Student 10- B Class Denis Nagorniy

The Work of

UK architecture consists of variety of architectural styles. England became the centre of island architecture, but a significant role in the international history of architecture has a unique style of Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Although there are examples of prehistoric and classical building, the British architectural history begins with the first Anglo-Saxon Christian church, built soon after the arrival of Augustine of Canterbury to Britain in 597 samples of Norman architecture found in the XI century across the UK and Ireland.

Architecture of England

Prehistoric times

Since prehistoric

times, preserved

megalithic tombs,

which belong to the

Neolithic. Among the

most famous buildings

of the II millennium

BC. - Ritual complex of

Stonehenge. Huge

boulders in conjunction

with a special system

creates an unusual

ensemble with the

surrounding landscape

near the city of

Salisbury, 130

kilometers south-west

of London.

OxfordOxford - a city

of towering

spiers, famous

worldwide for

its university

and history.

For over 800

years, it has

been home to

royalty and

scholars.

Bath

City of Bath was

founded by the

Romans in 43 the

birth of Christ. The

Romans called it

Aquae Sulis, but all

is not casual,

because it was a

city-spa! This is

not just a randomly

chosen place for

the construction of

the city, there is

the river Avon and

being the only

natural hot springs

in England.

The Wembley National Stadium

The new Wembley

Stadium was

opened in 2007,

four years after

the demolition of

the old stadium

"Wembley". The

new stadium

holds 90,000

spectators and is

the second

largest capacity

stadium in

Europe. It plays

home matches

England national

football team.

Millennium Bridge

This is the first

pedestrian

crossing over the

River Thames in

central London

for a century,

thus opening a

new milestone in

time and the new

millennium,

because the

bridge was

opened June 10,

2000.

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