Слайд 3Trafalgar Square
There are always a lot of people and pigeons
on the square.
Every winter there is a big Christmas tree
which is a gift from Norway in the middle of the square.
On New Year’s Eve people gather around the tree.
In the middle of the square there is Admiral Nelson’s Column.
Слайд 4Buckingham Palace
This is the Queen’s home.
It was built in
1703.
There is a great collection of paintings.
Слайд 5The Queen of Great Britain
The Queen of Great Britain is
Elizabeth II. Her husband is Duke of Edinburgh.
They have
got 4 grown-up children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Слайд 6Westminster Abbey
This is a holy place.
All English kings have been
crowned and buried in the church since 1308.
Слайд 7Westminster 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.
Слайд 8The 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.
Слайд 9Big Ben
Big Ben, the big clock tower, is the symbol
of London. It strikes hours.
Слайд 10Tower
The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace,
an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo,
the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.
Слайд 11Imperial State Crown
The Tower’s greatest treasure is the Imperial State
Crown.
There are 2 800 diamonds on it.
Слайд 12Beefeaters
The quards of the Tower are called Beefeaters.
The legend says
that if the ravens leave, the Tower and the country
will fall.
Слайд 13Tower Bridge
The most famous
bridge in London
is
a Tower bridge.
Слайд 14Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge.
The bascules will open
to let ships pass through.
Слайд 15St. Paul’s Cathedral
St.Paul’s Cathedral is a famous building too.
Prince Charles
and Princess Diana married here in 1981.
Слайд 16Madame Tussauds Waxmuseum
Here you can see famous people, good and
bad, made of wax.
This is Queen Elizabeth I.
Слайд 18Double-deckers
There are big red buses called double-deckers in London.
People
sit upstairs and downstairs on these buses.
Tourists like them
very much.
Слайд 19Taxis
Taxis in London are old-fashioned black cars.
Слайд 20Telephone booths
From here you can call your friends.
Слайд 21River Thames
Thames flows through London.
The River Thames is 338 km
long.
It is 245 m wide here.
Even big seaships can visit
London.
