This is London

This is London

… Two thousand years ago, in the year of 55 before our era…

… Eighty ships are sailing on the great waters. The

are Roman galleys moving forward to the

unknown land.

- It is a white land! ,

exclaims Julius Caesar.

-We shall call it Albion! ..

(Alba in Latin means white.

This name remains to our days .)

At first Romans marched to Llyn-din .

After that, Britain became a Roman

province

and Llyn-din became

Londinium …

… The Romans made

Londinium a large and

rich city, but later, the

Saxons and the Danes

Ruined it.

Only after 400 years

people began to rebuilt

Londinium and in 1066 it

became London.

Now London is the British capital and one of the largest cities in the world.

It is a political, economic and commercial centre. One of the three main financial centres in the world. It’s population is about 8 million people

Populations of the cities in Britain.

London is situated in the south-eastern part of England along the both banks of the River Thames.

It consist of three parts: the City of London, the West End and the East End

The West End

is the richest and the most beautiful part of London

The Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace  is the official London residence and workplace of the Queen.  It was built in 1703.

The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard that takes place here.

It is not only the royal residence: it's a small city under one roof. It has a cinema, a post-office, some caffees and a restaurant, a hospital and even a night club. More than 700 people work here every day.

The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard

takes place daily at 11:30 in the morning.

Every day a lot of people come to see

this famous and traditional ceremony.

There are a lot of famous parks are situated in the West End:

Hyde Park

St.James's Park

Kensington Gardens

Hyde Park

  It’s considered to be a royal

park.

The main attraction of the

park is Serpentine Lake.

Hyde Park is also famous for

its Speaker’s Corner. It’s the

place  where anyone can

freely proclaim their ideas.

Big Ben

The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock

tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within.

It’s one of the highest towers of Westminster Palace. 

The tower of Big Ben used to be a prison where

over riotous parliamentarians were kept.

The East End

It is an industrial district of London.

There are many plants

and factories there.

Tower of London

The Tower of London is a historic castle on the

north bank of the River Thames. It was a prison ,

a fortress and even a zoo .

Today it is a popular tourist attraction .

The legend says that London will be great and successful till ravens live in the Tower.

Tower Bridge

Tower bridge has stood over the river Thames.

It is the most famous bridge in London.

It is close to the Tower of London, which gives its name.

The bridge consists of 2 towers which are tied together.

The City of London

It is the financial centre of the UK with many banks, offices.

Trafalgar Square is situated here.

Nelson's Column ,

with the statue

of Admiral

Lord Nelson on top,

rises in the centre of

Trafalgar Square .

St. Paul's cathedral

  It is the largest Protestant Church in England.

It contains the unique Whispering Gallery where you can hear the whisper of the person, standing at the other end of the gallery.

There are a lot of museums in London.

There are over 240 museums in London. Among

them such museums, as:

• the Tate Gallery,
• The British Museum,
• Madame Tussaud’s museum,
• MOMI (The musiem of moving images)

and many others.

The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world. The present building was built in 1852.

It’s collection is so vast that only a very small percentage of it is on show to the public.

By law a copy of every book, periodical

and newspaper, published in Britain

must be presented in the British museum

The London Underground   is a passenger  transport

system  in the UK.  It is the oldest underground

railway in the world.

It is also called the Tube.

The Underground serves 270 stations  and has 402

kilometers of track.

Other sights of London:

London taxi  

Double decker bus

Red phone booth

London today

The XXX Olympic games took place in London this year.

London hosts the Olympic Games for the third time in its history.

More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated.  

The Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.

The official mascots

for the 2012 Summer

Olympic Games

were  Wenlock and Mandeville

are animations

depicting two drops

of steel from a

steelworks in Bolton.

Russia  finished fourth in the overall medal standings.

Most of these medals were awarded to the team in

athletics , wrestling , gymnastics and boxing .

For the first time in its history,

Russia had won Olympic gold medals in judo.

the right place for people who like music

an educational centre

the city of museums

London is

the city for sightseeing

a commercial centre

When a Man is Tired of London He is Tired of Life...