The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Principal Cities
• London • Edinburgh • Cardiff • Belfast
London
• The capital, the largest port and the largest city in Britain • The political center: the City of Webminster (Downing street, Buckingham Palace) • media, galleries, theaters, museums • One of the four leading cities in the world(New York, Paris, Tokyo)
The Thames River
River Thames
• the second longest river in the UK and the longest river entirely in England • flowing through central London • a major leisure area • many riverside attractions: London Eye, tower of London, House of Parliament, etc.
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British Museum
British Library's Reading Room
Tower Bridge
an iconic symbol of London Crosses Thames 244 meters Opened on 30 June 1894
Big Ben
the largest four- faced chiming clock the thirdtallest freestanding clock tower in the world
The London Eye
•135 meters •the largest Ferris wheel in Europe •the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace
•the Queen's official London residence
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Cardiff
• The capital city of Wales • A port
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Belfast
• The capital of Northern Ireland • An indudtrial seaport
Belfast city hall the wheel of Belfast
•used to entertain guests on state, ceremonial & official occasions.
Westminster • world cultural heritage in 1987 • Poets' Corner
London Wax Museum
China Town
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Liverpool
• The second largest port of England • A metropolitan city
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
• the capital city of Scotland • economic center of Scotland • a tourist city second only to London in U.K. • a cultural city，holding an international festival of music and the arts every year