London Quiz

Работу выполнила: Канафина

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Thousands of tourists all over the world come to this big grey stone building to see

the traditional ceremony of Changing the Guards.

Buckingham Palace

The British Museum

It is the largest and richest museum in the world.It was founded in 1753. It has mountains of books.

It has a copy of every book published in this country.

These guards got their nickname during the time of

famine. When Londoners suffered from hunger the

guards were always given a ration of beef to keep them

loyal to the crown.

Beefeaters

Big Ben

Tourists in London always want to visit … . They want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. It is really a

bell.

It is the Royal residence. It was built in 1703. There are nearly 600 rooms and 3 miles of red

carpet in the palace. It is like a small town with a police station, a hospital, a bar, a cinema and a

swimming pool.

Buckingham Palace

Khedive Ishmael of Egypt gave this old Egyptian

monument to Queen Victoria. It was brought to London in

1847.

Cleopatra Needle

It began at 1.00 am on a September morning on Pudding

Lane in the home of King’s baker. It lasted five days, swept through 400 streets, destroyed 13200 houses, 87 churches but

killed only 8 people!

The Great Fire of London

The Нouses of Parliament

The famous clock Big Ben stands near the ... The country’s

leaders speak there. The men and women there are the voice

of the British People.

The London Eye

It is a top London attraction. It is situated

on the river Thames. On a clear day you can see around 40 km.

You can see over 55 of London’s main attractions.

Madame Tussaud’s

… is a symbol of London opened in 1835. It is a wonderful exhibition of wax life-size figures of famous people.

Who rides through the streets of London in a splendid coach drawn by six horses on the 9th

of November?

New Lord Mayor

St. Paul’s Cathedral

It is an Anglican cathedral in London. The temple is

dedicated to the Apostle Paul, it today houses the residence of

the Bishop of London.

The Tower of London

It is a very old building. It is more than 900 years old. It

was a fortress, a Royal residence, a prison. Now it

is a museum

Trafalgar Square

It is one of the most beautiful places in London. In the middle of the square there is a column. Four

bronze lions look at the square from the monument. There are

two beautiful fountains in the square.

London Underground got such nickname because it looks like a long, narrow and dimly lit … .

Tube

It is one of the most famous and beautiful buildings in London. There is a Poet’s Corner in this

church . In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned there.

Westminster Abbey

«When a man is tired of London

he is tired of life»

This saying is now very well known but it is still

true.