LONDON

LANDMARKS
Itziar Pueyo and Judith Pascual
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HOUSES OF BIG BEN LONDON EYE
PARLIAMENT
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It is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

North bank of the River Thames

Charles Barry, Augustus Pugin
in the City of Westminster in
central London.

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opened: 1342
Demolished 1834 Gothic style
Rebuilt from 1840 to 1876.
interesting
facts Has 1200 rooms, 11 courtyards
and 3.54 kilometers of corridors.

Is about 265 metres long and is

the longest facade in the city.

There are two houses:

The House of Lords, the House of
Commons.
 BIG BEN
Is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, is a big towel
with a big clock.

North end of the Palace of

Augustus Pugin
Westminster in London
Central London.

Started 1843
Finished 1859 4 Neo-Gothic style
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Prominent symbol in the
United Kingdom

Original name: clock towel

Renamed as Elizabeth towel in 2012

Stands 96 m
interesting
facts Prison Room:
Inside the towel
It can only be accessed from the
House of Commons.

Last time it was used:

1880, when atheist Charles Bradlaugh, was
imprisoned by the Serjeant at Arms after he
protested against swearing a religious oath of
allegiance to Queen Victoria.
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British cultural icon

It was built as part of the design of a new palace because the old
Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire overnight in October
1834. But nowadays is a common clock that bells each hour

It is often used in the establishing shot of films set in London

 LONDON EYE
Is a large Ferris wheel located on the South Bank of the River Thames in
London, United Kingdom.

Construction began in 1998 and 135 m high and the Ferris wheel
opened on 31 December 1999. circle is 120 m in diameter.

Was created to give it a symbol to London and to let people climb above the city and look
back down on it.
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facts
Its the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe

Is the UK's most popular tourist

attraction with over 3.75 million visitors a
year.
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