London attractions The Tower Castle Tower with

London attractions

The Tower Castle Tower with the Tower Bridge over the centuries are immutable symbols of London. Today it is a complex of buildings of different ages, surrounded by two rows of broad walls and towers, the Tower is located on the north bank of the Thames.

The Tower of London is the preserved castle in Europe, its age more than 900 years! Tower has never been able to storm. Tower was simultaneously and housing kings and prison for persons of noble birth , including royalty. The founder of the castle was William the Conqueror. Reconstruction and strengthening of the Tower of London conducted by Henry III it began in 1238. In 1240, the tower walls were painted white , later was renamed Tower - The White Tower for its 900 years - and the residence of the kings and the mint and the State Archives. Today, the Tower has not changed since the days of the past. Currently, the main building of the Tower of London - a museum and armory, which holds treasures the British crown and was officially still considered to be one of the royal residences.

Big Ben - the name of the largest of the six bells of the Palace of Westminster in London, often the name refers to the hours and the Clock Tower as a whole. Clock tower set in motion 21 May 1859

Interesting facts : - At the base of each of the four clock dials is the Latin inscription «Domine Salvam fac Reginam nostram Victoriam primam» ( «God save our Queen Victoria I» ). - The perimeter of the tower on the right and left of the clock, there is another phrase in Latin - «Laus Deo» ( «Glory to God" or "Praise the Lord") - In Big Ben was a prison, which was placed over the raving parliamentarians. The last prisoner here was a fighter for women's rights Emmeline Pankhurst. Now, next to the Parliament is its monument.

Trafalgar square Trafalgar Square - an area of central London, where three paramount streets of Westminster - the Strand, Whitehall and The Mall. Area - an important road junction. It is also a metro station "Charing Cross" lines Beykerloo and North.

In the middle of the square - Nelson's Column. The four sides of the columns are decorated with murals made from melted down and captured by Napoleon's cannons. It was built in 1840 -1843. Surrounded by sculptures of lions and fountains. Around the square National Gallery, Church of St. Martin in the Fields, Admiralty Arch and several embassies.