The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.The Royal Albert Hall is one
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of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognisable the world over. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from every kind of performance genre have appeared on its stage. Each year it hosts more than 350 performances including classical concerts, rock and pop, ballet and opera, tennis, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and lavish banquets
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to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, all having been built on the same site since AD 604. The cathedral is one of London's most famous and most recognisable sights. At 365 feet (111m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world.Important services held at St. Paul's include the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for both the Golden Jubilee and 80th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The Royal Family holds most of its important marriages, christenings and funerals at Westminster Abbey, but St Paul's was used for the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. St Paul's Cathedral is still a busy working church, with hourly prayer and daily services.
Big Ben
It is a clock located in the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London the clock first ticked on 31 May 1859. More than 2000 people and tourists visit everyday. Some of the curiosities are: The nickname Big Ben was applied first to the Great Bell; it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Caunt. Now Big Ben is used to refer to the clock . The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London, Big Ben chimes known within ITN as "The Bongs"
Though principally a museum of cultural art objects and antiquities today, the British Museum was founded as a universal m
useum. Its foundations lie in the will of the physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753). During the course of his lifetime Sloane gathered and enviable colection of curiosities and, not wishing to see his colection broken up after death, he bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation, for the princely sum of 20,000 .On 7 June 1753, King George II gave his formal assent to the Act of Parliament which established the British Museum. The foundation Act, added two other libraries to the Sloane collection. The British Museum was the first of a new kind of museum - national, belonging to neither church nor king, freely open to the public and aiming to collect everything. Sloane´s colection, whilst including a vast miscelany of objects, tended to reflect his scientific interests. The addition of the Cotton and Harley manuscripts introduced a literary and antiquarian element and meant that the British Museum now became both national museum and library.
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St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It is generally reckoned
to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, all having been built on the same site since AD 604. The cathedral is one of London's most famous and most recognisable sights. At 365 feet (111m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world.Important services held at St. Paul's include the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for both the Golden Jubilee and 80th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The Royal Family holds most of its important marriages, christenings and funerals at Westminster Abbey, but St Paul's was used for the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. St Paul's Cathedral is still a busy working church, with hourly prayer and daily services.Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster,
London, England (UK), located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. It briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546–1556, and is a Royal Peculiar.According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, the Abbeywas first founded in the time of Mellitus (d. 624), Bishop of London, on the present site, then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island); based on a late tradition that a fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the Abbey received in later years. The proven origins are that in the 960s or early 970s, Saint Dunstan, assisted by King Edgar, installed a community of Benedictine monks here.
Tower bridge
The bridge was officially opened on 30TH June 1894. It is located in London Boroughs: north side: Tower Hamlets, south side: Southwalk. The Tower Bridge is still a busy and vital crossing of the Thames: it is crossed by over 40,000
vehicles per day. Tower Bridge Exhibition is currently undergoing an essential and exciting 3 year renovation project. The upcoming stage of the restoration focuses on the bascules, the 'see-saw' elements of the road. During this time, the Bridge will be closed. The bascules are raised around 1000 times a year. River traffic is now much reduced, but it still takes priority over road traffic. Today, 24 hours' notice is required before opening the bridge. A computer system was installed in 2000 to control the raising and lowering of the bascules remotely.
Big BenIt is a clock located in the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London the clock first ticked on 31 May 1859. More than 2000 people and tourists visit everyday. Some of the curiosities are: The nickname Big Ben was applied first to the Great Bell; it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Caunt. Now Big Ben is used to refer to the clock . The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London, Big Ben chimes known within ITN as "The Bongs"
The British Museum
useum. Its foundations lie in the will of the physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane (1660 - 1753). During the course of his lifetime Sloane gathered and enviable colection of curiosities and, not wishing to see his colection broken up after death, he bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation, for the princely sum of 20,000 .On 7 June 1753, King George II gave his formal assent to the Act of Parliament which established the British Museum. The foundation Act, added two other libraries to the Sloane collection. The British Museum was the first of a new kind of museum - national, belonging to neither church nor king, freely open to the public and aiming to collect everything. Sloane´s colection, whilst including a vast miscelany of objects, tended to reflect his scientific interests. The addition of the Cotton and Harley manuscripts introduced a literary and antiquarian element and meant that the British Museum now became both national museum and library.
Tower of LondonHer Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separeted from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.
It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England.The White Tower, was built in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite.
The castle was used as a prison since at least 1100. The Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat.
The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of the U.K.
In the late 15th century the castle was the prison of the Pinces in the Tower.
London Eye
The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth in England.
The London Eye was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
London Eye is visited by over 3.5 million people annually.
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid touristic attraction in the U.K.
Buckingham Palace
Located in the City of Westminster became the official roya
l palace of the British monarch on the accession Queen Victoriain 1837. Every year some 50,000 invited guests are entertained at garden parties, receptions, audiences, and banquets. The Garden parties, usually three, are held in the summer, usually in July. The Forecourt of Buckingham Palace is used for change the guard, a major ceremony and tourist attraction daily during the summer months; every other day during the winter. The palace also houses the offices of the Royal house hold and is the workplace of 450 people.
l palace of the British monarch on the accession Queen Victoriain 1837. Every year some 50,000 invited guests are entertained at garden parties, receptions, audiences, and banquets. The Garden parties, usually three, are held in the summer, usually in July. The Forecourt of Buckingham Palace is used for change the guard, a major ceremony and tourist attraction daily during the summer months; every other day during the winter. The palace also houses the offices of the Royal house hold and is the workplace of 450 people.