« TRAVELLING TO LONDON »

Now we are in London, in the capital of Great Britain.

And lets begin our tour around London. London is situated on the river Thames.

Here you can see Tower Bridge on the river Thames

Now you can see the geographical centre of London - Trafalgar Square. It is also a historical place.

In the middle of it, there is the famous Nelson Column in memory of Admiral Nelsons victory at Trafalgar.

We are in Westminster now. It is the most important part of London. Here you can see the Houses of Parliament.

It is the group of buildings, where the House of Lords (палата Лордов) and the House of Commons (палата Общин) sit.

It has two towers: The Clock Tower with Big Ben– the bell that strikes the hours inside the great clock of the Houses of Parliament,

The second Tower - is the Victoria Tower with the national flag over it.

Opposite the Houses of Parliament is Westminster Abbey, its a church.

The present building was started in Most British Kings and Queens were crowned here, and many famous people are buried [berid] here, too.

Another famous place in London is the British Museum, its the national museum of Britain, founded in It has one of the worlds best collections of decorative art and houses many of the worlds greatest treasures.

Here there is also the National Gallery - an art gallery with its wonderful collection of western paintings in Britain. It was founded in 1824 and houses one of the most important collections of Italian paintings outside Italy.

Now you can see the main cathedral in London– its the St. Pauls Cathedral. It was designed in 17th century by Christopher Wren.

St. Pauls Cathedral is the main church of London. Its so big! Londoners treasure it, because many famous people are buried [berid] here, Lord Nelson, for example.

And at finish of our tour around London – you can see the most popular and attractive place for the tourists – The Buckingham Palace.

The Buckingham Palace is the London residence of the British Queen– Elizabeth II. It was built and decorated by the best British designers in 1703, but the Queen likes stay at her castles outside London.

Also here you can see the Guards in sentry boxes outside Buckingham Palace. The Guards are changed every morning.