The building was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. Buckingham Palace finally became the principal royal residence in 1837. When the Queen is at home, you can see her royal flag flying from the flag pole on top of Buckingham Palace. This flag is called the Royal Standard. Five regiments of Foot Guards guard the Palace. They wear red jackets and tall, furry hats called bearskins. Kensington Palace Kensington Palace is located in Kensington Gardens near Hyde Park. It was built in the 17th century and has been a residence has been a royal residence since. It was the official residence of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was improved by Sir Christorpher Wren. Currently some parts of the palace are open to public. Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace is a large royal palace in the southwest of London. The British Royal family hasn't lived in it since the 18th century. The most famous resident of Hampton Court was probably Henry VIII
LANDMARCS HYDE PARK: Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. The park is divided in two by the Serpentine. The park is contiguous with Kensington Gardens; although often still assumed to be part of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens has been technically separate since 1728, when Queen Caroline made a division between the two. THE TOWER OF LONDON: Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic fortress and scheduled monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames. It is located within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is separated from the eastern edge
estimated to have a total population of just under 14 million, the largest metropolitan area in the EU. The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is one of the most extensive in the world, Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and the air space is the busiest of any city in the world. Parks and gardens The largest parks in the central area of London are the Royal Parks of Hyde Park and its neighbour Kensington Gardens at the western edge of central London and Regent's Park on the northern edge. This park contains London Zoo, the world's oldest scientific zoo, and is located near the tourist attraction of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Closer to central London are the smaller Royal Parks of Green Park and St. James's Park. Hyde Park in particular is popular for sports and sometimes hosts open-air concerts
services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for both the Golden Jubilee and 80th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The Royal Family holds most of its important marriages, christenings and funerals at Westminster Abbey, but St Paul's was used for the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. St Paul's Cathedral is still a busy working church, with hourly prayer and daily services. Hyde Park - Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. Hyde Park is one of several royal parks in London connected to each other, forming one large green lung in the center of the city. The other parks are the neighboring Kensington Gardens, Green Park and St. James's Park. Hyde park covers more than 360 acres (142 hectares) and hosts many large events, including celebrations and concerts
The oldest is the London Bridge, which was originally made from wood. In 1209 it was replaced by a stone bridge. That followed with a granite bridge in 1831 and the present bridge in 1973. The most recent bridge is the Millennium Bridge. It is one of the world's first horizontal suspension bridges. Londoners nicknamed the bridge the Wobbly Bridge. The name came after some people felt an unexpected swaying motion on the first two days after the bridge opened. It was then closed and modified. Hyde Park is London's largest open space (630 acres). Hyde Park was the site of Prince Albert's Great Exhibition in 1851. It used to be a hunting ground for Henry VIII. It is famous for its Speakers' Corner. The park has become a traditional location for mass demonstrations. Another place often visited by tourists is the London Eye also known as the Millennium Wheel. It is the tallest (135 metres) Ferris wheel in Europe. It was established in 1834. It has 32
monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. · Harrods is London's most famous department store, is named after Charles Henry Harrod, who opened a family grocers shop on the site in 1849. The store occupies a 5-acresite and has over one million square feetof selling space in over 330 departments . · Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. It covers 142 hectares. The park was the site of The Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton. The park is divided in two by the Serpentine. · Jewel Tower in London is one of only two surviving sections of the
narrow crooked streets in the town but after the fire it became a well-planned city with wide streets, beautiful squares and parks. It started on the second of September, from a bakery shop in Pudding lane and lasted for about 5 days. It destroyed 89 percent of the city . The fire spread very quickly, because the houses were side by side. After the fire of 1666, the face of London changed forever. London is famous for its large parks. The most famous parks are Bushy Park, Green Park, Greenwich Park, Regents park, Richmond Park, St James's park and Hyde park. Hyde Park is the best known because it's the largest and finest park in London. Its territory is 140 hectares. It is famous for its public speakers who stand on a box, a table or just a chair and talk to little crowds about all sorts of political, social and other ideas. The Greenwich Park is also special, because it is surrounding the national sea museum. The Regents Park is known, because there is the London zoo
covered and is the second smallest British city in both population and size, after St. David's in Wales. 5. The City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a borough of London with city status. The city contains most of London's West End and is the seat of the United Kingdom's government, with the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Whitehall and the Royal Courts of Justice. The City of Wesminster covers all or part of the following areas of London: Covent Garden, Hyde Park, Mayfair, Paddington, Queen's Park, St. James's, Soho (including Chinatown), West End and ofcourse Westminster. 6. Sights Hyde Park this park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. The park is divided in two by the Serpentine Lake. The park was the site of The Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Crystal Palace was built. Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the king or queen of England
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