Levina Dasha Form 8 «Б» school 15 2014-2015. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in. - презентация

1 Levina Dasha Form 8 «Б» school

2 Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower holds the largest four- faced chiming clock in the world and is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009.

3 Cambridge and Oxford are the oldest university towns in Great Britain. A lot of great people studied in this universities such as Oscar Wilde, Margaret Thatcher, John Locke.

4 Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of the monarchy of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing.

5 Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic, church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs..

6 Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, 22 miles (35 km) south east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the non-metropolitan district Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" rather than "upon" to distinguish it from the town itself. Four electoral wards make up the urban town of Stratford; Alveston, Avenue and New Town, Mount Pleasant and Guild and Hathaway. The estimated total population for those wards in 2007 was 25,505..

7 Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral- main Anglican Church of great Britain. The building was built in 603 year, done in the Gothic style, the founder of Augustine of Canterbury, missionary Pope Gregory the Great.

8 Tower Tower of London is a fortress, it stands on the North Bank of the Thames, is one of the oldest buildings of England and the historic centre of London. Built tower of London was in 1078 and in 1190 the fortress was imprisoned for the first prisoner. It was a prison for people of senior, very senior and Royal personages

9 Tower bridge Length of the bridge tower meters Height of two reference towers - 65 metres, the Central span between them - 61 m The upper gallery is raised to 42 meters above the main bridge

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