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London’s sights

Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always called Westminster Abbey - the Gothic church in Westminster (London), to the west of Westminster Palace. Constructed interval from 1245 to 1745 years, but return the gothic look. Traditional place of coronation of the monarchs of Great Britain and burial of monarchs of England.

Wordsworth Donisthorpe in 1890

Baker Street region of London is probably the only place in London, which each of us knows with school bench. This place is densely populated in our memories on the history of the famous detective stories of Sherlock Holmes. Here is the famous wax museum Madame Tussauds and London Planetarium. Street was named in honor of the builder William Baker. Originally there was a residence for upper-class, but today at Baker Street in the mainly located commercial and retail properties. In 1835, at Baker Street was opened the first permanent exhibition museum Madame Tussauds. In 1884 the museum moved, and now is around the corner, on Marylebone Road. Many famous literary and cartoon characters lived in Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes, a secret agent King Mouse, Sexton Blake, The Great Mouse Detective, James Blake.

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.

Oxford Street (born Oxford Street) - London's streets, one of the main streets of Westminster. The busiest shopping street (548 stores), known mainly for its fashionable shops. Begins at Westminster in Marble Arch (north-east corner of Hyde Park) and leads to the east towards Holborn. Was formerly part of London-Oxford Road, which took back to Newgate. Today, part of the highway A40.

Tower the Tower of London (born Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, Tower of London) - fortress, built on the north bank of the River Thames, the historic center of London. One of the oldest historic buildings of Great Britain, has long served as the residence of British monarchs. Today the Tower is both a historical monument and museum on the list of objects belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The original entrance to the White Tower was at first-floor level

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used (though it still appears in some signage at the New York location). Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and famous murderers.

Natural History Museum - one of the three major museums, located on the street, Exhibition Road in South Kensington. The collection includes more than 70 million exhibits on botany, zoology (including entomology), mineralogy and paleontology. The name of the theater, "Globe", is typically associated with one of three theaters in London: The original Globe Theatre, built in 1599 year at the expense of the troupe of actors Lord Chamberlain's Men, to which Shakespeare belonged, and destroyed by fire June 29, 1613. The museum from the south west Moving roaring model of a T. rex in The Natural History Museum, shown in wide-angle view here, the dinosaur area has an ornate terracotta facade by Gibbs and Canning Limited typical of high Victorian architecture. The terracotta mouldings represent the past and present diversity of nature