This document provides information about several notable landmarks and locations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Scotland. It discusses landmarks in London like Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Globe Theatre, and Big Ben. It also mentions universities in Oxford and Cambridge, as well as castles, churches, and cities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, including Windsor Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle, Snowdonia National Park, and locations like the Giant's Causeway and Blarney Stone in Ireland.

2.  The facts:
 the largest urban area
and the capital of the UK
 The most populous
municipality in the
European Union with
over 7 mln inhabitants
 Consists of 33 districts
 Over 300 languages are
spoken here
 Is the largest aviation
hub in the world
 The facts:
 the largest urban area
and the capital of the UK
 The most populous
municipality in the
European Union with
over 7 mln inhabitants
 Consists of 33 districts
 Over 300 languages are
spoken here
 Is the largest aviation
hub in the world

3. BUCKINGHAM PALACE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER
 Made the official residence of the British
Monarch by Queen Victoria
 Constructed by Edward Blore and completed
in 1850
 Visited by 50000 guests each year
 Is used for banquets, lunches, dinners,
receptions and the royal garden parties
 The premises of the House of Lords
and Commons
 One of the largest parliament buildings
in the world (1200 rooms and 100 staircases)
 parts of the building date back to the
10th century
 Both Big Ben and Westminster Abbey are parts
of the building

4. TOWER BRIDGE LONDON BRIDGE
Both bridges are the most important connections between the two banks of the river Thames.
The construction of Tower Bridge started in 1886 and took 8 years to finish it. It is an example
of bascule bridge and is the iconic symbol of London. London Bridge is often mistakenly
referred to as Tower Bridge. Since its opening in 1750 for many years it had been the only
bridge over the Thames. A bridge has existed at or near the present site for almost 2000 years
with the first one being laid by Romans around 50 AD.

5. GLOBE THEATRE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
The original Globe was built in 1599 by the
playing company to which William Shakespeare
belonged
Was destroyed in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 and closed
in 1642
The modern construction has existed since 1997
 One of the UK’s most treasured and distinctive buildings
opened by Queen Victoria in 1871
 Each year hosts 350 performances of different types
 It is a part of the memorial to Prince Albert –
Victoria’s husband
 It accommodates the second largest pipe organ in the UK

6. ROYAL OBSERVATORY -
GREENWICH
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
Best known for its maritime history
 Gave its name to the Greenwich
Meridian (zero degrees longitude)
 Greenwich Mean Time
 It is the seat of the Bishop of London
 It is the London’s fifth place of the same name
 It holds over 200 memorials of famous Britons –
soldiers, poets, painters and clergy
 It honours the names of 28000 Americans who gave
their lives for UK during the Second World War
 It was the place of marriage of Charles, Prince of
Wales and Lady Diana Spencer

7. ENGLAND

8. Compton Castle - Devon
Cumberland Lodge
Leeds Castle

9. Hampton Court Royal Pavilion – Brighton
Windsor Castle

10. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Comprises 39 colleges and 7 religious Permanent
Private Halls
 Dates back to 13th century (1221)
 Women entered the university for the first time
in 1878
 A rivarly between colleges is a tradition
(athletics, football, rugby)
 It is the setting for numerous works of fiction
(533 Oxford-based novels and 94 films)
 University buildings appeared in Harry Potter
and Sherlock Holmes movies)
 Comprises 31 colleges of which 3 are only women
 Is the second oldest university in the UK
(14th century)
 82 Nobel Prize winners graduated from that
university (science and mathematics mainly)
 Among the graduates you can find I. Newton,
E. Rutheford, Ch. Darwin, S. Hawking etc.

11. St. Margaret’s church
Canterbury Cathedral
Avebury

12. Big Ben
Stonehenge
Tower of London
Blenheim Castle

13. SCOTLAND

14. Though extensively ruined, it was in its
day one of the largest strongholds of
medieval Scotland, and remains an
impressive structure, splendidly situated
on
a headland overlooking Loch Ness. It is
also near the castle where the majority
of Nessie (Loch Ness Monster) sightings
occur.
Loch Ness is the second largest
Scottish loch, but it’s
the deepest. It contains more
fresh water than all lakes
in England and Wales
combined

15. Drumnadrochit is a village situated by the Loch Ness. Its population is 2000
-4000 inhabitants and its name comes form the Scottish-Gaelic language
meaning Ridge of the Bridge. It is very popular with the tourists, because of
the Loch Ness Monster legend. The village is very small but it offers tourists
3 exclusive hotels.

16. Cape Wrath
Smoo Cave
Inverness
Rannoch Moor Loch Gairloch

17. Glen Nevis
A famous waterfall
depicted in Braveheart,
Harry Potter and Rob
Roy
Blair Castle
It is said to have been started in 1269
 It is situated in a strategic position on the main route
through the Central Scottish Highlands
Tay Bridge

18. WALES

19.  Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple,

20. Snowdon's mountain without its people,

21. Overton yew trees, St Winefride wells,

22. Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells

23. IRELAND

24. It is located near the river Boyne and contains a number of ancient
monuments. In the middle of one of the circles there is a STANDING STONE
which is believed to have been used as a place of coronation of the King. There are
also several tombs dating back 2000 years as well as showing the Roman remains
from the 1st century.
Tara is believed to have been the island’s political and spiritual capital,
however, the real history still remains one big mistery.

25. It is a World Heritage Site in County Meath, Ireland, and is one of the largest and
most important prehistoric megalithic sites in Europe. It is a complex of Neolithic
chamber tombs, standing stones, henges and other prehistoric enclosures, some
dating from as early as 3500 – 3200 BC. The site predates the Great Pyramids
and was built with sophistication and a knowledge of science and astronomy,
which is most evident in the passage tomb of Newgrange.

26. Great Skelling is a steep rocky island about 15 km west off the coast of Ireland. For 600 years the island
was an important centre of monastic life for Irish Christian monks. An Irish Celtic monastery, which is
situated almost at the summit of the 230-metre-high rock, was built in 588. The site is exceptionally well
preserved.
The monks lived in stone 'beehive' huts,
perched above nearly vertical cliff walls.

27. The cemetery of the Monastery
Doubting Thomas
Crucifixion
The Resurrection

28. MONASTERY OF CLONMACNOISE
Replica of the Cross of
Scriptules
Clonmacnoise castle
Temple Finghin

29. Ha’penny Bridge
Custom House
Garden of Remembrance Dublin Castle