Places to see in Britain

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Places to see in Britain

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• Great Britain is the main English-speaking country in the world. It consists of England, Scotland and Wales. There are many interesting sights in each of these countries and their capitals: London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Millions of people visit Britain every year to learn more about its places of interest.

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The Tower of London • The Tower of London on the north bank of the Thames is one of the most ancient buildings of London. It was founded in the 11 th century by William the Conqueror. But each monarch left some kind of personal mark on it. For many centuries the Tower has been a fortress, a pal ace, a prison and royal treasury. It is now a museum of arms and amour, and as one of the strongest fortresses in Britain, it has the Crown Jewels.

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Westminster Abbey • Westminster Abbey is a fine Gothic building, which stands opposite the Houses of Parliament. It is the work of many hands and different ages. The oldest part of the build ing dates from the eighth century. • The Abbey is sometimes compared with a mausoleum, because there are tombs and memorials of almost all English monarchs, many statesmen, famous scientists, writers and musicians.

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Stonehenge • Stonehenge is the great stone monument, the most remarkable of prehistoric in Britain. It has stood on Salisbury Plain for about 4,000 years. No written records exist of its origin, and it has always been surrounded by mystery. There have been many different theories, but still nobody knows why it was built.

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The Lake District • The Lake District is a mountainous area in the north-west of England, and it has some of England's most beautiful scenery. Some admiring visitors called it " A paradise of mountain scenery and magical light". Picturesque lakes lie in deep hollows dug out by the glacier which covered Britain during the Ice Age'. Green hills, herds of sheep, and solitary farms scattered here and there are typical of this remote and surprisingly beautiful part of England.

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Windsor Castle • Windsor Castle standing on a rock overlooking the River Thames, was founded by William the Conqueror and was later fortified and enlarged by almost, every monarch since the Norman Conquest. William and his early successors needed to secure • their military position. Nowadays Windsor Castle is a comfortable country place within an hour's drive from the capital, where the Royal family can relax.

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The Abbey Church • An abbot church of saints of Peter and Paul is in Bat, anymore known as Church an abbey is a magnificent gothic temple, masterpiece of perpendicular gothic, one of the greatest gothic churches in the West of Britain.

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Big Ben • Big Ben - this nickname of main bell of horologium of the Westminster palace. There is tradition to baptize church bells and give the name of some saint to them, but this bell, probably, got the nickname in honour a sir Benjamin Holl, managing works on setting of bell. Weighing almost in 14 tons and in three meters high, it the second-largest bell of Great Britain after Large Paul is bells of cathedral Saint Paul in London.