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LONDON ATTRACTIONS Lembi Loigu Tartu MRG The Palace of Westminster • Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament • The meeting place of the House of Lords and the House of Commons – the British Parliament • Its clock tower known as Big Ben is the most wellknown symbol of London The Tower of London • Dates back to 1066 • Has been a royal residence, armoury, treasury, mint and prison • Guarded by Yeomen Warders known as the Beefeaters • Home to the Royal Ravens • Houses the English Crown Jewels Tower Bridge • Unique due to its two towers • Completed in 1894 • Can be opened to let large ships through • Has two upper level walkways • Now houses a museum The Millennium Bridge • A futuristic-looking pedestrian bridge over the Thames • Opened to celebrate the new millennium • The first new bridge to open in London since Tower Bridge in 1894 • Connects Tate Modern and St Paul’s Cathedral St Paul’s Cathedral • An Anglican cathedral • The current building erected between 16751710 • Designed by Sir Christopher Wren • Burial and commemoration place for around 200 people • One gallery inside and two outside the dome – magnificent views Westminster Abbey • A huge Gothic church • Site of royal coronations since 1066 • Burial place for famous British sovereigns, politicians, poets and artists Buckingham Palace • The official London residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II • Open for visitors in August and September • Every day at 11:30 am the Changing of the Guard • The Mall – a broad avenue connecting Trafalgar Square with Buckingham Palace Hyde Park • One of the large parks in the heart of London • Covers 140 hectares • The Serpentine – an artificial lake • The Speaker’s Corner – free speeches on Sunday mornings • Many open air concerts and other special events Piccadilly Circus • Lies in the heart of the entertainment world – the West End • Eros Statue • Famous electric advertisements, first installed in 1910 • Considered by many the first place to go when one arrives in London Leicester Square • A pedestrianised square in the centre of the West End • Centre of cinema and theatre land • tkts - a booth for purchasing half-price tickets to many theatre performances for the same day • Monument to William Shakespeare The National Gallery • London’s leading art museum • In Trafalgar Square, opposite is Nelson’s Column • Over 2,300 paintings from 1260-1900 • All European schools of art • Free admission The Tate Modern • Museum of modern art • Opened in 2000 • Located in a reconstructed power plant at one end of the Millennium Bridge • Entrance to the main exhibition is free The Globe Theatre • Originally built in 1599 • Many Shakespeare’s plays were written for this theatre • The present building is a copy of the old one • No roof above the middle part • Nowadays a working theatre and a museum The London Eye • The largest Ferris wheel in Europe (315 metres high) • Built to celebrate the new millennium • 32 capsules each for up to 25 people • One revolution takes about 30 minutes The O2 • A huge entertainment centre on the Greenwich peninsula • Built for the year 2000 celebrations • Houses the O2 indoor arena (capacity up to 23,000), Vue cinema, a music club, an exhibition space and various bars and restaurants References • www.wikipedia.org • Loko, Tiiu-Mai. Let Us Explore the British Isles. Koolibri, 2005. • All photos taken by the author