London and its Historical Places

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London andits Historical Places
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London is the capital of Great Britain, its
political, economic and cultural centre.
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It's one of the largest cities in the world. Its
population is more 11 million people.
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London is situated on the river Thames. The city
is very old and beautiful. It was founded more
than two thousand years ago.
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Traditionally London is divided into several
parts the City, the West end, the East End and
Westminster.The City is the oldest part of
London, its financial and business centre. The
heart of the City is the Stock Exchange.
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National FlagUnion Jack, a combination of the
banners of England /St. George's flag, a red
cross with extended horizontals on a white
field/, Scotland / St. Andrew's flag, a white
saltire cross on a blue field/ and Ireland / St.
Patrick's flag, a red saltire cross on a white
field/.
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The River Thames,209 miles long, made London a
center of international trade.Now the river
Thames is used mainly by pleasure boats. There
are many things to see along the Thames.
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There are many interesting historical places in
London, such as the Tower, the Houses of
Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square,
St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace.
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On the Houses of Parliament one can see the
famous Clock Tower Big Ben, the symbol of
London.Big Ben is the real bell, which strikes
every quarter of an hour.
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Tower Bridge is one of the Landmarks of London.
Tower Bridge is a fine example of Victorian
engineering. These fairy-tale structure was build
in 1894.
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Buckingham Palace has been the official royal
residence since 1837.There are about 600 rooms
at the palace.When the Queen is staying in the
palace the Royal Standard flag flies above the
central balcony. About 400 people work at the
palace. The Queen and the Prince Philip have
rooms on the first floor. The Queen works in the
sitting room
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