Presentation London is the capital of Great Britain

LONDON Basic data Capital of England and the United Kingdom Population: 8 million Fashion, educational, culinary, financial center SIGHTSEEING The Big Ben The Big Ben Big Ben = the bell of the clock Was built in 1858 96 m tall Celebrated its 150th birthday in May 2009 Trafalgar Square Trafalgar SquareChristmas Piccadily Circus Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Official place of the royals (they don’t live there)Today more a tourist attractionTraditional Canging of the Guards takes place here Buckingham Palace - inside The Changing of the Guards London bridge London Bridge at night The Tower The Tower The London Eye London Eyefrom outside… …and from inside Madam Tussaud’s waxworks British Museum National Gallery Westminister Abbey The new Globe The new Globe The Globe from inside William Shakespeare Shakespeare ‘the swan of Avon’ 1564-1616Born in Stratford-upon-AvonPoet and playwright – 38 plays, 158 sonnetsHe got his inspiration from British historyMost famous plays: Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet NIGHTLIFE Pubs TRANSPORT Metro = the TUBE Buses, double deckers SPORTS Home of the Olympic games in 1908, 1948 and will be in 2012 Football is the most popular sport, the most famous teams are Manchester Unites, Arsenal and Liverpool Cricket is also very popular Cricket THE END