4. Maturitní téma - London
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LONDON
London was founded in 43 a.d. (anno domini) by Romans
it was fortress
it was called Londinium
London has 10 million inhabitants.
London is subdivided into 32 borroughs + The City of London (The City of Westminster, Greenwich -> observatory, "Zero Meridian", West End, West Ham, Chelsea, Fulham...)
History:
1665 - the plague hit London
1666 - The Great Fire of London
1941 - 1942 - German bombings
1860 - 1863 - the tube was opened
The Great Fire of London
The Fire started in a bakery, in Pudding Lane street, in the morning, in September 1666.
It was one of the biggest disaster in the history of London, because there were crooked
and narrow streets, a lot of wooden houses and unfortunately was blowing dry and strong wind. The Fire destroyed about 13 000 houses and also the original St. Paul´s Cathedral. People escaped to the countryside.
The City of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
the poet´s corner
famous artist are buried there
There were also filmed come scenes from the movie The Da Vinci Code.
Houses of Parliament
Big Ben (St. Stephen´s tower)
Buckingham Palace
official residence of the queen
Trafalgar Square
Admiral Nelson´s Columm -> he beat Napoleon
The City of London
The Tower of London
it was a prison
The Tower Bridge
St. Paul´s Cathedral
Interesting places:
London Eye
Hyde Park
"free-speach zone"
Oxford street
shopping street like Pařížská in Prague
Picadilly Cirkus
The Globe
theatre founded by Shakespear
10 Downing Street
official residence of the Prime Minister
Royal Albert Hall
building was built by Queen Victoria for her deceased husband Albert
today is a concert hall = for example, there were concerts by artist like Led Zeppellin, Jimi Handrix, Deep Purple and other artists.
Places of interest:
Sea Life London Aquarium
It is one of the biggest aquarium in Europe. You can find it at County Hall next
to the London Eye and opposite Parliament. The main entrance is located away
from the River Thames. In the monumental building on the 3 floors you can watch there something about 500 kinds of aquatic animals, including sharks, stingrays, moray eels, crabs and so on.
Picadilly Circus
Square Picadilly Circus is one of the most famous square in London. Is relatively small, but it´s located in the centre of the busy West End, in modern central London. Unlike the other square are surrounded by museums and galleries, so here is mainly shops, boutiques and restaurants, so there's always a lot of people.