LONDON WEBQUEST

A webquest about London

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SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

TOWER OF LONDON

The first part of the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 but what we now call the Tower is actually a collection of several different buildings.

Hundreds of years ago it was most famous as a prison where some prisoners were even tortured or killed! Now it is the home of the crown jewels which have been kept there since the year 1303.

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TATE MODERN

The Tate Modern is England's national museum of modern art. It is located in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area. It was opened as a museum in May 2000 and by 2007 over 5 million had visited it. It has over a hundred years of art, from modernism in the early 1900s, to exciting works created today.

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MADAME TUSSAUDS

At the beginning of her career Madame Tussaud made death-masks of famous victims of the French Revolution. In 1835 she opened an exhibition of her workings. It was not far from today’s cabinet. Nowadays famous politicians, filmstars, sportsmen and –women, kings, queens, scientists, popstars... are recreated out of wax.

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LONDON EYE

The London Eye The London Eye was opened by Tony Blair (who was the Prime Minister at the time) on December 31st 1999. This is why it is sometimes called the Millenium Wheel. It is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people every year! It takes 30 minutes to go all the way round the wheel. There are 32 capsules on the wheel, each one holding up to 24 people.

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TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge was opened on 30th June 1894. It is open to cars and pedestrians and is crossed by 40,000 people every day! You can pay to go up the towers and walk across the walkway between them. Inside the towers you can see exhibits about the history of the bridge.

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ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

St Paul's Cathedral has been rebuilt many times. The bigger part of the cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666.The building that we know today was completed on 20th October 1708. In 1981 the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana took place there.

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WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Westminster Abbey was built under Henry III in the 13th century. Today it’s famous for its last resting places of British kings, and it’s also a place of coronations and other important ceremonies.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace is the residence of the Royal family. There are about 650 rooms and 300 employees. The first member of the Royal family living in Buckingham Palace was Queen Victoria (1837). When King Charles III is there, the Royal Flag (royal standard) is run up. Many tourists like watching the Changing of the Guard in front of Buckingham Palace at 11.30.

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THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

The Houses of Parliament is where politicians meet to make important decisions about how the country should be run. The parliament of England has met here since the year 1295. The real name for the Houses of Parliament if the Palace of Westminster.

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TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Trafalgar square was constructed in the 1840s. It was designed by Sir Charles Barry. Trafalgar Square was built to remember the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The Leader was called Lord Admiral Nelson.There is a statue in the middle of the square called Nelson's Column.