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Welcome to London!
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About London
London is the capital of England
There are many attractions like:• The Houses of Parliament• Trafalgar Square• Westminster Abbey• Westminster Cathedral• The Big Ben• The Buckingham Palace• The Tower of London• St. Paul’s Cathedral• The River Thames• Double-decker buses
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Trafalgar Square
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Trafalgar Square
There are always a lot of people and pigeons on the square
Every winter there is a big Christmas Tree
On New Year’s Eve people gather round the tree
In the middle of the square there is Admiral Nelson’s Column.
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Buckingham Palace
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Buckingham Palace
It is the official residence and office of the British monarch
It is located in the City of Westminster
It was built in 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham
It has a vast collection of paintings
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Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey
This is a holy place.
All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.
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Westminster Cathedral
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Westminster Cathedral
It was built between 1895 and 1903.
This is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England.
Its bell tower is 84 metres high.
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The Houses of Parliament
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The Houses of Parliament
This big palace is the most famous building in the world – the British Parliament.
The building is 280 metres long.
There are more than 1000 rooms.
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The Big Ben
Big Ben, the big clock tower, is the symbol of London. It strikes hours.
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Tower Bridge
The most famous bridge in London
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building too.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.
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The River Thames
Thames flows through London.
The River Thames is 338 km long.
It is 245 m wide here.
Even big seaships can visit London.
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Double-deckers
There are big red buses called double-deckers in London.
People sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses.
Tourists like them very much.
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Internet Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-decker_bus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral