The Tower Of London 伦敦塔
The White tower, which gives the entire castle its name,was built by William the Conqueror in 1078,the White Tower has been describled as "the most complete eleventh-century palace in Europe".It used as the palace,a court,and later a prison in the history.The white Tower convers an area of 7.2 hectares,surrounded by a wall built up with thick stones.
British Museum 大英博物馆
The British museum was established in 1753,based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.The museum firstly opened to the public on 15 January 1759.Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions,the first being the British Museum in South Kensington in 1887.Until 1997,when the British Library opened to the public,the British Museum was unique in that it housed both a national museum of antiquities and a national library in the same buliding.
St.Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill,the highest point in the City of London.The cathedral is one of the most famous and landmark building of London.St.Paul's is not only an iconic part of the London skyline but also a symbol of the hope and strength of the city and nation it serves.
English building has a long history.
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Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Buckingham Palace has served as the official london residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1836, and today it is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch and has probably the most famous and easily recognizable facade of any building in the world.And the Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London. .
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Paul’s Cathedral British Museum Buckingham Palace The Tower Of London The Big Ben
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The Big Ben 大笨钟
The Big Ben is located in the tower at the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.It was designed by Edmund Beckett and Baron Grimthorpe.The Big Ben is famous not only for its 13-ton weight,but also for its accuracy which is a result of its precise mechanism.Even one extra penny's weight on the balance will cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty four hours.