Презентация о Великобритании

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London Attractions

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The biggest in Europe and affects their appearance Ferris wheel London Eye

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Of London Tower of London is one of the oldest structures of the UK , has long being as the residence of the British monarch. Of London Tower

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Big Tower of London Ben - The Bell tower, part of the architectural complex of the Palace of Westminster . Big Ben

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Tower Bridge is one of the main symbols of England, decorated with two pseudo-gothic tower . Tower Bridge

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Madame Tussauds since the advent of the first exhibition in 1835 in this magnificent museum , the exhibition attracts tourists all over the world . Madame Tussauds

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London ZOO is the world's oldest zoo. Opened in 1828. Location: Regent's Park, London, England Land area: 36 acres (0.108 km²) Number of Animals: 16,802 (2006) Number of Species: 704 (2006) London ZOO

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London Transport

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Interesting facts about English language

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Fact №1 The most popular language in the world — Chinese English language is only on the 3rd place (700 millions people who speak it, or learn it)

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Fact №2 English language has almost 1,000,000 words! Pretty impressively. Russian has only 200,000 words.

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Fact №3 The shortest sentence you can make has 3 letters «I do.» «I am»

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Fact №4 The longest word in English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis That's the name of disease

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Fact №5 Word «Set» has the biggest number of meanings 44 as verb 17 as noun 7 as adjective And a lot of other meanings

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Fact №6 Word «town» is the oldest one Also «bad», «gold» and «apple»

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Fact №7 Elder greeting «God be with you» has become shorter with age. And now it is just «goodbye»

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Fact №8 You can't find rhyme for only 4 words «Month», «orange», «silver», «purple».

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Fact №9 If you want to test yourself, try to say the hardest english patter «The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick»

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Fact №10 Symbol «&» used to be in the English alphabet. But it's not a letter anymore. The name of this symbol is «Ampersand»

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Buckingham Palace - is one of the symbols of the UK, as it is the official residence of the British Queen - Elizabeth II. This is one of the world's few existing royal palaces in our time. This a palace in London, in front of Pall Mall and Green Park to the white marble monument to Queen Victoria. Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace was originally known as Buckingham House and was built for the Duke of Buckingham ( since 1703 ) . It was purchased by King George III for £ 28,000 in 1762 as the private residence for the monarch of the future (the official residence of the St James's Palace stobed hold him with its quantity and finish ) . Over the next 75 years, architects John Nash and Edward Blore (author of Alupka Palace ) , based on Buckingham House, built another three similar buildings . Together they have to sguare form with large courtyard in the center. The palace was officially declared the main residence of the British monarch in the accession to the throne of Queen Victoria in 1837. " I rejoice at Buckingham Palace ," said Queen Victoria , after ascending to the throne. She did not notice the smell of mold and the fact that the royal apartments were ventilated through a common sewer, the bell did not ring , some of the doors were not closed , and the windows did not open ... Buckingham Palace

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Queen Victoria

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In her reign were made last great additions, construction of another lodge, and the transfer of the former main entrance, Marble Arch, to its current location near the corner of the Oratory in Hyde parke . The Cost of was construction reached 700,000 pounds for the use of such luxuries as 500 blocks of Carrara marble veined. Buckingham Palace

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By 1853, it was completed the most spacious and lavishly trimmed room of the palace - the ballroom, the length of which is 36 meters, width - 18 meters. It was built on the orders of Queen Victoria and first used in 1856 for the reception in honor of the end of the Crimean War. Victoria's son and heir, Edward VII, was born in 1841 in the palace and died there in 1910. Buckingham Palace

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In front of the gates of the palace is a monument in of Queen Victoria. Until 1993, the palace was considered as closed territory, but now Buckingham Palace is open to the common people. Buckingham Palace

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Today, the palace includes 775 rooms . There are, 19 are state rooms , 52 royal and guest , 188 for staff , 92 offices , 72 bathrooms. The building is 108 m across the front and 120 m in depth, including a central courtyard. Building height 24 m; living area of the palace is 77 thousand m2. The palace covers 20 hectares , where 17 hectares is the garden . The gardens of Buckingham Palace – are the largest private gardens in London, were originally divided by the great Lancelot Brown, but later remade by Eyltonom William and John Nash. A large unnatural lake was completed in 1828. Buckingham Palace

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State apartment were open for formal ceremonies and receptions , the central of which was the green living . In that room you can see the furniture , including a dresser in ebony with gold and precious stones. Here are a valuable antique vases of famous artists and famous porcelain collection of King George IV. After the Green Room brings you can get in the Throne Room . In the Throne Room of the Queen spends some activities , in particular said their anniversaries , when she is congratulated by her subjects . Buckingham Palace

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Throne hall leads you to the Picture Gallery, where you can see paintings of famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dyurera , Titian, Van Dyck , Rembrandt and Hals. On the walls of Buckingham Palace, there is a rich collection of paintings by Dutch artists (over 40 paintings). These paintings are closed for ordinary people. To admire the paintings people can only by invitation or by ambassadors and diplomats during a reception at the palace. Buckingham Palace

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The front dining room is - one of the main ceremonial rooms in the west wing of the palace. In the middle of the room there is a huge mahogany desk, and at the end of the dining room over the fireplace a portrait of George IV. Lots of famous people its visited here for dinner parties, including 24 of the Order of "Merit" and the presidents and prime ministers of many countries of the world. Buckingham Palace

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The music room is in the middle of the chain rooms facing the garden. The four royal children - Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, the Duke of York and Prince William - were christened in this room by Archbishop of Canterbury. Buckingham Palace

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The court palace guards by battalion, consisting of the Guards regiments of infantry and cavalry of the Royal Guards. Every day at 11:30 from April to August (in other months - in a day) the takes place Changing of the Guard ceremony. This is probably the most famous ceremony in London, it attracts a lot of tourists. Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace is one of the greatest monuments in England, and ale over the Great Britain Buckingham Palace

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