LONDON• is the capital of England and the United

Kingdom, and the largest municipality, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium.

World Heritage Sites

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

• Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of

the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a

focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.

Westminster Abbey• The Collegiate Church of St Peter

at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth realms. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1540 to 1550.

Palace of Westminster• The Palace of Westminster is the

meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its tenants, the Palace lies on the Middlesex bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London. Its name, which derives from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building complex that was destroyed by fire in 1834, and its replacement New Palace that stands today. For ceremonial purposes, the palace retains its original style and status as a royal residence.

BIG BEN• Big Ben is the nickname for the

great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is now officially called the Elizabeth Tower, after being renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Elizabeth Tower holds the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009,during which celebratory events took place.

Tower Bridge• is a combined bascule and

suspension bridge in London, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name.

• The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.

London Eye• is a giant Ferris wheel situated on

the banks of the River Thames in London, England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft).

• It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006.

National Gallery• The National Gallery is an art

museum on Trafalgar Square, London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over

2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.Its

collection belongs to the public of the United Kingdom and

entry to the main collection is free of charge. It is the fourth

most visited art museum in the world, after the Musée du Louvre, the Metropolitan

Museum of Art and the British Museum.

St. James's Park• St. James's Park is a 23 hectares park in the City of

Westminster, central London - the oldest of the Royal Parks of London. The

park lies at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was

named after a leper hospital dedicated to St. James the

Less.

Telephone booth• A telephone booth, telephone kiosk,

telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a small structure

furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's

convenience. • The first telephone booth was probably located near the Staple Inn in High Holborn in London, England, in May of 1903. It was operated and

located by the Grand Central Railway. However, some sources claim that there was a telephone box called

"Fernsprechkiosk" in Berlin in 1881.• In the UK the creation of a national

network of telephone boxes commenced in 1920 starting with the

K1 which was made of concreate.

London Underground

• is a metro system in the United Kingdom, serving a large part of

Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

and Essex. The system serves 270 stations and has 402 kilometres of track, 45 per cent of which is

underground. Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary

of Transport for London (TfL), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, which

is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the

Mayor of London.

Queen's Guard• The Queen's Guard and Queen's

Life Guard are the names given to contingents of infantry and cavalry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London. The British Army has regiments of both Horse Guards and Foot Guards predating the English Restoration (1660), and since the reign of King Charles II these have been responsible for guarding the Sovereign's palaces. Contrary to popular belief, they are not purely ceremonial and are fully operational soldiers.

Double-decker bus• A double-decker bus is a bus

that has two storeys or decks. Red double-decker buses are

used for mass transit in London. Double-decker buses are also used in other cities in

Europe, Asia, and former British colonies and

protectorates such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

• This type of bus is often used for touring rather than for

mass transit.

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