My favourite town

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My favorite city is London.

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London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland. The population is 8.6 million people. The official language of London is English, but the same wide use have Scottish, Welsh.

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The main attractions of London: The current Royal residence, built in the neoclassical style - Buckingham Palace. Today, it is rightfully the main building and a symbol not only of London, but the whole of great Britain.

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Palace of Westminster The seat of the British Parliament since the XVI century . The Palace stands on the banks of the Thames in the heart of the capital.

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London's most recognizable landmark is Big Ben. The tower was built in 1858.. Every 15 minutes the bell rings.

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The tower of London - the oldest building of the British capital grew on the banks of the Thames in 1066.

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Tower bridge - tourists like to be photographed against the background of this bridge, and it was built in 1894.

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Westminster Abbey is a beautiful Gothic Church. The construction took more than 500 years .

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Many famous people lived in London : Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Sir Winston Churchill

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Scientists: Michael Faraday , Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin.

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Actor and Director Charlie Chaplin film Director Alfred Hitchcock .

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Writer s : William Shakespeare Charles Dickens