The document provides information about several notable landmarks, buildings, and institutions in London, United Kingdom. It describes the locations and histories of places like Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye, Kensington Palace, Wellington Barracks, HMS Belfast, Tate Britain, National Portrait Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, British Museum, Imperial War Museum, and Cutty Sark. It also includes some images and invites clicking for a video.
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Westminster Abbey: Gothic Church & Coronation Site
1.
2. Also knows as ‘’The
Parliament’’ is the
place where gather
the two cameras of
thr United
Kingdom’s
Parliament. The
palace, it’s world
Heritage of
Humanity by
UNESCO from 1987.
It’s in the north
shore of the Thames
river. Most of the
present structure is
19th century, when
it was rebuilt after a
fire in 1834, it
destroit the most
part of the palace.
It’s a neo- gothic
style.
3. It’s a gothic church of the size
of one cathedral. It’s the
tradicional place for the
coronations and burials of the
england’s kings. It’s next of the
Westminster Palace. It is said
that he was miraculously
consecrated once a fisherman
on the River Thames had a
vision of Saint Peter. The original
Abbey, in romanic style, was
build by the Benedictine
monks. It rebuilt in gothic style
between 1245 and 1517. The
first phase of the rebuilt was
organizes by Henry III, as a
sanctuary in honor of Edward
the Confessor. The works ends
during the reign of Richard II.
Henry VII added a chapel
dedicated to the Virgin Mary in
1503 (Chapel of Henry VII).
4. It’s a historic castle.
It’s in Tower
Hamlets, near the
Thames River. It
was build when the
Normans invaded
England. The
Whithe Tower, it
gives the name to
the all castle, was
build by William the
conqueror in 1078.
From 1100, the
castle was use as
prison. It’s
defensive walls and
a moat; the castle
was expanded
several times. it’s
world Heritage of
Humanity by
UNESCO.
5. It is the official residence of the British monarch. The Palace is used for ceremonies and
State visits, tourist and visits as a residence by Queen Elizabeth II, and is also the
headquarters of the Royal collection. The Palace is a meeting point for the British in times of
crisis and festivity. It was originally a petit hôtel built for the first Duke of Buckingham in 1703
and acquired by King George III in 1762 to become private residence. With the accession
to the throne of Queen Victoria of England, Buckingham Palace became the official
residence of the monarchy. During the centuries XIX and XX made some reforms in the
Palace, which was carried out in 1913 and that gave the Palace its current main facade,
including the balcony from which the Royal Family welcomes.
The original Georgian interior consisted of bright plaster with inlays of lapis lazuli blue and
pink. Edward VII redecorated the Palace by adding a decoration of the type Belle
époque in shades of cream and gold. Some reception rooms are decorated in a Chinese
style with furniture from the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and from Carlton house... The artificial
lake was created in 1828 and receives water from the Serpentine Lake, which lies in the
pair Hyde
6. Was build between 1676 and 1710, under
the direction of architect Christopher
Wren on the ruins of the old medieval
cathedral of smaller burned by the great
fire of 1666. It is one of the few buildings
of the area survived World War II and was
the scene of events as the wedding of
Prince Charles with the internal Diana.El
Princess Georgian original consisted of
bright plaster with inlays of lapis lazuli
blue and pink. Edward VII redecorated
the Palace by adding a decoration of
the type Belle époque in shades of
cream and gold. Some reception rooms
are decorated in a Chinese style with
furniture from the Royal Pavilion in
Brighton and from Carlton house... The
artificial lake was created in 1828 and
receives water from the Serpentine Lake,
which lies in the pair Hyde
8. It is a bascule bridge that crosses the River Thames.
9. Also knows as Millennim Wheel, finish in 1999 and open in march of 2000, was the
ferris wheel-gazer of the world until the opening of the star of Nanchang in may
of 2006. it haves 135 metres tall on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the
South Bank of the Thames.
10. He lives several members of the British royalty as the Dukes of
Kent, the Dukes of Gloucester and Prince and Princess Michael
of Kent. Previously he was also the official residence until the day
of his death of Diana, Princess of Wales. A photographic
exhibition on the deceased Princess is currently open to the
public. At the end of June 2011, also moved to this Palace the
Dukes of Cambridge.
11. It was build in 1819 for conect Regent Streer with Picadilly, and gather join
with the teathre in Shaftesburv Avenue , also with the Haymarket, Conventry
Street and Glasshouse Street. It’s a turistic attraction. It knows by his giants
video screens and his neon advertising posters. Also is famous by the statue of
Eros. It is surrounded by a large number of notable buildings, including the
London Pavilion and Criterion Theatre. Piccadilly Circus in London
underground station is located underneath the square.
12. It was build in 1830 for commemorate the victory of the British army
on the French and Spanish fleet, Trafalgar Square is one of the best-
known squares in London.
13. It contains a number of Chinese restaurants, bakeries , supermarkets, souvenir
shops, and other Chinese-run businesses.
14. The monument to the Great fire
of London was build between
1671 and 1677 for remember
the Great fire of London and
the rebuilt of the city
15. It was build in 1599. In 1644, was destroid. In 1949 was rebuild. It’s one of
the most famous theatre in the world.
16. It was the London residence of Arthur Wellesley, I Duke de Wellington, famous
soldier and British politician. It is close to Hyde Park. The mansion was originally
owned by Lord Apsley
18. is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser,
permanently moored in London on the River Thames and
operated by the Imperial War Museum.
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It has European paintings from 1250 to 1900, from the national art collection of the
United Kingdom. The permanent collection, which consists of 2,300 paintings
belongs to the British State, so the entry is public, only having to pay the entrance
to certain special exhibitions.
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His collections haves things of the humans, the history, archaeology,
ethnography and art. The old Egypt section is the most important in the world
after the of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
21. It was founded in 1857 by Bennet Woodcroft, with objects from the
collection of the Royal Society of art and surplus of the great exhibition
of London in 1851. Initially the Museum was part of the South Kensington
Museum, along with the current Victoria and Albert Museum, but was
separated.
22. The Museum has a The natural history
diverse collection with museum was built to
more than 70 million house the growing
specimens and objects collection of skeletons,
in exhibition. The five plants and fossils
most important representing a section of
collections are those for the British Museum
areas: Botany, between 1873 and 1880.
entomology, mineralogy, The Museum of natural
palaeontology and history legally remained
zoology. part of the British Museum
The Museum is known for until 1963. In 1986, he
its great central hall absorbed the nearby
showing skeletons of geological Museum
different dinosaurs, in becoming the official
particular, a huge name of The Natural
diplodocus that History Museum
dominates the entrance
to the building as well as
a Mastodon found in
Tagua Tagua lagoon,
Chile.
23. It is the higthgest museum in the world of decorative arts,
considered itself a work of art. It has immense resources for students
of design that it contains the national collection of applied arts. It
was renamed in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria and her husband,
Albert.
24. Its collection consists of portraits of prominent characters in the story; the building
is built just behind the National Gallery. Fue fundada en 1856 con el espíritu
victoriano del idealismo y la educación a través del ejemplo; el objetivo de la
colección era reunir retratos de los grandes y poderosos de Gran Bretaña para
que inspiraran a otros.
La colección incluye fotografías y pinturas, además de caricaturas, dibujos y
esculturas. La National Portrait Gallery alberga, entre otros retratos famosos,
el Retrato Chandos, posiblemente la imagen más conocida deWilliam
Shakespeare.
25. It’s a part of the network of galleries Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool
and Tate St Ives. Was the first of these museums being established, opening in
1897. It houses an important collection of works of J.M.W. Turner.
26. It was build between 1947 and 1963.
The electric plant was closed in 1981
and the building was reconverted
into a Museum.
27. The main headquarters It is more than one Museum.
of the Imperial War
Museum is located in
London and trafficking
especially of the first
world war and to a lesser
extent of the second
world war.
28. It is the most important Maritime Museum of United Kingdom. The
historical buildings are part of the Heritage of Humanity. It was
developed thanks to the generous donations of sir James Caird.
King George VI formally opened the Museum on April 27, 1937
29. And if you are
going to go to
London here
has the level of
the London
Underground.