LONDON
London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.London's
population is 7,421,229 inhabitants ( 1 January 2005 ) in Greater
London , to which are added a few more millions in the metropolitan
area
London Thames port , navigable river . River had a major
influence in the development of the city. The city was founded on
the north bank , and until the eighteenth century there was only
one bridge, London Bridge , which helped the city to develop very
north of the river. Thames plain was fertile ground for expansion
of the city , the few hills ( ex . Parliament Hill , Primrose Hill
) were not significant obstacles .After the fall of the Roman
Empire, Londinium was abandoned; west of it appeared in the seventh
century Saxon settlement Lundenwic name, place where today is
Aldwych. At the beginning of the tenth century the old Roman city
was reoccupied. Westminster was originally a separate city, but
eventually London and Westminster were integrated and developed
together, becoming the largest city of England and the twelfth
century and the capital of the kingdom.Between centuries XVI and XX
century, London flourished, the capital of the British Empire.
Great Fire of 1666 destroyed much of the city. Reconstruction
lasted over 10 years and was led by Sir Christopher Wren, who, on
that occasion, has designed and built many of London's iconic
buildings today, as it would be for example Cathedral St. Paul. The
city's growth has accelerated in the eighteenth century, so that
the Incept 1800s London was the largest city in the world.
Buildings and monuments
1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf building of the 30 St Mary Axe ,,
( actual and " Cucumber " or even " vibrator " ) , Cleopatra's
Needle ,
Bank of England , BT Tower,
Cathedral of St. Paul , Westminster Cathedral , Tate Modern
Gallery , St. Station Pancras , Guildhall , Marble Arch,
Millennium Dome , Monument ,
Buckingham Palace , Hampton Court Palace , PalatulKensington ,
Westminster Palace , the seat of the English Parliament ; Big Ben
clock tower ,
Royal Albert Hall, Boat Man , Hammersmith , London, Whitehall ,
the street with most ministries British
BIG BEN Big Ben is the nickname of the great bell of the clock
tower of the Palace of Westminster in London North ,. This name
used for either the bell and clock tower and even the clock .Big
Ben is the largest bell and clock with four faces , and third
tallest clock tower in the world. The clock was put into operation
on the day of May 31, 1859 .The nearest metro station is
Westminster on lines Circle, District and Jubilee .
At Westminster has built a clock tower in 1288. The current
tower was erected as part of Charles Barry project to build a new
palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire
on the night of October 16, 1834.The new Parliament was built in
Gothic style. Although Barry was the chief architect of the Palace,
he turned to Augustus Pugin to design clock tower, tower resembling
other towers designed by Pugin, including one from Scarisbrick
Hall. Project Clock Tower was last conducted by Pugin before going
mad and dying, himself writing at the time when Barry came to him
to take the drawings: "I have never worked so much in my life
[that] for Mr. . Barry for tomorrow give all drawings to complete
its clock tower and beautiful. "The tower is 96.3 m high.The first
61 m from the base are made of brick wrapped in colored Anston
limestone sand. The remainder of the tower is made of iron. The
tower has its basis on a concrete slab 15 square meters and a
thickness of 3 m, located at a depth of 4 m below ground. The four
clock faces are at a height of 55 m. The internal volume of the
tower is 4,650 m.
Although it is one of the most important tourist attractions in
the world, inside the tower is not open to foreign visitors, only
UK citizens can arrange visits (many days in advance) through their
Member of Parliament. The tower has no elevator, so visitors have
to climb all 334 steps to the top.Because of the change of soil
from construction (primarily by the construction of the Jubilee
subway), the tower is slightly tilted to the northwest, with about
220 millimeters on the clock.
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