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London

The Tourist Attractions



A. One of the famouscities in the world

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. Itis one of the famouscity in the world, and

also one of the dearest. London is one of the

main destinations in theworld : it welcomes alot of tourist every year.

This city has got a veryrich historic heritage :there is a lot of monuments and sitetouristic.

We are going todiscover some of them.





1. Big Ben and theHouses of Parliament

Also calledWestminster Palacefor historic reasons,

this building is theLondon’s Houses of Parliament.

It is characterised

by its world famousclock, Big Ben,which give its nameto the whole tower.

It is an icon of London as much



2. Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the Britain royal family’sresidence. He was built in the XIX century. The

Queen’s presence is indicated by the flag, which ishoisted or not.

Only 19 rooms are open to the public during Augustand September while the Queen makes her annualvisit to Balmoral.

The tourists can assist to the changing of the guards



3. The Tower Bridge

The Tower Bridge isa bridge-rising. It isoften mixed up with

the London bridge bymany foreigners. It isone of theincontrovertible placeswhere a tourist hasto go.

One of the favouritetourist’s activities isto take photos of theTower Bridge. But thetourists can also visit

the inside of thebuildin where he



4.The Tower of London

The Tower of Londonis a former prison.

Some famous

prisoners were jailedthere, like AnneBoleyn (a queen of England and thesecond wife of Henri

VIII) or Rudolf Hess(the Hitler’s partner incrime).

Actually, the crown’s

jewels are preservedin this monument.



5. Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey sthe coronation churchof England. SinceWilliam the conqueror was crowned there, allthe England's kings(and after the UnitedKingdom's kings) werecrowned there too.

This Abbey welcomesover one million visitorsevery year.

The real name of this700-year-old building,surnamed « Poet's





1. National Gallery

The National Gallery islocated in front of Trafalgar Square (afamous place of

London). It is considered as one

of the most beautifulpaint's museum.

Famous paints are

exposed there, like VanGogh'sunflowers.



2. The British Museum

The British Museum isa of human historyand culture in London.

The entry is free for allthe visitors.

Its collection reachesabout seven millionsobjects.

In this museum, thehuman history isillustrating anddocumenting from thebeginnings to the

present.



3. Madame Tussaud's

In MadameTussauds, the touristcan find many wax

statues of famouspersonalities,celebrities.

The different roomsof the museum have

different themes. For example, “The SpiritOf London” presentabout 400 years of the English history.There is also the



D. Some famous placesand areas

1. Picadilly Circus

2. Covent Garden and the West

End3. Notting Hill and the PortobelloRoad

4. Camden



Picadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus isa very famousplace of London.

It is recognizablethanks to its hugescreens of publicities.

It is a quite noisyplace with a lot of circulation.



Covent Garden and thewest end

Covent Garden is aplace of Londonwhich is know by the

Royal Opera Houseand the coveredmarkets. It isconsidered as adistraction place.

Covent Garden islocated on the areaof The West End,which is the theatre’sdistrict.



Notting Hill And ThePortobello Road

Notting Hill is an areain west London.

It is the place of the

famous PortobelloRoad’s market, whichbecame an importanttouristic activity of London.

Notting Hill is acosmopolitan zone andalso the place of theNotting Hill Carnival.

It also served of setting

for the movie NottingHill.



Camden

Camden Town is onthe north of London.

It is famous for its

numerous markets, inparticularly its fleamarket, moreeccentric than thePortobello's market.

Camden isconsidered as aplace of alternativescultures, as punk or

gothic cultures.

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