| London is a fascinating blend of old and new traditions, | | | | astronomer George Airy. The clock of the tower is |
| many shopping places and hotels, delicious dishes and | | | | famous for its reliability |
| classical culture. The age of the city is more then | | | | Westminster Abbey It is the place where begins and |
| twenty centuries. The history says that the city was | | | | ends each King's fate: within its walls British monarchs |
| founded by Romans and that time they called it | | | | are crowned but here they find their eternal rest. Also, |
| Londinium. The core of London, the "square mile" and | | | | Westminster Abbey is know for its "poets corner".It's |
| the ancient part of London still keeps medieval | | | | kind of cemetery where famous British people are |
| boundaries. So what it worth to see when one visits | | | | buried, like Shakespeare, Dickens, Milton and others. |
| London the capital of England and the United Kingdom. | | | | Also there you will find Westminster Palace, where |
| Big Ben - tower clock. Actually Big Ben is just a | | | | current British parliament meets |
| nickname of great bell of the clock which is located in | | | | London Eye Ferris Wheel - London Eye (London Eye) |
| the Palace of Westminster at the north end though | | | | height of 135 m - the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. |
| this name is usually used to call the clock tower this | | | | On it you can make a half-hour flight over the capital |
| bell belongs to. The clock did his first ticking on the 31 | | | | of Great Britain, admiring the magnificent views. The |
| May 1859 and recently in May 2009 it celebrated it's | | | | most romantic time for the inspection of London - the |
| 150 year anniversary. The clock was designed by | | | | evening when it begins to darken and the bottom set |
| amateur horologist Edmund Beckett Denison and royal | | | | of lights lit. The prices is just 25 pounds. |