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London sightseeing tour

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Buckingham Palace was built in 1703. The
Palace with 775 rooms is the official
London home of the Queen. There are 19
state rooms, 52 Royal and guest, 188
staff, 92 offices, 72 bathrooms.
Buckingham Palace is not only the Royal
residence, is a small town under one roof.
There is a cinema, post office, cafe,
restaurant, hospital and a nightclub. More
than 700 people work here every day. The
Palace and the beautiful gardens that
surround it, cover an area of about 40
hectares.
London eye

It was made by Julia Barfield and David


Marks in 1999 year. London eye has 32
cabins-capsules for passengers, made in
the shape of an egg. Capsules represent a
32 suburb of London. Each capsule weighs
10 tons and can accommodate up to 25
passengers. One circus in the London eye
takes about 30 minutes. London eye is
constructed of segments that were sent up
the river Thames on barges and collected
in a horizontal position on a special
platform on the river.
LO N D O N BU S

London bus – it is two-


storeyed red bus for tourists
tours .There is 42 sits there .
This bus is the symbol of
the city. The London
General Omnibus
Company buys buses for
the London.
PICCA
DIL LY CIR
CUS

It was founded in 1819


year . Surrounded by
many shops ,
restaurants and places of
interests . Main sights of
Piccadilly circus is a
huge neon advertising
and statue
THE BRITISH MUSEUM

BRITISH MUSEUM - CENTRAL


MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND
ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE UK AND
ONE OF THE LARGEST MUSEUMS
IN THE WORLD . THERE IS 94
GALLERIES THERE. TOTAL
LENGTH IS 4 KM. IT WAS FOUNDED
IN 1753 . THERE ARE A FEW
COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS , VASES ,
MINERALS , MARBLES , MANY
SUBJECTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITES AND STATUES.
Skyscraper Mary Axe 30

The building was constructed in


2004 by the famous architect
Norman Foster. It is decorate
with green glass, and has ellipse
form, the building was
nicknamed "the cucumber ".The
whole building is made of glass .
The height is 180 meters.
The lower floors of the building
are open to the public , and
there area lot of restaurants
.There is a bar at the last 40th
floor, which offers a beautiful
London.

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