Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament

The meeting place of the House of Lords and the House of Commons – the British Parliament

Its clock tower known as Big Ben is the most well-known symbol 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

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

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

An Anglican cathedral The current building

erected between 1675-1710

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren

Burial and commemoration place for around 200 people

One gallery inside and two outside the dome – magnificent views

A huge Gothic church

Site of royal coronations since 1066

Burial place for famous British sovereigns, politicians, poets and artists

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

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

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

A pedestrianised square in the centre of the West End

Centre of cinema and theatre land

tkts - a booth for purchasing half-price tickets to many theatre performances for the same day

Monument to William Shakespeare

London’s leading art museum

In Trafalgar Square, opposite is Nelson’s Column

Over 2,300 paintings from 1260-1900

All European schools of art

Free admission

Museum of modern art

Opened in 2000 Located in a

reconstructed power plant at one end of the Millennium Bridge

Entrance to the main exhibition is free

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

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

A huge entertainment centre on the Greenwich peninsula

Built for the year 2000 celebrations

Houses the O2 indoor arena (capacity up to 23,000), Vue cinema, a music club, an exhibition space and various bars and restaurants