LONDON Form 7

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LONDONForm 7

• Koostaja Marjel Uus
• Juhendaja Tarmo Kähr
• Tallinna Arte Gümnaasium

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About London

• The City of London is the capital of the
  United Kingdom and of England and a major world
  city". Founded as Londinium, the capital of the
  Roman province of Britannia, it later rose to
  become the centre of the British Empire. Today it
  is a major financial centre along with New York
  and Tokyo.

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Location

• The coordinates of the centre of London are
  approximately 5130' N 08' W . London is
  situated on the bank of the river Thames.

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Population

• Residents of London are known as 'Londoners'. In
  2001, the City had 7,172,036 inhabitants, making
  London one of the most populous cities in Europe
  alongside Moscow, Istanbul and Paris.

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Government

• The Greater London Authority (GLA) is the
  London-wide body responsible for co-ordinating
  London-wide services.
• The GLA consists of the elected Mayor of London
  and the elected London Assembly.

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Sport

• London is home to 11 professional football clubs.
  Some of these are Arsenal, Charlton Athletic,
  Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, and Tottenham
  Hotspur.
• London is home to many major sporting clubs as
  Lord's, Marylebone Cricket Club, and Rugby
  League. London hosts one of the world's largest
  mass-participation road races, the London
  Marathon.
• London has twice hosted the Summer Olympics, in
  1908 and 1948. It is one of the cities bidding to
  host the 2012 Games.

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Music

• London has five professional symphony
  orchestras.
• The principal orchestral music venues are
  the Royal Festival Hall, and the Queen
  Elizabeth Hall.
• The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden is home to
  the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet

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Festivals

• The most famous festival is the Notting Hill
  Carnival. The carnival takes place in August, and
  attracts almost 2 million people. It includes a
  competition between London's steelpan bands and a
  3 mile street parade with dancing a music.
• There are also large parades held on St.
  George's Day (23rd April) and St. Patrick's
  Day (17th March).

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Museums

• There are over 260 museums in London.
• The main museums include the British Museum
  (antiquities from all over the world), the
  Victoria and Albert Museum (applied arts), the
  Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the
  Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime
  Museum, and the Museum of London.
  The
  British Museum

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Buckingham Palace

• Buckingham Palace is the official London
  residence of the British monarch and the largest
  "working" royal palace remaining in the world.
• The palace originally was built for the Duke of
  Buckingham in 1703.
• Its the London home of Queen Elizabeth II.

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The London Eye

• The London Eye is, as of December 2003, the
  largest observation wheel in the world (though
  often called a Ferris wheel).
• It stands 135 metres high on the western end of
  Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River
  Thames

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St Pauls Cathedral

• St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral in
  London.
• The present building dates from the 17th century,
  and is London's fourth St Paul's Cathedral. Work
  commenced on the cathedral in 1675, and was
  completed on October 20, 1708.
• Its impressive dome rises 108 metres and makes it
  a famous London landmark.

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Tower of London

• The Tower of London is officially Her Majesty's
  Palace and Fortress. It is on the bank of the
  River Thames. In 1078 William the Conqueror
  ordered the White Tower to be built there.
• It was used as a prison.Persons beheaded inside
  the Tower for treason
• William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (1483)
• Anne Boleyn (1536)
• Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1541)
• Catherine Howard (1542)
• Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1542)
• Lady Jane Grey (1554)
• Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1601)

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Trafalgar Square

• Trafalgar Square is a square in central London
  that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805),
  a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.
• Distances to all places in the United Kingdom are
  measured from the Square.

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Tower Bridge

• Tower Bridge is a bridge in London, England, over
  the River Thames. Construction of the bridge
  started in 1886.
• The bridge was opened in 1894.

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London from space
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Quiz London

• How the London was founded?
• Which are the coordinates of London?
• The population of London?
• What is the GLA ?
• When has London hosted the Summer Olympics?
• How many symphony orchestras are there in London?
• How many people take part in Notting Hill
  Festival every year?
• How many museums are there in London?

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• When was the Buckingham Palace originally built ?
• How high does the London Eye stand?
• How much does the Big Ben weigh?
• In which century the present St Paulss Cathedral
  was built?
• Where is the Tower of London?
• When was the Battle of Trafalgar?
• When was the Tower Bridge opened?

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• WELL DONE!