The UK

United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.
Work performed: student of 8 «A» class Ekaterina Dmitrieva. Teacher: S.M. Karakaeva.
British blazon
Hymn Great Britain
Geographical position Great Britain is an island state in the north-west of Europe. It occupies the island of Great Britain, the island of Ireland and a number of smaller islands (Maine, White, Channel, Orkney, the Hebrides, Shetland and others). The UK consists of four historical and geographical regions: England, Scotland and Wales, located on the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Country's total area is 244.9 thousand square kilometers. The UK has a land border with only one country - Ireland. To the north and west of the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and south - the North Sea and the rather narrow English Channel and the Pas-de-Calais. The entire coast dotted with coves, bays, estuaries and peninsulas, so most of the UK is at a distance of 120 km from the sea. 1. Westminster Abbey.Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster, almost known as Westminster Abbey is the Gothic church and it is situated in the west of the Palace of Westminster. It was built with interruptions, from 1245 until 1745. Westminster Abbey is a traditional place of coronation of the Great Britain’s monarchs and burials of theirs. Church of St. Margaret and Westminster Abbey ranked to the World Heritage Site.With its identical square towers and delicate arches is an ancient abbey in the English Gothic style is one of the best examples of medieval church architecture. But for the British, it is much more: it is the sanctuary of the nation, a symbol of all that British have fought and are fighting now, and here is the place where the most of the rulers of the country were crowned, many of them are buried here.
Sightseeings : Buckingham Palace - the official London residence of the British monarch (currently - Queen Elizabeth II). Located in front of Pall Mall and Green Park with the white and marble with gilded monument to the Queen Victoria. When a king is in the palace, above the roof of the palace the Royal Standard flies.
2. Buckingham Palace. House of Lords.
The House of Lords originated in the XIV century and at that time consisted solely of the great feudal lords - peers, titles that originally could only be transferred by inheritance, but it has received its name only in 1544, when it had significantly more power than the elected House of Commons. In 1649, the upper house was abolished by the revolutionary government that came to power during the English Civil War, but restored in 1660. Since the XIX century, the powers of the upper house of gradually restricted, and now it is weaker than the elected part.Currently, the House of Lords has 763 members and includes the lords spiritual and temporal.
3. House of Commons the elected House of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consists of 651 members (659 members since 1996), which are single-member constituencies.
4. House of Commons Home of Sherlock Holmes, was built in 1815. The British government has said that the building is an architectural and historic monument of the 2nd category. From 1860 until 1934 the house was privately owned, and it was a building board.
5. Home of Sherlock Holmes Edinburgh Zoo is part of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, a registered charity. The purpose of the zoo "excite and please our visitors amazing animals, and thus promote the protection of animals at risk of extinction." Edinburgh Zoo was opened in 1913 in a hilly park with lots of trees in ten minutes from the city center. Being the world's leading zoo, he is involved in many programs for the protection and breeding of animals. Here are paying great attention to the welfare of animals in a zoo.The zoo is famous especially for its large family of penguins. Here is the largest collection of penguins in the world. Suspension bridge over their pool and glass walls of the basin provide a wonderful opportunity to observe these extraordinary creatures.
6. Edinburgh Zoo This clock on the tower of the Parliament of the United Kingdom heard around the world. Microphones BBC radio services transmit them fight every hour. It is from the first stroke of Big Ben at night with a 31 to 1 on the planet officially provisional international standard must enter the new millennium. In Big Ben tourists are not allowed to get on top of the 96 meter tower can be only a narrow spiral staircase. 334 steps lead to a small open area in the center of which is the legendary and bell. Big Ben is the only one bell. Its height is whiter than 2 meters and the diameter is about 3 meters. The name Big Ben surrounded by interesting stories. The official version is named after the bell head of construction sulfur Benjamin Hall. For his impressive size foreman gave the nickname Big Ben. Another version - bell got its name from the athlete and boxer since Queen Victoria.
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