architectural features,and contains the largest collection of carved stones in Estonia. The site of the monastery in the Old City was carefully chosen in order to facilitate both the ministry of the friars and their business interests.They traded in fish in order to support themselves,but their reason for existing was preaching the word of God. The seal of the monastery bore the words `Order of Preachers". The people, however, knew it as "Blackfriars Monastery' because of the black cloak the friars wore in public over their white habit. Accoding to medieval documents the monastery was dedicated to Saint Catherine. A common symbol of the Dominican Order is a black and white dog holding in his mouth a burning torch. It derives from a pun on the Latin name of the friars, "Dominicanes", which means `the followers of Dominic". But the name could be split into two words "Domini canes" which means "the hounds of the Lord". The torch
now. · The parade involves over 6,000 people, bands, over 140 decorated floats, costumed performers and a gilded State Coach that the Lord Mayor travels in. If you aren't sick of fireworks by this time just, this is possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public shows in the capital. · River barges are piled high with explosives and set adrift on the Thames with several brave men on board. The fireworks are let off between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridge, not far from the scene of Guy Fawkes' attempted crime. · Wrap up warm and head for the river. · The best vantage points tend to be around the Embankment and Gabriels Wharf. · If you are really on the ball get there early and grab the best seats in the house in the public gallery of the Oxo Tower. Ceremony of the Keys · Every night the Tower of London is locked up by the Chief Warder who makes his
Tower Bridge It is a suspension bridge. In one of the towers there is the museum. Those towers are tied together. This construction started in 1886. This bridge opens nowadays 2-3 times in a week. It is located next to the tower of London. The Millennium Bridge It is the pedestrian only bridge. This bridge has been used in many fantasy films because of its interesting shape. The Millennium Bridge was built to commemorate the new millennium. It was opened June 2000. It is 370m long and 4m wide. Blackfriars Bridge It is a bridge for road and traffic. It was dedicated to Queen Victoria. It was opened in 1769. Westminster Bridge It is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster. Near the River Thames there are many famous buildings like the Lambeth Palace. There is the Cleopatra's Needle which was brought to London in 1878. Also there are such well-known buildings as Hampton Court, Royal Festival Hall, Shakespeare's Globe threatre, Greenwich, St. Catherine's Docks.
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