This document provides a tour of various landmarks in London, England. It describes the locations of Whitehall, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, Palace, Big Ben, Thames River, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, British Museum, Tower of London, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Millennium Footbridge, Tate Modern, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Camden Lock Market, Covent Garden, Notting Hill, South Kensington, Hyde Park, Marble Arch and provides key details about each landmark. The tour concludes with a picnic in Hyde Park before returning to the airport.

1. WELCOME TO
LONDON

2. Birdcage walk
GREEN PARK &
SAINT JAMES PARK
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3. Whitehall
Whitehall is the main
artery running north from
Parliament towards
Charing Cross at the
southern end of Trafalgar
square .Recognized as the
centre of HM Government,
the road is lined with
government
departments/ministries;
"Whitehall" is therefore
also frequently used to
refer to UK governmental
administration.
The name is taken from
the Palace of Whitehall
that used to occupy the
area but which was largely
destroyed by fire in 1698.
Trafalgar square was built
at its northern extremity
in the early 19th
century.Combined, the
streets cover a total
distance of about 0.6 mile
(1 kilometre).

4. DOWNING ST.
The street was built in the 1680. For over two hundred years has contained, in
buildings along one side of the street, the official residences of two of the most senior
British cabinet ministers: the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the.
The houses on the other side were all replaced by the Foreign Office in the nineteenth
century.

5. Westminster Abbey
It’s a large, mainly Gothic church located just to the west of thePalace of
Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English
monarchs.
Construction of the present church was begun in 1245. The Abbey's two
western towers were built between 1722 and 1745

6. Westminster Palace is the meeting place
of the two houses of the Parliament: House of
Lords and House of commons which are the
political centre of the United Kingdom, where
elected politicians set the UK’s laws and
legislation
Its construction began during the 13th
century but the original palace was burnt in
the 16thcentury and burnt again in the18th.In
1840 started the construction of the neo-
gothic buiding we see now.
It is the burial place of most kings and
queens of England, as well as various
celebrities.

7. THE BIG BEN
The clock tower of
Westminster is
traditionally known as
the BIG BEN.
It is 96.3 metres high
(roughly 16 stories).
The clock dials are big
(The hour hand is
2.7 metres long and
the minute hand is
4.3 metres long.The
Clock Tower was once
the largest four-faced
clock in the world.
The clock's is famous
for its reliability

8. THE RIVER THAMES.
The river Thames flows through central
London. The “ East End” was the area of
London east of the medieval walled city
of London and north of the River
Thames.
Some of London’s most important
monuments are along the Thames’
riverside :Westminster, The tower of
London, tower bridge.The new business
district: The Canary Warf is located on
an isle in the center of the river.

9. Trafalgar square
Trafalgar Square, London's most famous, was laid out in 1841 to
commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of the same name in
1805. Dominating the square, on a column that is 185 feet high, is
the 17 foot high statue of Nelson himself.
Around the base of the column are the four giant bronze lions.
Around the sides are the church of St Martin's in the Fields (left)
and the National Gallery (right) which houses one of the world's
richest collections of paintings.
The square is also used for political demonstrations and community
gatherings

10. Picadilly Circus
built in 1819 to connect Regent st. with the shopping
street of Picadilly. It’s a round open space at a street
junction.
It’s known for its video display and neon signs on the
corner building on the northern side, as well as the
Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of an
archer popularly known as Eros

11. LEICESTER SQUARE
Leicester Square in London's West End has been
the entertainment capital of London's Theatreland
for well over a century. Theatres have given way
to Cinemas over the years and the Square is now
the hub of British Cinema Premiers.
And that’s all for today. We hope you’ve enjoy
yourselves.

12. The British Museum was established in 1753. It is a museum of human history
and culture. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are
amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from
all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its
beginnings to the present.
Its collection of antiquities grew mainly during the British Empire and objects
were brought from the colonies.
THE BRITISH
MUSEUM
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14. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The
White tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was a resented symbol of oppression,
inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The castle was used as a prison since at least
1100. The peak period of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when
many figures fallen into disgrace were held within its walls .The Tower is a complex of
several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat.
THE TOWER OF LONDON AND LONDON
BRIDGE

15. LONDON BRIDGE
A bridge has existed at or near the present site over the period from the Roman
occupation of the area, nearly 2,000 years ago. There was a Saxon bridge in
1016, London Bridge has been destroyed more than once .By the end of the
18th century, the old London Bridge— by then over 600 years old- was replaced
and it was widened in 1902.

16. The present building dates from the 17th century and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It is
London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, all having been built on the same site since AD 604. It’s one of
London's most famous and most recognizable sights. At 111m high, it was the tallest building in
London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world.
This Anglican Cathedral is home of tombs of famous people such as Admiral Nelson, W.Turner,
V.Fleming.
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

17. The London Millennium Footbridge is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the
River Thames linking Bank side with the City. The bridge was open on 10 June 2000.The
bridge was designed by N. Foster,O.Arup and sculptor A. Caro.
The southern end of the bridge is near Globe Theatre and Tate Modern.
The Millennium Bridge

18. A former power station
closed in 1981 was
converted by architects
Herzog & Meuron in a
Museum for Modern Art
which shows works of
Monet, Kapur, Rothko,
Picasso, Warhol…

19. THAMES
RIVER BANK

20. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, 135-metre tall, situated on the banks of
the River Thames since 20 January 2011. The wheel carries 32 sealed passenger
capsules from which you’ve got a Panoramic view of the city.
VIEWS FROM THE LONDON EYE

21. Buckingham Palace is the London home and primary residence of
the British monarch. When the flag is on the pole, it means that the Monarch is in the
palace
Built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705 , later became the private residence for
Queen Charlotte. During the 19th century it was enlarged and finally became the
official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837
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22. The Victoria Memorial
was and erected in
1911 in front of the
main gates at
Buckingham Palace

23. The Queen's Guard is
mounted at the royal residences.
The Queen's Guard is not purely
ceremonial in nature. They provide
sentries during the day and night.
The Forecourt of Buckingham
Palace is used for the changing of
the guard.,

24. Camden Lock market started in a former timber-yard
in 1973, and is now surrounded by five more markets.
The markets are a major tourist attraction at weekends,
selling goods of all types including fashion, lifestyle, books,
food, junk/antiques and more bizarre items; they and the
surrounding shops are popular with young people, in
particular those searching for "alternative" clothing.

25. The Regent’s Canel runs through the north end of Camden Town.
Canalboat trips along the canal from Camden Lock are a popular
activity, particularly in the summer months. A regular waterbus
service operates along the Regent's Canal from Camden Lock. Boats
depart every hour during the summer months, heading westwards
around Regent’s Park

26. Covent Garden
A small open-air fruit and vegetable market since 1654. Gradually, both the
market and the surrounding area fell into disrepute as taverns, theatres,
coffee-houses and brothels.
A neo-classical building was erected in 1830 to both cover and help organize
the market. in 1974 the market relocated and The central building re-opened as
a shopping centre in 1980, and is now a popular tourist location containing
cafes, pubs, small shops, and a craft market.

27. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Originally opened on the 7th of December 1732.The building we see now
opened in 1858. The building had an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s

28. THE NATIONAL GALLERY
It was founded in 1824 and houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings
dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 including paintings by Leonardo,
Miquel Angelo, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, Turner, Cezane, etc.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
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29. VELAZQUEZ “La Venus del
Espejo”

30. UCCELLO
Botticelli
Van Eyck
Rembrandt
Turner

31. NOTTING HILL
Notting Hill was known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses. However, the large
houses have also provided multi-occupancy rentals for much of the 20th century, attracting
Caribbean immigrants in the 1950s.

32. Portobello Market is one of the most famous street
markets in the world. It takes up most of Portobello
Road and stretches for around two miles through the
heart of Notting Hill. You can buy antiques, food,
clothes…

33. SOUTH KENSINGTON

34. The Natural History

35. The Natural History museum is home to
specimens comprising some 70 million
items within five main collections,
including botany, zoology, and geology.
It was built and opened by 1881. It
houses also The Darwin Centre. There
are lots of fossils, minerals, skeletons
and models of different animals.

36. Per dir adeu a Londres agafarem el metro fins a Oxford
Circus i visitarem Oxford Street i SOHO. Podeu fer
alguna ultima compra i voltar pel barri fins les 12.30
Soho in West End London has been established as an
entertainment district for much of the 20th century.
Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone
considerable transformation. It now is predominantly a
fashionable district of up market restaurants.
Despres anirem a fer un pic nic a Hyde park.
Dijous 20

37. HYDE PARK
It’s one of the largest parks in London, covers 142 hectares. The park was
the site of The Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Crystal Palace was
designed.
it was enclosed as a deer park and remained a private hunting ground for
the king until in 1637 the park was opened to the general public.

38. A Speakers' Corner is an
area where open-air public
speaking, debate and
discussion are allowed.
The original and most
noted is in the north-east
corner of Hyde Park.
Speakers there may speak
on any subject, as long as
the police consider their
speeches lawful. Contrary
to popular belief, there is
no immunity from the law,
nor are any subjects
proscribed, but in practice
the police tend to be
tolerant and therefore
intervene only when they
receive a complaint or if
they hear profanity.
Public riots broke out in
the park in 1855, The riots
were described by K.Marx
as the beginning of the
English revolution. The
riots and agitation for
democratic reform
encouraged some to force
the issue of the "right to
speak" in Hyde Park.
Speakers' Corner was
frequented by K.Marx,
Lenin, G.Orwell.

39. Marble Arch is at the
junction of Oxford st. and
Edgware Rd. opposite
Speakers’ corner in Hyde
park.
Historically, only
members of the royal
family and the King’s
Troop, have been allowed
to pass through the arch
in ceremonial procession.

40. A les 13.30 ens recolliran per tornar a
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