David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015, Fotos: dpa, Imago

Big Ben and the houses of parliament

Tower Bridge

David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015, Fotos: Imago, mauritius

London Eye

Tower of London

David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015, Fotos: wdr, dpa

river Thames

Buckingham Palace

David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015, Fotos: dpa, mauritius

Underground

bus

David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015, Foto: wdr

British Museum

David and Red: Let‘s go on holiday, Red! © WDR Planet Schule 2015

Big Ben

Big Ben is the biggest clock in London. It is 96 meters high.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is more than one hundred years old. When big ships come along the river Thames, the bridge opens to let the ships go through.

London Eye

London eye is a 135 meters tall ferris wheel. It offers a view of the town.

Tower of London

The Tower of London is an old castle. It is more than 800 years old. First it was a fortress, then a prison. Now the crown jewels are kept there.

Thames

London lies on the river Thames.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the home of Queen Elisabeth.

Underground

The Underground in London is also called "the tube" because it travels through tubes under the ground. It is the oldest underground system in the world.

Busses

A typical bus in London is a red double-decker bus. It is called "routemaster".

British Museum

The British Museum is one of the biggest museums in the world. It has more than seven million objects.