Презентация "Royal London "

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Royal London

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Many places in London are closely connected with the Crown. The most important building is Buckingham Palace (the Palace), which is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II.

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The Mall, a wide avenue used for royal processions runs from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace through St. James’s Park.

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All together there are ten royal parks in and around London which are owned by the Crown. Each park has its own character. Hyde Park used to be a hunting forest.

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Regent’s Park was also a hunting place and is now the home of London Zoo.

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Under King Henry VIII Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic Church In 1534 the Parliament named Henry head of the Church of England and gave the King all the power in the country.

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Another strong queen was Queen Victoria (1819-1901), whose monument you can see in front of Buckingham Palace.

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The Royal Albert Hall is a very large concert hall where the best musicians of the world perform classical music. In front of the Albert Hall there is a monument to Prince Albert built by Queen Victoria.

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Another place is the Victoria and Albert Museum with its rich collections of paintings and other works of art.

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The Tower of London is the fortress in the historic centre of London, on the north bank of the river Thames.

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It is the oldest building of Great Britain. The founder of Tower was William the Conqueror, who replaced the wooden fort onto huge stone building in 1078

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The Tower of London is one of the main sights of Great Britain. I wish I visited Royal London.