What don't you know about London?

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The main sight of London is
The Tower Bridge

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The London Eye is a giant ferris wheel
situated on the banks of the River
Thames.
The wheel has a diameter of 120
metres.
The height (высота) is 135 metres.

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The Tower of London was a jail (тюрма).
Now it is a museum. It is very old. Many
queens and kings were there. This place
saw lots of blood.

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Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space
and tourist attraction.
It was
named for the Battle of Trafalgar. In
the centre there is Nelson’s
Column.

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Where does the Queen live?
The Queen lives in the
Buckingham Palace

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Parks in London: Hyde Park, Regent’s Park,
Green Park, St James Park, Kensington
Garden

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The main river in London is the Thames.
It is the longest river entirely in England
and the second longest in the United
Kingdom.

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In London there are many
museums. They are Madame
Tussauds
Museum,
National
Gallery, the British Museum,
Natural History Museum and
many others.

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Madame Tussauds Museum
Here you can see wax models of
celebrities, politicians and
historical persons. They look
very realistic.

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National Gallery
The National Gallery is an art museum
on Trafalgar Square, London

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British Museum
The British Museum, in London, is one of the
world's greatest museums of human
history and culture. Its collection is about eight
million works. The British Museum
was established in 1753.

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Big Ben
It is the most famous clock in the
world. Big Ben is a part of the building
of the Parliament. The height is 96
meters.
But Big Ben isn’t the name of the
clock, Big Ben is the nickname for the
great bell of the clock.
It celebrated its 150th anniversary on
31 May 2009.