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Tower bridge | Nightshot of Tower bridge |
I don't bother to write much about these things. That is because there are so much info and very many have heard a lot of them before. So instead of write about them on Must See Activity Tip, I have gathered them in this album. I have also added a little facts to every picture. This is just short sentences with info which are relevant. By the way, alle pictures are taken by me on my longweekend trip to London/Birmingham in February 2004.
Picture of Tower Bridge by night
- The deck is raised on average 500 times a year
- Tower Bridge took 8 years to build and was completed in 1894.
- The deck was raised 655 times
during the first month of opening.
- It is estimated that 38 000 road vehicles use the bridge each day. |
| Houses of Parliament from London Eye |
Houses of Parliament Picture of Houses of Parliament by night taken from London Eye |
Horse guard Picture of a horse guard outside the courtyard
- The guards are changed at the top of Horse Guards Parade every hour on the striking of the clock
- The Guards (Queen's Life Guards)ride along the Mall between Horse Guards parade and Hyde Park. |
| London Eye from the sightsingbus |
London Eye Picture of London Eye taken from a sightsing bus
- The London Eye is the world's highest observation wheel.
- It takes you on a 30 minute flight, rising to 135 meters above the river Thames, in 32 hightech fully enclosed capsules.
- It is the capital's fourth-tallest structure. |
| Outside the Buckingham Palace |
Buckingham Palace Picture of Buckinham Palace taken from across the street
- It was built in 1703
- George III liked the palace so much that he bought it, and English kings and queens have lived in it ever since.
- Buckinham Palace is attended night and day by special troops of the British Army. |
Piccadilly Circus Picture of The Statue of Eros on Piccadilly Sircus
- Piccadilly takes it name from a 17th century frilly collar called a picadil. A dressmaker grew rich making them and built a house in the vicinity
- The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument, having been erected as a memorial to the philanthropist Lord Shaftesbury.
- The actual figure rises above a fountain, which is made in bronze, but Eros is made out of aluminum, at that time a rare and novel material. |
Big Ben Picture of Big Ben from the street
- Big Ben is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner of Works.
- It was completed between 1858-59.
- The light above the clock is lit while the Commons is sitting.
- Ben weighs over 13 tons. |
Marble Arch Picture of Marble Arch taken from the traffic island
- Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828.
- It was built as the mainentrance to Buckingham Palace.
- It was moved to it's current place in 1851. |
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