Places of Interest in London Trafalgar Square

Places of Interest in London

Trafalgar Square

The Tower of London

The Tower of London • Dates back to 1066 • Has been a royal residence, armoury, treasury, mint and prison • Guarded by Yeomen Warders known as the Beefeaters • Home to the Royal Ravens • Houses the English Crown Jewels

Tower Bridge • Unique due to its two towers • Completed in 1894 • Can be opened to let large ships through • Has two upper level walkways • Now houses a museum

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

Tower Bridge

Buckingham Palace ц

Buckingham Palace • The official London residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II • Open for visitors in August and September • Every day at 11: 30 am the Changing of the Guard • The Mall – a broad avenue connecting Trafalgar Square with Buckingham Palace

The London Eye • The largest Ferris wheel in Europe (315 metres high) • Built to celebrate the new millennium • 32 capsules each for up to 25 people • One revolution takes about 30 minutes

The London Eye

London Eye from outside…

…and from inside

The Globe Theatre • Originally built in 1599 • Many Shakespeare’s plays were written for this theatre • The present building is a copy of the old one • No roof above the middle part • Nowadays a working theatre and a museum

Piccadilly Circus • Lies in the heart of the entertainment world – the West End • Eros Statue • Famous electric advertisements, first installed in 1910 • Considered by many the first place to go when one arrives in London

Hyde Park • One of the large parks in the heart of London • Covers 140 hectares • The Serpentine – an artificial lake • The Speaker’s Corner – free speeches on Sunday mornings • Many open air concerts and other special events

St Paul’s Cathedral • An Anglican cathedral • The current building erected between 16751710 • Designed by Sir Christopher Wren • Burial and commemoration place for around 200 people • One gallery inside and two outside the dome – magnificent views

The Millennium Bridge • A futuristic-looking pedestrian bridge over the Thames • Opened to celebrate the new millennium • The first new bridge to open in London since Tower Bridge in 1894 • Connects Tate Modern and St Paul’s Cathedral

The Changing of the Guards

Madam Tussaud’s waxworks

the TUBE