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CASE STUDY OF UNITED KINGDOM
INTRODUCTION Full name: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Population: 62.4 million (UN, 2011)
Capital: London
Area: 242,514 sq. km Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Prime minister: David Cameron (2010)
Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£)
The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Much of the north and west of the U.K. is covered in high ground, knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys.
Great Britain's rugged mountains, like the Scottish Highlands, offer habitat that is relatively untouched by humans. The country's 7,700 miles (12,429 kilometers) of shoreline, ranging from tall cliffs to beaches to marshes, also provide homes for wildlife such as seabirds and seals.
Major Rivers: Thames, Severn, Tyne
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Stonehenge is possibly one of the UK's most famous and mysterious landmarks.
Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks.
It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial graves.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 . It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument.
STONEHENGE
York Minster is a cathedral in York, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.
The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York.
The formal title of York Minster is "The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York".
The title "minster" is attributed to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and serves now as an honorific title.
MINISTER WEST FRONT
INTERIOR OF YORK MINISTER
YORK MINISTER
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England.
The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence.
The Tower has served variously as, a treasury, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
It is cared for by the charity Historic Royal Palaces and is protected as a World Heritage Site.
Tower of London
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower
The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock tower itself, but to the 13 ton bell housed within the tower and takes its name from the man who first ordered the bell, Sir Benjamin Hall.
It is the 3th largest free-standing clock tower in the world.
The tower is now officially called the Elizabeth Tower, after being renamed in 2012 (from "Clock Tower") to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009.
BIG BEN
Windsor Castle is often called the largest and oldest inhabited castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today.
It is one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth II who spends many weekends of the year at the castle, using it for both state and private entertaining.
Members of the British Royal family have been inspired to paint, draw and sculpt for generations. This exhibition shows examples of their handiwork from the last 350 years, including architectural drawings, atmospheric landscapes and portraits of family members.
Windsor Castle
Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham in northeast England is the greatest Norman (roman architecture) building in England and perhaps even in Europe.
The foundation stone of Durham Cathedral was laid on August 12, 1093.
The cathedral has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In a nationwide BBC poll held in 2001 Durham Cathedral was voted England’s best-loved building.
Durham Cathedral
London Eye
The London Eye (originally called the millennium wheel) is an instantly recognizable landmark sitting on the South Bank of the River Thames.
It is also currently the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe standing a proud 135 meters in height.
Officially opened on New Year's Eve 1999, it became operational in March of 2000 and has since gone on to become the United Kingdom's most popular tourist attraction.
It was built to celebrate the start of the new millennium, with the wheel representative of the turning of time.
It takes about 30 minutes for the London Eye to travel a full revolution, and on a clear day from its pinnacle it yields a view ranging 25 miles in all directions.
It has 32 pods, each capable of carrying approximately 25 people at a time. That's a capacity of 800 people at any time. As of June 2008 a cool 30 million people had experienced the London Eye.