LONDON

HISTORY OF LONDON• London founded by the Romans. Initially, it was determined as Londinium. The city

grew very quickly - probably about 50 thousand. people lived in them at the end of the century. On the other hand, in the second century, the city was surrounded by walls three kilometres long. Currently within them is a City of London, the historic birthplace of the city. Interestingly, in the limits of the city remained for the next 1300 years. The development came with the taking of power by the Tudor dynasty.When the Romans left the city in a short time there was a invasions Angles and Saxons. Thus, London has lost a lot in its current sense. He restored the status of the capital until Edward the Confessor in the mid-eleventh century. It was this ruler is attributed to the creation Westminster Abbey, the coronation of monarchs, and the Palace of Westminster, in which over 400 consecutive years resided ruler of England.In the middle of the eighteenth century, the United Kingdom mastered the industrial revolution. London almost immediately began to strike in this respect compared to other cities. Became the largest center of commerce and industry, and in addition he was also the most populous city in the world. Their headquarters, began to have more banks, financial organizations, state institutions. Even began to build docks, which were necessary to trade with overseas territories. At the same time, across town, built large mansions and elegant residential areas. Formed theaters, opera houses, concert halls and shops.

INFORMATION OF LONDON

• It is a city in the south-eastern part of the United Kingdom, the capital of the country, as well as the capital of England.

• Located on the Thames, is the largest city in Europe after Moscow and Istanbul and more from Paris, is also the largest city in the European Union and one of the largest cities in the world, both in the scale of the city and agglomeration. Population of London (within the so-called. Greater London) is around 7.8 million (2010) in the area of 1 607 km ², all the London metropolitan area, including all surrounding cities has about 20 million inhabitants (the so-called area. Megalopolis ). About 20% of the population comes from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean

BIG BEN

• The clock tower in London, UK.The name originally referred to the bell of St. Stephen's Tower (the tower called St. Stephens), also known as The Clock Tower (called "Clock Tower"), belonging to the Palace of Westminster. Today the name Big Ben refers frequently to both the bell and the clock and the tower itself. September 12, 2012, the tower was officially named Elizabeth Tower in honor of 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II

HYDE PARK• One of several royal parks in

London, located in the area of 390 acres (about 159 hectares). Divided in two by the Serpentine Lake.? Hyde Park was founded in 1536 by Henry VIII, who purchased the land from the monks of Westminster Abbey. Most architectural structures in the park was designed in the nineteenth 20th Decimus Burton by age. Since the nineteenth century the park has become a popular meeting place for social and cultural events.

LONDON EYE• Observation wheel (Ferris wheel) in the district of Lambeth in London, on the

south bank of the Thames, between Westminster and Hungerford bridges. It was designed by David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton and Nic Bailey. Wheel has a height of 135 meters, and its full rotation takes about 40 minutes. At the circle there are 32 air-conditioned passenger capsules. Linear velocity of the small cabins (about 0.9 km / h) allows for picking up and setting down passengers without stopping the wheel.

TOWER OF LONDON

Tower of London (sometimes referred to as the London Tower, the official name called Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, The Tower of London [citation needed], the Palace and Fortress of Her Majesty) - defensive structure and the palace monarchs of England, although the last of the kings of England which it is used James I (1566-1625). It was built in 1078 for William the Conqueror.

Buckingham Palace• Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British

monarch and the largest royal palace in the world still fulfilling its original function. The official London residence of the Queen. On the square in front of the palace since 1913 is a statue of Queen Victoria.

PRIME MERIDIAN• Prime Meridian - Meridian, since 1984 determined by the Ministry

of Defense of the United States on the basis of a global geodetic grid WGS 84 Prime Meridian based on WGS 84 replaces the existing Greenwich meridian, which runs the observatory in Greenwich in London, which was in force in the zero meridian 1884-1984.

QUIZ

• 1. The famous bridge in London• 2. What passes through the Greenwich

meridian?• 3. The name of the Queen of Great Britain• 4. The capital city of Great Britain• 5. how river flows through the London?

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