London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. It is a major tourist destination known for iconic landmarks like Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, and the London Eye. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames that has become a iconic symbol of London. The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the River Thames that was once the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. Buckingham Palace in London is the official residence of the British monarch and a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality.

3. Abou t L o n donn
Ab o u t Lon d o
London i s t he capi t al ci t y of Engl and and t he Uni t ed Ki ngdom.
The anci ent Ci t y of London t o whi ch t he name or i gi nal l y
bel onged st i l l r et ai ns i t s t i ny medi aev al boundar i es; but t he
name "London" has l ong appl i ed mor e gener al l y t o t he whol e
met r opol i s whi ch has gr own up ar ound i t .
London i s a maj or t our i st dest i nat i on, wi t h f our wor l d her i t age
si t es and numer ous i coni c l andmar k s such as t he Houses of
Par l i ament , Tower Br i dge, t he Tower of London, West mi nst er
Abbey , Buck i ngham Pal ace and t he London Ey e among i t s many
at t r act i ons, al ong wi t h f amous i nst i t ut i ons such as t he Br i t i sh
Museum and t he Nat i onal Gal l er y .

4. Tower Bridge
Tower Br i dge i s a combi ned bascul e and suspensi on br i dge i n
London, Engl and ov er t he Ri v er Thames. I t i s cl ose t o t he
Tower of London, whi ch gi v es i t i t s name. I t has become an
i coni c sy mbol of London and i s somet i mes mi st ak enl y cal l ed
London Br i dge.

5. A Behi nd t he Scenes t our can be book ed i n adv ance, on whi ch i t
i s possi bl e t o see t he br i dge's command cent r e, f r om wher e t he
r ai si ng of t he bascul es i s cont r ol l ed f or a v essel t o pass
t hr ough. The bascul es ar e r ai sed ar ound 900 t i mes a y ear .

6. Despi t e bei n g on e of t he wor l d‘s
most f amous t our i st at t r act i ons,
t he i n t er i or of t he t ower i s not Big
open t o ov er seas v i si t or s.
Ban

7. The t ower has n o l i f t , so t hose
escor t ed must cl i mb t he 334
l i mest on e st ai r s t o t he t op.
Big
Ban

8. L odon oEye
Lon nd n
E ye

9. • The London Ey e i s a
gi ant Fer r i s wheel
si t uat ed on t he bank s
of t he Ri v er Thames.
The ent i r e st r uct ur e
i s 1 met r es (443 f t )
35
t al l and t he wheel has
a di amet er of 120
met r es (394 f t ).
• I t i s t he t al l est Fer r i s
wheel i n Eur ope, i t
was al so t he t al l est
Fer r i s wheel i n t he
wor l d.

10. Bu ck in gham Palace
Buck i ngham Pal ace, i n L ondon, i s t he of f i ci al
r esi den ce and of f i ce of t he Br i t i sh monar ch.

11. Locat ed i n t he Ci t y of West mi n st er , t he
pal ace i s a set t i ng f or st at e occasi on s and
r oy al hospi t al i t y . I t has been a f ocus f or t he
Br i t i sh peopl e at t i mes of nat i onal r ej oi ci ng
an d cr i si s.

12. The Br i t i sh Museum, i n Lon don, i s wi del y
con si der ed t o be on e of t he wor l d's gr eat est
museums of human hi st or y and cul t ur e.
T he British M u seu m

13. Al t houg h pr i n ci pal l y a museum of cul t ur al ar t
obj ect s and an t i qui t i es t oday , t he Br i t i sh
Museum was f oun ded as a “un i v er sal museum”.
T he British M u seu m

14. Olym pic in Lon don
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