LONDON

GENERAL SURVEY

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The official residence of Queen

THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD

A traditional ceremony that takes place every day at the gates of Buckingham

Palace and attracts a lot of tourists

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

On the north side of Trafalgar Square, it contains a collection of paintings from the 13° century to this century

THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT

This impressive building stands on the north bank of the river Thames and it is place where the House of Lords and the House

of Commons meet

BIG BEN

The nickname of the bell in the clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament

THE STATUE OF ADMIRAL NELSON

Who defeated the French and the battle of Trafalgar, loks down on busy Trafalgar Square from the top of a high column

THE STATUE OF EROS

In the middle of Piccadilly Circus

PICCADILLY CIRCUS

The heart of the west end, the centre of London’s entertainment world

THE BRITISH MUSEUM

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture

THE TOWER BRIDGE

Disliked by most when constructed in 1894, the Tower Bridge has become a symbol of London.

THE COVENT GARDEN

At the heart of the Covent Garden Piazza lies the famous market, designed by Inigo Jones in 1632.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington

WESTMISTER ABBEY

Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic Church

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

St Paul's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill

HARRODS

Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge

PORTOBELLO ROAD

Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district

THE LONDON EYE

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye

THE TATE MODERN GALLERY

The Tate Modern is Britain's national museum of international modern art

CARNABY STREET

Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street

A DOUBLE DECKER BUS

A cheap and panoramic way of travelling around London

10 DOWNING STREET

The official London residence of Prime Minister

GORDON BRAWN

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

LONDON UNDERGROUND

Passengers getting on and off an underground train

THE MAP OF LONDON UNDERGROUND

MAP OF CENTRAL LONDON