London Attractions

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London
Attractions
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Big Ben
Big Ben was built in 1858 by
an English architect in the
Gothic style. The height of
Big Ben is just under 100
meters.

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London Eye
London Eye reaches 135
meters in height and
weighs 2100 tons.
32 cab capsules move
slowly at a speed of 26
cm per second.

4.

Tower Bridge
The bridge was built in
1894. The bridge has a total
length of 244 meters, in the
middle there are two towers,
each 65 meters
high,between them there is
a span of 61 meters, which
is an adjustable element.

5.

Double decker bus
The first buses appeared
on the streets of London
in 1829.

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Royal guards
The foot guards wear
red uniforms and black
hats made from the
skin of a grizzly bear.
The height of such a
hat is 45.7 cm, it
weighs about three
kilograms

7.

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is one
of the most famous
buildings in the world;
more than 50 thousand
people visit it annually.

8.

Tower of London
The fortress was built in
1078.

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Westminster Abbey
The church was built in the
Gothic style and is the site
of the coronation and burial
of the monarchs of Britain

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The houses of Parliament
The Parliament building itself
includes more than 1,100
rooms, several large meeting
rooms, more than a hundred
stairs, as well as about five
kilometers of corridors.

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Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square was built
in 1820. Initially, the
square was named after
King William IV, but in
1830 it was renamed in
honor of the victory of the
English fleet in 1805 at the
battle of Cape Trafalgar.

12.

Red telephone box
Previously, the number of
scarlet booths was close
to 150,000, but now there
are about 13,000 of them
in total. But they are a
great pride of the British.

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