London

LONDON The capital of England

TYPICAL FEATURES A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys

 or decks. Red double-decker

buses are used in London.

LONDON TAXIS London's official

taxis are black cabs. If the yellow TAXI sign at the front is illuminated, the cab is available for hire. 

LONDON POST BOXESAND TELEPHONES

LONDON LANDMARKS If tourists only take

one photograph in London then it’s invariably this one – Big Ben. ‘Big Ben’ is actually the name of the bell, rather than the clockface, and his voice booms out every 15 minutes. He stands at one end of the Houses of Parliament, looking out over Parliament Square. -

LONDON EYE The London Eye is

a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft).

LONDON EYE

LONDON EYE

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT The 

Houses of Parliament is home to the UK government. Its gothic style belies its age, and many people are surprised to discover that it was only built in the 1830s, after the original palace burnt down to the ground.

ST PAUL`S CATHEDRAL St. Paul’s Cathedr

al is London’s most beautiful building, by the country’s greatest-ever architect – Christopher Wren. Every tourist should definitely make sure they visit the famous Whispering Gallery.

ST PAUL`S CATHEDRAL

TOWER BRIDGE IS A GOTHIC-BUILDING BUILT IN THE 19TH-CENTURY.

NELSON`S COLUMN Nelson’s Column is

London’s grandest monument, to the country’s greatest naval hero – Admiral Nelson. He stares down on Trafalgar Square from his pedestal 185-feet above the pigeons, guarded by four huge bronze lions.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

PICCADILY CIRCUS Piccadily circus is

to London, what Times Square is to New York. It is famous for two things: the huge neon advertising signs that occupy one corner, and the small statue of Eros that adorns the central fountain.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Pala

ce is the Queen’s official London residence. The Changing of the Guard ceremony, which takes place on the forecourt most days, is a favourite photocall for tourists.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

BRITISH MUSEUM The British Museum is

a museum in London dedicated to human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present

THE BRITISH MUSEUM The rosetta stone-Room 4 - The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC, key to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Room 4 - Colossal statue of Amenhotep III, c.1370 BC

BRITISH MUSEUMSamurai`s armour

The Americas collection consists of 19th and 20th century items from the Inca, Aztec, Maya 

NATURAL –HISTORICAL MUSEUM

The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.

THE MUSEUM IS PARTICULARLY FAMOUS FOR ITS EXHIBITION OF 

DINOSAUR SKELETONS 

GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM- A MODEL OF THE EARTH MADE UP OF RANDOM PLATES ON AN ESCALATOR. THE NEW DESIGN COVERED THE WALLS IN RECYCLED SLATE AND SANDBLASTED THE MAJOR STARS AND PLANETS ONTO THE WALL.

LARGE MAMMAL ROOM

EARTH'S TREASURY SHOWS SPECIMENS OF ROCKS, MINERALS AND GEMSTONES BEHIND GLASS IN A LIT GALLERY.LASTING IMPRESSIONS IS A SMALL GALLERY CONTAINING SPECIMENTS OF

ROCKS, PLANTS AND MINERALS, OF WHICH MOST CAN BE TOUCHED.

THE MUSEUM RUNS A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES. THESE INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE A HIGHLY PRAISED "HOW SCIENCE WORKS" HANDS ON WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

SCIENCE MUSEUMThe East Hall

THE MUSEUM IS A MAJOR LONDON TOURIST ATTRACTION, ATTRACTING 2.7 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY. The Science Museum now

holds a collection of over 300,000 items, including such famous items as Stephenson's Rocket,  the oldest surviving steam locomotive, the first jet engine, a reconstruction ofFrancis Crick and James Watson's model of DNA, some of the earliest remaining steam engines. It also contains hundreds of interactive exhibits. A recent addition is the IMAX 3D Cinema showing science and nature documentaries, most of them in 3-D, and the Wellcome Wing which focuses on digital technology.

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Transportation area

THE MUSEUM JOINED THE 10:10 PROJECT IN 2009 IN A BID TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT. ONE YEAR LATER IT ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD REDUCED ITS CARBON EMISSIONS (ACCORDING TO 10:10'S CRITERIA) BY 17%

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