England attractions

1. England attractions

ENGLAND ATTRACTIONS

2. Number one

NUMBER ONE
Big Ben London
The tower was built by English architect
Augustus Augustus Pugin in 1859, the clock
tower started May 31, 1859
It is believed that the
bell was named Big
Ben (Big Ben) in
honor of Sir
Benjamin Hall, the
curator of
construction work

3. Number two

NUMBER TWO
London National Gallery
The gallery is open on April 9, 1839. Sometimes
considered the founding date of May 1824, when a
collection of 38 paintings Angershteyna was
acquired, which was the nucleus of the future
gallery. In 1824 the government decided to
purchase a collection of the banker Angershteyna:
five landscapes of Claude Lorrain, canvas
Sebastiano del Piombo "The Raising of Lazarus",
the painting "Venus and Adonis" by Titian, "The
Rape of the Sabine Women" by Rubens,
hogartovskuyu series "Fashion marriage", a
portrait of Admiral Heathfield Reynolds brush and
"Village festival" Wilkie.

4. Number three

NUMBER THREE
London Eye
With a height of
135 meters
(approximately 45
storeys)
overlooking almost
the entire city.
Ferris Wheel - a
family project
spouses architects
David Marks and
Julia Barfield.
Implementation of
projects took six
years

5. Number four

NUMBER FOUR
Buckingham Palace
the official London residence of British monarchs (now - Queen Elizabeth
II)
Ballroom Hall of the
palace in 1856