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Saturday, 4 April 2009

TOP 10 OF LONDON

These places are interesting to visit
when we are in London, England:



1. Buckingham Palace: It is the official residence of
the British monarch in London. It used for ceremonies
and visits of State. It was built in 1703 by
Duke Buckingham.

2. Westminster Palace: It is the palace where
the Parliament meets. In the palace there
are 1.100 rooms and 4,8 km of corridors.

3. Natural History Museum: It is one of the
three big museums located in Street Exhibition
Road. It has got more than 70 millions of species and
one big sitting room for a lot of different
skeletons of dinosaur.

4. Royal Opera House: It is a theatre of
spectacle of London. It is the headquarters of the
Royal Opera Company and the Royal Ballet of England. The first
theatre was burnt in 1856, the second theatre was
built in1809 and it was burnt in 1856. The third theatre
was built in 1857.

5. Windsor Castle: It is one of the principal
official residences of the British monarch. King
Edward III was born in the castle in 1.312.
The castle was built in 1.066.

6. Oxford Street: It is one big and famous
street in London. It has got more than 300 shops.
It takes up 2.000 metres.

7. National Gallery: It is the principal Art museum
of London. It was built in 1.824. There are
Italian art and Dutch art masterpieces.

8. Big Ben: It is one symbol of London.
It is the tallest bell tower. It was burnt in
1.834 and it was built in 1.858.

9. Tower Bridge: It is one drawbridge
that crosses the Thames river. It was
inaugurated in 1.870 for the people. In
1.884 it was built the bridge current.

10. Sherlock Holmes Museum: It is the
same house of Sherlock Holmes. It is in
Baker Street. There are figures of Sherlock Holmes
and Watson. In the museum you can buy things of
Sherlock Holmes.