The document provides details about several iconic landmarks and attractions in London, including Trafalgar Square with Nelson's Column and the National Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Harrods department store, the British Museum with the Rosetta Stone, Hyde Park, London Zoo, and the Royal Albert Hall concert venue.

1. ARCHITECTURE
LONDON

2. TRAFALGAR SQUARE
THE NATIONAL
GALLERY
(MUSEUM)
NELSON’S COLUMN
(It’s 51.59 metres tall)
THERE ARE FOUR
LIONS AT THE BASE
OF NELSON’S
COLUMN
THERE ARE TWO
FOUNTAINS
ST. MARTIN IN THE
FIELDS CHURCH

3. TRAFALGAR SQUARE
There are highlight paintings in the
National Gallery by Van Gogh
(Sunflowers -1888), Velázquez (The
Toilet of Venus – 1647-51), Leonardo
Da Vinci (The Virgin of the Rocks –
1491-2),…
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
(MUSEUM)
NELSON’S COLUMN It’s dedicated to Admiral
Horatio Nelson, who died at
the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The four lions on the base are
made of bronze. They were
designed by Sir Edwin Lanseer.

4. SAINT PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

5. The Exterior
From the exterior, the most visible
part is the dome. St Paul‘s Cathedral
is the 2nd largest church building in
The U.K. after Liverpool Cathedral.
SAINT PAUL’S
CATHEDRAL

6. The Interior
SAINT PAUL’S
CATHEDRAL

7. THE TOWER OF LONDON
CASTLE
RIVER THAMES
It’s a historic castle located on
the north bank of the River
Thames in Central London.
Crown Jewels (made of green
emeralds, red rubies and blue
sapphires) are placed in a small,
special room.

8. TOWER BRIDGE
BRIDGE
The bridge consists of two bridge towers and crosses the River
Thames. It is close to the Tower of London and has become an
iconic symbol of London.
TOWER

9. GLOBE THEATRE
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with
William Shakespeare.

10. LONDON EYE
The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the
South Bank of the River Thames in London.
Also known as the Millennium Wheel.
It’s 135 metres tall and the wheel has a
diameter of 120 metres.
It is currently Europe's tallest Ferris wheel and
offered the highest public viewing point in
London.

11. BIG BEN
Big Ben is the nickname for
the Great Bell of the clock at
the north end of the Palace
of Westminster in London,
and often extended to refer
to the clock and the clock
tower.
BIG BEN
PALACE OF
WESTMINSTER
(HOUSES OF
PARLIAMENT)
This is where politicians
work.

12. BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of the monarchy of
the U.K. Queen Elizabeth II lives here. It’s located in the City of Westminster. Buckingham
Palace has 775 rooms.

13. BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria
designed and executed by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock. It
was designed in 1901, though it was not completed until 1924.
The enthroned statue of
Queen VictoriaThe gilded Winged Victory.
It’s made of marble and gilt bronze.
At nearly 25 metres tall, the
Victoria Memorial remains the
tallest monument to a King or
Queen in England.

14. The Forecourt of Buckingham
Palace is used for Changing of
the Guard, a major ceremony
and tourist attraction.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE

15. HARRODS
Harrods is an upmarket department store (shopping
centre) founded in 1834. The owner of Harrods is
Egyptian billionaire Mohamed El Fayed.

16. BRITISH MUSEUM
The British Museum is dedicated to human history, art
and culture. The Rosetta Stone is a stone with writing
carved into it. French soldiers found it in Egypt in 1799.
It helped people get a better understanding of the
Ancient Egyptian Writing System called Hieroglyphics.

17. HYDE PARK
It is the largest of four Royal Parks.
LONDON ZOO
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
It is a concert hall.