenadina,
Antigve i Barbude, Belizea te Svetog
Kristofora i Nevisa
8. Greenwich
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Grinički meridijan =
početni meridijan u
geografskoj mreži
prolazi kroz zvjezdarnicu
(Kraljevski opservatorij) u
Londonu
Greenwich = južna četvrt
Londona
Kraljevski opservatorij u Greenwichu
9. Londonski toranj (Tower of London)
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srednjovjekovna tvrđava i bivši zatvor, mučilište i mjesto
pogubljenja kraljevskih zatvorenika i protivnika
danas se ovdje
čuva kruna kraljice
Elizabete II. te
kraljevski dragulji
11. Heathrow
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Najprometnija je svjetska zračna
luka po broju putnika u
međunarodnom zračnom
prometu
treća po ukupnom broju
putničkog prometa
22 km zapadno od Londona
14. Notre Dame
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katedrala uz obalu rijeke Seine, jedna od najpoznatijih i turistički
najposjećenijih u svijetu
15. Les Invalides
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najveći francuski vojni muzej, u
kojem se nalazi grobnica
Napoleona Bonapartea,
francuskog vojskovođe,
državnika i cara
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Les Invalides
16. Muzej Louvre
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jedan od najvećih muzeja u svijetu
posjeduje više od 35.000 umjetničkih djela
najpoznatije djelo: Mona Lisa slikara Leonarda da Vincija
17. Crkva Sacre Coeur
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Crkva Svetog Srca Isusova
na brdu Monmartre – najvišoj
točki grada
velika turistička atrakcija
18. Slavoluk Pobjede
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spomenik podignut u čast
borcima za Francusku, posebno
onima iz Napoleonskih ratova
izgrađen u prvoj polovici 19. st.
drugi najveći slavoluk u svijetu
(iza slavoluka u Pjongjangu,
glavnom gradu Sjeverne Koreje)
19. Avenija
Champs-Élysées
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hrv. Elizejske poljane
jedna od najpoznatijih i
najskupljih ulica u svijetu
brojne luksuzne trgovine, kafići,
skupocjene slastičarnice,
restorani, kina...
Pogled na Elizejske poljane sa vrha
Slavoluka Pobjede