Do you want to visit
London?
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You need:
Some time (more than one week)
Ticket to London
Good map
…and good company ;)
Discovering London may be really a fascinating
experience.
There are many places to see in London, so it is
impossible to see everything in one day or even
one week.
Do you want to visit
London?
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London has three main airports:
Heathrow, Gathwick and Stansted. I
recommend to fly because of good price.
Buy good map.
LONDON
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London is one of the most
interesting cities in Europe.
Many tourists from all over the
world come to London, which is
situated on the river Thames
about 40 miles from the sea.
London is famous for it is
numerous historic building,
monuments, museums,
galleries, parks, theatres,
cinemas and shops…
LONDON’S UNDERGROUND
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
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Most tourists start
visiting London from
Westminster Abbey
where all British
sovereigns have been
crowned. This
magnificent Gothic
Church is also famous
for its numerous tombs
and monuments to
distinguished figures in
Britain’s past
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THE PALACE OF
WESTMINSTER
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Not far away from
Westminster Abbey there
is a massive complex of
the Houses of Parliament
built in the Gothic style in
the 19th century. Now
the public can visit both
the House of Commons
and the House of Lords
where parliamentary
debates are held.
BIG BEN
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This bell was installed in
1859. Big Ben took it is name
from Sir Benjamin Hall who
was responsible for it is
constructing. Big Ben is not
only huge ( weighs 14 tons)
but is also very precise.
Twice a day some officials
from the Greenwich
Observatory make sure that
the clock is right. It is
situated next to Westminister
Palace.
BIG BEN
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In 1949 the bell was
41 minutes delayed
due to big group of
birds sitting on it.
In 1962 the bell
showed New Year
with delay of 10
minutes because of
the snow.
TOWER BRIDGE
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There are
several bridges
on Thames
River in
London. One of
it is famous –
Tower Bridge.
TOWER OF LONDON
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After 1066 William I
constructed one of
the most famous
landmarks of the
city-the Tower of
London. It was a
prison, treasury, zoo
and arsenal. It was
also the Royal
Residence until XVII
century.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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This famous place, first
built in 1703, is in the
very centre of London. It
is the place where the
kings and politicians go to
meet the Queen. There is
600 rooms, 300 clocks
and about 700 poeple
work in the Palace.
Buckingham Palace is like
a small town, we can find
there police station, two
sports clubs, disco,
cinema and swimming
pool.
DOWNING STREET
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There are the
adresses in London
that the whole
world knows. One
is 10 Downing
street, where the
Prime Minister
lives. We can see
on the picture
Kaczyński – Blair
meeting.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
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Trafalgar Square is
famous for a large
statue of Admiral Lord
Nelson, fountains,
pigeons and New Year
revelries. To the north
of the Square stands
the National Gallery
housing one of the
greatest collections of
paintings of the world.
BRITISH MUSEUM
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The British Museum
is the largest
museum of history in
whole Europe.
Musuem was
established in 1759
by Sir Hans Sloan. It
has impressive
ancient, medieval and
oriental collections.
NATIONAL GALLERY
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Gallery displaying Western
European painting from
about 1250-1900. Includes
work by Botticelli,
Leonardo da Vinci,
Rembrandt, Gainsborough,
Turner, Renoir, Cezanne
and Van Gogh. Also special
exhibitions, lectures, video
and audio-visual
programmes, guided tours
and holiday events for
children and adults.
TATE GALLERY
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Tate Britain is the
original Tate Gallery
and holds the largest
collection of British art
in the world. The
gallery shows work
from the last five
centuries, including
contemporary British
art, in a series of free
changing displays.
KEW GARDENS
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Visitors to
London may
relax in
wonderful
London
parks:
Richmond
and Kew
Gardens full
of exotic
plants and
trees.
LONDON EYE
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Paris has the Eiffel
Tower, New York the
Empire State, and now
London has the London
Eye. The world's
largest observation
wheel offers a
spectacular way to
take in over 55 of
London's most famous
landmarks in just 30
minutes!
PICADILLY CIRCUS
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The centre of London has
many different areas. An
interesting place to see is
colourful Chinatown, a Chinese
district full of oriental shops
and restaurants. Shaftesbury
Avenue separates Chinatown
from Soho- the centre of
London entertainment with
numerous cinemas, theatres,
discotheques, night clubs,
pubs, restaurants and gambling
clubs. To the south of Soho
there is Picadilly Circus with
the colourful neon signs, the
statue of Eros and the
Trocadero- a new development
of shops, restaurants and
entertainment.
MADAME TUSSAUD
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Madame
Tussaud’s
museum
where you
can see wax
figures of
politicians,
film stars
and queens
and other
famous
people.
BIG FOOTBALL IN BIG CITY…
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On the left side you can see chelsea
stadium - stamford bridge, on the right
side you can see arsenal london
playground - fly emirates stadium.
OXFORD STREET - HARRODS
Those who like
doing shopping
should visit
Oxford Street
where are
located a lot of
shops including
famous Harrods.
You can buy
there everything
you want.
PERNAMENT TRAFFICS
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Typical mark of london are
red buses and black taxis
which are the main part of
city traffic.
Without title
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- In 1952 the tower bridge
started to move up when
the bus was riding through
it. Luckilly nothing
happened to anyone.
The oldest underground’s
system in the world is in
London.
One of 10 child in England
doesn’t know the name of
capital city in Great Britain.
THE END…
 "When
a man is tired of
London, he is tired of
life". I wish you nice
time in London. 
ARE YOU READY ???
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Are you ready to go to London?… do
the test and check what you know.
Be sure that you have good company.