Слайд 1PLACES OF INTEREST
IN LONDON
Слайд 2Trafalgar square - [trq"fxlgq'skweq]
The Tower of London - ["taVq qv'lAndn]
The
Houses of Parliament - ["haVzIz qv'pRlqmqnt]
Big Ben - ["bIg 'ben]
Westminster
Abbey - ["wesmInstq 'xbI]
Tower Bridge - ["taVq 'brIG]
Buckingham Palace - ["bAkINqm'pxlIs]
The Tate Gallery - ["teIt 'gxlqrI]
Royal Festival Hall - ["rOIql festqvl'hLl]
Piccadilly Circus - ["pIkqdIlI'sWkqs]
St Paul’s Cathedral - [snt"pLlz kq'TJdrql]
London Bridge - ["lAndn'brIG]
Westminster Bridge - ["wesmInstq 'brIG]
Fleet Street - ["flJt 'strJt]
Oxford Street - ["Pksfqd 'strJt]
Strand Street - ["strxnd 'strJt]
Слайд 4 Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in
the City of Westminster. With over 300 shops, it is
Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as the most dense.
OXFORD STREET
Слайд 5The street derives its name from being part of the
old London—Oxford Road which began at Newgate, City of London.
It runs for approximately a mile and a half (two and a half kilometers).
Слайд 6A staple event in the countdown to Christmas, the switching-on
of the Oxford Street lights has once again given the
central London parade a healthy glow at night. Over 30,000 revelers came to marvel at this year's glittering display of energy-saving bulbs...
Слайд 7Fleet Street is a street in London, England named after
the River Fleet. It was the home of the British
press until the 1980s. Fleet Street began as the road from the commercial City of London to the political hub at Westminster. The length of Fleet Street marks the expansion of the City in the 14th century.
FLEET STREET
Слайд 9The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster,
London, England. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs
east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its historical length has been longer than this.
STRAND STREET
Слайд 11Crosses Thames
Locale
London Boroughs:
– north side: Tower Hamlets
– south side: Southwark
TOWER BRIDGE
Слайд 12Longest span 61 metres (200 ft)
Total length
244 metres (801 ft)
Clearance below
8.6 metres (28 ft)
Opening date 30 June 1894
Слайд 13London Bridge is a bridge between the City of London
and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames.
LONDON
BRIDGE
of A3
Crosses River
Thames
Locale Inner London
Longest span 104 m (340 ft)
Total length 262 m (860 ft)
Width 32 m (107 ft)
Clearance below 8.9 m (29 ft)
Opening date 17 March 1973
Слайд 15Carries Motor vehicles Pedestrians
Crosses
River Thames
Locale
London, England
Design Arch Bridge
Opening date 1862
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
Слайд 16Westminster
Bridge - 1746
Westminster bridge
nowadays
Слайд 17The Royal Festival Hall is situated on the South Bank
of the River Thames. The hall was built as part
of the Festival of Britain by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951.
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
Слайд 18It is a 2,900 seat concert, dance and talks venue
within Southbank Centre in London, England.
Слайд 19The gallery was founded in 1897 as the National Gallery
of British Art. When its role was changed to include
Modern Art it was renamed the Tate Gallery after Henry Tate, who had laid the foundations for the collection
TATE GALLERY
Слайд 20St Paul's Cathedral
is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill,
in the City of London, and the seat of the
Bishop of London.
Слайд 21Dates built 1677
Year consecrated
1708
Architect(s) Christopher Wren
Architectural style English
Baroque
Length 158m
Width across transepts 75m
Width (nave) 37m
Height (max) 108m
Слайд 22Towers 2
Domes 1
Dome height (external) 99m
Dome height (internal) 65m
Слайд 24Buckingham Palace
is the official London residence of the British
monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is
a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality, and a major tourist attraction. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
Слайд 25 Originally known as Buckingham House, the building which forms the
core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for
the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
Слайд 26Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms comprising of 19 staterooms, 52
royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and
78 bathrooms. It also employs 450 people year round.
Слайд 27Piccadilly Circus
is a busy plaza in the heart of
London at the junction of five major streets: Regent street,
Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly and Covent Street.
Слайд 28The Circus is particularly known for its video display and
neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern
side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of an archer popularly known as Eros (sometimes called The Angel of Christian Charity, but intended to be Anteros).
Слайд 29Trafalgar Square
It is a square in central London, England.
With its position in the heart of London
Слайд 30Trafalgar Square is a tourist attraction; at its centre is
Nelson's Column which stands guarded by four lion statues at
its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of contemporary art, and it is a site of political demonstrations. The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.
Слайд 31Westminster Abbey
It is a large, mainly Gothic church, in
Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of
Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. It briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546–1556, and is currently a Royal Peculiar.
Слайд 32Grave of Newton
Tomb of Henry III
Слайд 33The Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster, also known
as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London,
is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet. The palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames.
Слайд 34The palace contains around 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases and 3
miles (5 km) of corridors.
Слайд 35Big Ben
It is the nickname for the great bell of
the clock at the north-eastern end of the Palace of
Westminster in London. The nickname is often also used to refer to the clock and the clock tower. This is the world's largest four-faced, chiming clock and the third largest free-standing clock tower in the world. It celebrated its 150th birthday in 2009.
Слайд 36The bell weighs 13.5 tons
Big Ben measures 2.7 metres in
diameter and 2.2 metres in height.
The hammer which strikes Big
Ben weighs 200 kilogrammes.
Слайд 37William the Conqueror founded the Tower of London in year
1066. The tower was built by the medieval style. It
served as fortress by protecting and controlling the city of London. It was royal residence, prison and the symbol of the royal authority.
The Tower of London
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Слайд 39Check Yourself
Oxford Street
Fleet Street
Strand Street
Tower Bridge
London Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Royal Festival Hall
The Tate Gallery
St Paul’s
Cathedral
Buckingham Palace
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar square
Westminster Abby
The Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
The Tower of London
Слайд 40Источники информации
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://архив картинок google.ru
http://firstsliveone.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/ buckingham-palace/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ london/content/image_galleries/bigben_bell_gallery.shtml
