Достопримечательности Лондона
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (7 класс) на тему

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London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural center. London is an ancient city. It is more then twenty centuries old. The population of London, including suburbs, is more than nine million people. London is one of the biggest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. It is situated on the banks of the river Thames.

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THE PLACES of INTEREST in LONDON

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The City is the financial and business center. There are a lot of banks and offices there. It is an ancient part of London. One of the greatest English churches- ST. Paul’s Cathedrals – is here. It was designed and built by an outstanding English architect Christopher Wren in 1710. ST. Paul’s Cathedral is the second large church in Europe. Admiral Nelson is buried here. Westminster is the administrative center of London. The Houses of Parliament are situated here. It is the seat of the British Government. The building is very beautiful with its two towers and a big clock called Big Ben. Westminster Abbey where kings and queens are crowned . It was built in the 11th century. Newton, Darwin, Dickens and Kipling are buried here.

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The Tower of London

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The Tower of London is a very old building . It is more than 900 years old. English Kings and queens lived in it many years ago, but now it is a museum . It was also a fortress, a royal palace and later a prison. The black ravens inside of the Tower is a famous sign. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall and the monarchy in Britain will fall too.

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Big Ben.

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Big Ben Big Ben is the name of a huge clock in one of the tall towers of the Houses of Parliament. The Houses of Parliament is the Largest building in the Gothic style completed in 1847. It stands on the bank of the river Thames and is 940 ft in length. The Clock Tower , overlooking Westminster Bridge , is 316 ft high . People can get inside the Tower and see how Big Ben works . There is no lift and there are a hundred and forty (340) steps up to Big Ben . The faces of the clock are very large. The minute hands are 14 ft long, the hour hands are 9 ft, the figures are 2 ft long.

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The Buckingham Palace

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The Buckingham Palace The Buckingham Palace is the home of the Queen in London . She lives and works there . She holds official meetings and ceremonies there. When the flag is flying on the top of the Palace – people know that the Queen is in London , at home .

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The National Gallery

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The National Gallery The National Gallery has a collection of Italian, Dutch, German and French painters. T he National Gallery is rich in paintings by Italian masters such as Raphael and Veronese. It has works by all European schools of art such as works by Rembrandt, Rubens and EI Greco. The Gallery is open 7 days a week and admission is free.