2. MUSEUMS
• Madame Tussauds
• The most famous wax museum in the world, created
by Mrs. Tussaud`s. Madame Toussauds is a major
tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks
of historical and royal figures, film star, sports
stars and infamous murders.
3. • Real Observatorio de Greenwich
• It was established in 1675 . with the aim of
finding terrestrial longitude lines to improve
navigation. This observatory is where the meridian
line that bears his name and which serves as a
benchmark to set the time in the world.
4. LANDMARKS
• St. Paul’s Cathedral
• Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the
original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St
Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest
point in the City of London, and is the mother
church of the Diocese of London. St Paul's is the
second largest church building in the United
Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral.
5. • Buckingham Palace
• It is the official London residence and principal
workplace of the British monarch. Located in the City of
Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions
and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British
people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
Originally known as Buckingham House, the building
which forms the core of today's palace was a large
townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705
on a site which had been in private ownership for at
least 150 years.
6. OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES
• London Eye
• Paris has got the Eiffel Tower, New York has got the
Empire State Building and London has got the
London Eye. It is an enormous ferris wheel, it was
built on the south bank of the River Thames. It has
got 32 capsules for passangers. Marks and
Barfield (architects) planned to open it on 31st
December, 1999, to celebrate the new millennium.
7. • Oxford St.
• Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of
Westminster in the West End of London, United
Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and
as of 2011 had approximately 300 shops. Today it
forms part of the A40 trunk road, although like
many roads in central London which are no longer
through routes it is not signposted with the road
number.
