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London

London is the capital of the UK and the second largest city in Europe, known for its rich history dating back to Roman times and significant events like the Great Fire of 1666. It features iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the London Eye, along with a bustling transport system including taxis and the underground. The city is a major tourist destination, famous for its shopping, parks, and museums.

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London

London is the capital of the UK and the second largest city in Europe, known for its rich history dating back to Roman times and significant events like the Great Fire of 1666. It features iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the London Eye, along with a bustling transport system including taxis and the underground. The city is a major tourist destination, famous for its shopping, parks, and museums.

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London

Jan Novotný
What is London

• Capital city of the UK


• 2nd biggest city in Europe
• One of the most visited
cities in the world
History
• Romans (50 AD)
• Port
• Forum, amphitheatre
(gladiator fights)
• Today’s center
• 407
Next approximately • Saxons (Sasové), Vikings, Jews

600 years • Fights and clashes


London as a royal city

• King Edward the Confessor (1040s)


• Westminster Abbey
• Normans rush
Normans supremacy
and medieval London

• King William I. (Tower of


London)
• London is growing
• Public executions as
an advertisement
• Hard place to life (plagues,…)
Worst time to live in
London

• Great fire (1666)


• Small fire (bakery) -> all houses were from
wood -> fast spreading over houses (1300)
• Bricks and Stones
Still the most
powerful one
• Colonization
• The busiest port city
• Queen Victoria
World wars

• Heavily damaged
(especially in WW2)
• Tens of thousands died
Sights that London is famous
for
Big Ben

• 1859 (Augustus Pugin Charles Barry)


• Icon of London (96 m)
• Symbol of Resilience
• It is not a Big Ben (Elizabeth tower)
Bridges • Tower bridge (the legendary one)
• London bridge (the bought one)
• Millenium bridge (the suspension one)
Government
buildings
• Buckingham palace (King)
• Westminster palace (Parliament)
London Eye

• 2nd biggest ferris wheel in


Europe
• 120 meters tall
• Not number 13?
• Much more...
Transport in London
Transport in London

• Taxi
• Double-decker
• Underground/subway/tube/metro
• Really crowdy
• Oyster card
Taxi

• Black cab
• Special privileges
• Insanely hard tests
• Charing cross (6 miles)
Double-decker

• Famous red bus


• International symbol
• Invented in France
• Great view of city
• Oyster card
• Extremely crowdy
Underground • 11 lines
• Biggest underground in Europe (finally)
• Train operator = darkness
Shopping

• Huge city
• Expensive
• Full of tourists
• Oxford street & Regent street
• New Bond street
Parks in London

• Green park
• Victorian park (gardens)
• Richmond park (deer)
Museums in
London
• British museum
• Natural history
museum
• Science museum
Thank you for your pretend
attention!
Resources
• https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web
&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi_urSRguyMAxUIBdsEHe3p
LUwQFnoECCMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%
2F&usg=AOvVaw0usXxGa_x5y1xoI_LaL0-1&opi=89978449
• https://images.google.com
• My experience

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