Places of interest in London

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Westminster Abbey, the Cathedral Church of St.. Peter - one of the most importantshrines in England, located in the London borough of Westminster. This Gothic church - the traditional place of coronation and burial of British monarchs. Benedictine Abbey was founded on the site of several old churches in 1065, Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) WESTMINSTER ABBEY

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TOWER OF BRIDGE Tower Bridge - London's calling card, its history is closely connected with thenearby Tower of London. His appearance Tower Bridge is obliged to addressParliament in 1872.

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BIG BEN The large clock on the tower of Westminster Palace in London, often called Big Ben. But Big Ben is actually a bell clock. This is the biggest bell of hours in the UK.It weighs 13.5 tons. The clock tower is 318 feet tall.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Palace is located opposite the streets of Pall Mall, and the whitemarble monument with a gold Queen Victoria. Known worldwide Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of theQueen - Her Majesty Elizabeth II.

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BLOODY TOWER The Bloody Tower was the defensive until the construction of the Tower of St.Thomas. Located on the banks of the river, she guarded the main entrance to the fortress.

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The British Museum was founded in 1753. One doctor Ganse Sloan had a big collection of paintings. He bequeathed it to the state. Now the British Museum is one of the biggest museums in the world. One can see many subjects of primitive art and antique culture. It is interesting to notice that there are a lot of old money, medals, manuscripts, coins, engravings. It is necessary to pay attention to a very old original stone in the British Museum with Egyptian letters on it. TATE GALLERY

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MUSEUM MADAM TUSSAUD’S Madame Tussauds (Fr. Madame Tussauds) - Wax Museum in London'sMarylebone, which has branches in 10 cities (as of 2010), Amsterdam, Las Vegas,Copenhagen, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Washington, DC , Vienna and Berlin. He was a sculptor Marie Tussaud established .

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Today's Wembley Stadium - the most expensive stadium ever built, and yet the second-largest stadium in Europe. Another record for Wembley - it is the largest indoor stadium, seating 90,000 fans. WEMBLEY STADIUM

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