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Тор 10 London a tractions list:
1. The Blouses оf Parliament with Big Веn - The Houses of Parliament is the place where laws governing British life arе debated and enacted. Тhe building originates from 1840 after a fire destroyed the previous building. The Gothic style was designed by Sir Charles Barry with help from А.W. Pugin. Parliamentary tradition is steeped in pomp, ceremony and splendour. The Queen rides in her State coach to Westminster to open each new session of Parliament, usually in the second week in November. А word of caution; in the summer months it can get pretty congested with tourists and traffic competing to cross Parliament Square.
The Houses of Parliament contain the hell Big Ben that strikes on the quarter hour. A light in the clock tower tells when
the House of Commons is in session. "Big
Ben" - the ornate, gilded clock tower, I strictly speaking refers only to the thir-
teen-ton main bell. It takes its name either from the original Commissioner
of Works, Benjamin Hall, or a popular I heavyweight boxer of the time Benjamin Caunt.
2. Tower Bridge - One of the most fa-
mous London attractions and just over I а hundred years old the Tower Bridge - with its twin drawbridges, or bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been - raised more then half a million times - since it was built. It takes only 90 seconds
for the bascules to be raised with electric - motors which replaced the old steam engines. From Tower Bridge you can view - HMS Belfast, an 11,500-ton cruiser that
opened the bombardment of the Normandy coast on D-Day. The closest tube stations are, Tower Hill and London Bridge.
3. Buckingham Palace - Popularly known as "Buck House", has served as the Monarch' s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham's city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold by the Duke' s son to George III in 1762. The building was refurbished by Nash in the late 1820's for the Prince Regent, and again by Aston Webb in time for George Нis coronation in 1913. It is the largest private house in I ondon - it has more than 660 rooms. The palace is actually back-to-front: the side you look at from the Mall is the back of the building.
4. London Eye is based on the bank of the River Thames near Waterloo Station. This is a spectacle wheel worth a visit. This London attraction will blow your mind away. Basically it is the biggest observation wheel in the world, hence its name. It will, over 30 minutes, make а full circle and thus give you a splendid view of London. It towers 135 meters over the Thames River and weighs 2,100 tonnes. If there are clear skies, you will have а 25-mile panoramic view.
5. Trafalgar Square has the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson uhich dominates the square from 167 feet above it. Built to
commemorate his naval victory in 1805 it is the focal point of this magnificent area. Trafalgar Square was laid out in 1830 and is a popular venue for political rallies and used to be home to thousands of pigeons. The Mayor of London's recent ruling banning pigeon food sellers is designed to purge this patch of London of a health hazard. The pigeons don' t seem to realize they re not welcome and you still find tourists feeding them and taking photos with them. Each year people from all parts of London congregate there on December 31st to celebrate the New Year. Four majestic bronze lions, each 20 feet long and 11 feet tall guard the base of Nelson's column and the church of St Martin-the-Fields, with its lunchtime concerts, dating from 1721 makes it рорular destination for tourists.
6. The Tower of London overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - а safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels. The Crown Jewels are perhaps the major reason so many visitors flock to the Tower. At least some of the Crown Jewels have been kept in the Tower since 1327, on display since Charles II let the public have à look at them. The oldest piece of regalia is the twelfth-century "Anointing Spoon"; the most famous is the "Imperial State Crown", sparkling with а 317-carat Indian diamond, called the "Kohinoor", а sapphire from a ring said to have been buried with Edward the Confessor, and assorted emeralds, rubies аnd pearls. Although you can explore he Tower complex independently, it is a good idea to get your bearings by joining up with one of the guided tours, given every thirty minutes by one of the forty-odd eminently photographable Beefeaters. These exservicemen are best known for their scarlet-and-gold Tudor costumes.
7. The British Museum attracts millions of people each year. It is located on the Great Russell Street, London, WCI and you can reach it by taking the Tube to
Russell Square or Tottenham Court Road. You will find almost everything under one roof starting with collections from Egypt, Greek and Roman art, China, old Mesopotamia, Antiques coins and medals, prints and drawings, Renaissance and Anglo-Saxon Britain, etc. The sheer size of the museum (2,5 miles of galleries) should warn you to wear à good pair of walking shoes and be prepared to spend most of the day there. Whatever your taste you will have a memorable day out.
8. Tate Gallery of Modern Art was transformed from an old power station by the Swiss architectural duo Herzog & de Meuron at a cost of 130 million pounds. This gallery of modern art and sculpture is becoming very popular. Located at Bankside, SE1 (Southwark, Blackfriars) it features international Modern Art organized in four themed groups - "Landscape", "Still Life", "The Nude" and "History".
9. Next to the National Portrait Gallery on the north side of Trafalgar Square you will find the National Gallery which was founded in 1834 and houses one of the greatest art collections in the world. It includes artists like Titian, Monet, Leonardo da Vinci and Turner to name but а few.
10. The Victoria & Albert Museum is the home of applied arts. Due to the
sheer variety and scale of exhibits there - is bound to be something to grab your attention. It has the world' s largest collection of Indian art outside India, Chinese, Islamic, Japanese and Korean galleries, тоге Constable paintings than the Tate seven Raphael masterpieces
and sizable collection of miniatures, watercolours, medieval and Renaissance -
) sculpture, and a splendid collection of I Samurai swords, among other things.
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