London is full of interesting places. Some are very old like the Tower of London and some a very modern, such as the Olympic Park.

Construction on the Tower of London first began in 1066 by William the Conqueror with others adding parts to the building over time.

The Tower of London has served many different purposes; castle, prison, armoury, treasury, observatory, menagerie and nowadays it is a museum.

Kings and Queens have both been imprisoned

in the Tower. Some were executed and some

were murdered. Queen Anne Boleyn, thesecond wife of Henry VIII was beheaded at the Tower. People claim to have seen her ghost walking around the grounds with her head under her arm.

Also at the Tower, you can find the Crown Jewels

of the Queen.

Outside the Tower are lots of Ravens. They are kept at the Tower due to a 17th century legend that if they leave the monarchy and Britain will fall.

The Tower of London has also hosted many exotic animals, including; Polar Bears- LeopardsElephants - MonkeysBears - ZebraLions - JaguarsEmus - Kangaroos

All the animals that used to live in the Tower, can now be found in London Zoo.

Westminster AbbeyWindsor Castle

Kensington Palace

Royal Albert Hall

The Olympic Park in London, was built to hostthe 2012 Summer Olympics.It measures 2.3 km square of land.It was home to the Olympic Stadium, AquaticsCentre and the Velodrome.

The Olympic Stadium

was the area of the

park where all theathletic events

tookplace, as well as

theopening and

closing ceremonies.

In the Aquatic Centre is where all indoor water sports took place, such as swimming and diving.

Inside the Velodrome you could find all the track

cycling events.

London Eye

Millennium Bridge

Peter Harrison Planetarium