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Curiosities of London
Buckingham Palace 
London is the capital of 
Great Britain. It’s in the 
south-east of England 
on the River Thames. In 
the centre of the city is 
Buckingham Palace, the 
London home of the 
kings and queens of this 
country. And every day 
at Buckingham 
Palace,there’s a famous 
ceremony, Changing of 
the Guard.
Trafalgar Square 
In the middle of Trafalgar Square is Nelson’s Column.This 
commemorates the sea victory of Admiral Lord Nelson at Trafalgar in 
1805.This is the National Gallery – home of many famous paintings.
Big Ben 
Big Ben – London’s 
famous clock tower. 
Its four white faces 
look north, 
south,east and 
west. But Big Ben 
isn’t really the name 
of the clock. It’s the 
name of the bell 
inside the clock.
St.Paul’s Cathedral 
St. Paul’s Cathedral 
was built after the 
Great Fire of 1666. 
It stands in the 
heart of the City – 
the business centre 
of London. The 
architect was Sir 
Christopher Wren. 
It took him thirty-five 
years to finish 
St. Paul’s
Tower Bridge 
It opens when ships 
want to pass. The 
machinery for raising 
it is in the two 
towers. 
The ancient Tower of 
London is next to the 
Tower Bridge. It was 
started by William 
the Conqueror who 
invaded Britain in 
1066.
Madame Tussaud’s museum 
It has got wax models 
of famous people from 
all over the world.The 
models look like real 
people! Luciano 
Pavarotti, Mel Gibson 
and Marilyn Monroe are 
all there.The museum is 
very popular.Two 
million tourists go there 
every year.

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Curiosities of london

  • 2. Buckingham Palace London is the capital of Great Britain. It’s in the south-east of England on the River Thames. In the centre of the city is Buckingham Palace, the London home of the kings and queens of this country. And every day at Buckingham Palace,there’s a famous ceremony, Changing of the Guard.
  • 3. Trafalgar Square In the middle of Trafalgar Square is Nelson’s Column.This commemorates the sea victory of Admiral Lord Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805.This is the National Gallery – home of many famous paintings.
  • 4. Big Ben Big Ben – London’s famous clock tower. Its four white faces look north, south,east and west. But Big Ben isn’t really the name of the clock. It’s the name of the bell inside the clock.
  • 5. St.Paul’s Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral was built after the Great Fire of 1666. It stands in the heart of the City – the business centre of London. The architect was Sir Christopher Wren. It took him thirty-five years to finish St. Paul’s
  • 6. Tower Bridge It opens when ships want to pass. The machinery for raising it is in the two towers. The ancient Tower of London is next to the Tower Bridge. It was started by William the Conqueror who invaded Britain in 1066.
  • 7. Madame Tussaud’s museum It has got wax models of famous people from all over the world.The models look like real people! Luciano Pavarotti, Mel Gibson and Marilyn Monroe are all there.The museum is very popular.Two million tourists go there every year.