top 10 attractions to see in london with information

1. London
SOME OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS TO SEE
AND VISIT IN LONDON!
DON’T JUST STAY IN CHINA…GET OUT
THERE AND SEE SOMETHING!
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2. London Eye
The London Eye is 135
meters high, which
makes it one the world's
tallest observation
wheels. It has 32
capsules and carries
around 10,000 visitors
every day. The London
Eye has become the
most popular paid-for
UK visitor attraction,
visited by over 3.5
million people a year.
While traveling in
complete safety you can
see up to 40 kilometers
away in all directions
from each capsule.
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3. Tower of
London
The Tower of London is
where the Crown Jewels
are housed. It's also
where you can stand on
the execution site of
three English queens!
The Tower of London
was home to the kings
and queens of England
for many years.
Public executions were
held on Tower Green,
including two of Henry
VIII's wives: Anne
Boleyn and Catherine
Howard.
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4. Buckingham
Palace
Buckingham Palace is
Queen Elizabeth II's
official residence and has
been the official London
residence of Britain's
sovereign since 1837. It
was once a townhouse
owned by the Dukes of
Buckingham back in the
eighteenth century.
George III bought
Buckingham House in
1761 for his wife Queen
Charlotte to use as a
family home near to St
James's Palace, where
many court functions
were held.
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5. Trafalgar
Square
How could you miss
one of the capital's most
iconic areas? Come and
marvel at Nelson's
Column and the four
huge lion statues.
Feeding the pigeons is
now discouraged (due
to the spread of
diseases), so please
don't bring them any
treats.
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6. Tate Modern
Tate Modern is the
national gallery of
international modern and
contemporary art from
1900 onwards. The
gallery opened in 2000 in
a converted power station
on the south bank of the
Thames in an imposing
position opposite St.
Paul's Cathedral. You can
visit again and again as
it's free and the modern
art displays change quite
frequently. You'll often
find enormous
installations in the
Turbine Hall on the
ground floor.
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7. Museum of
London
The Museum of
London documents
the history of London
from prehistoric times
right up to today.
Learn about London
from the days when
the whole population
would fit on one
double-decker bus!
Make sure you see the
Lord Mayor's Coach,
which was built in
1757 and is still used
every year for the Lord
Mayor's Show.
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8. British
Museum
The British Museum
opened in 1753 and
prides itself on
remaining free ever
since then. The British
Museum houses more
than an incredible 7
million objects, and it
would probably take a
week to see everything.
Those treasures include
the Rosetta Stone, an
Easter Island statue,
and the earliest known
image of Christ.
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9. Natural
History
Museum
The Natural History
Museum is all about
discovering the natural
world around us . Don't
miss The Blue Whale or
'The Power Within',
where you can
experience what an
earthquake feels like!
The Natural History
Museum is one of the
big three museums in
South Kensington. and
every winter there is an
ice rink on the east lawn:
Natural History
Museum Ice Rink.
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10. Houses of
Parliament
The building is
stunning from
Parliament Square, but
it's worth taking a walk
over Westminster
Bridge and getting the
view from the South
Bank.
Note, Big Ben is
actually the name of the
bell in the clock tower
(St. Stephen's Tower),
which chimes every 15
minutes.
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