The British Museum

London

Westminster Abby

Westminster Abby is a fine building, which stands opposite the Houses of Parliament. It is the work of many hands and different ages. It is more than nine hundred years old. There are so many wonderful monuments and statues there. Many English kings and queens are buried there. Westminster Abbey is famous for the Poet's Corner too. Many great writers are buried there. The Abbey with its two tall towers is really wonderful.

St. Paul s Cathedral

St. Paul s Cathedral is one of the greatest English churches. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17-th century after the Great Fire. It took him 35 years. It is a beautiful building with many columns and towers. In one of its towers there is one of the largest bells in the world.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham palace is a wonderful building with the monument to Queen Victoria in front of it. It is in the very centre of London. Buckingham palace was first built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and bought by King George HI sixty years later. It is two places, not one. It is a family house and it is also the place where presidents, kings, and politicians go to meet the Queen.

Buckingham palace is like a small town, with a police station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sports clubs, a disco, a cinema, and a swimming pool. There are 600 rooms, 300 clocks and 3 miles of red carpet.

Trafalgar Square

The centre of London is Trafalgar Square. Some people say it is the most beautiful place in London, hi the middle of the square stands a tall column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. Four bronze lions look at the square from the monument. There are two beautiful fountains in the square. They are in front of the National Gallery which is one of the best picture galleries of the world. Every day many tourists visit this fine building with tall columns.

The Houses of Parliament

The Houses of Parliament is a long grey building with towers. It is in Parliament Square. The large clock in one of the towers is Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of the clock and the bell of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. You can hear the sound of Big Ben every hour in London. The clock and the bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was a tall man, whose nickname was Big Ben. So people know the clock as Big Ben.

The British Museum

The British Museum is a very large, light-grey building. It is one of the most famous museums in the world and the biggest museum in London. There are a lot of beautiful collections in it: drawings, collections of coins, paintings, sculptures and ceramics. Many things came to the museum from Greece.

The British Museum is famous for its library, one of the richest in the world - there are more than 6 million books in it. The British Museum was founded in 1753. It is in Great Russell Street.

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