Information about places of interest in Britain

London's majestic tower bridge is located on the dividing line between the eastern part of London and the suburbs, and crosses the famous Thames River in the south. To the east of Tower Bridge is St Catherine's Pier. The Thames under the bridge runs through the city of London. People can reach the bridge from under the pier. Buses No.42 and No.78 pass this bridge every day.

Tower Bridge in London has attracted the attention of countless tourists with its unique charm. Many people are waiting on the bridge just to see the moment when the suspension bridge rises to let the ship pass. Although the suspension bridge on each side weighs 2 tons, she can still rise completely in two minutes. London Bridge, from 1886 to 1894, was invested and built by the London City Government, connecting the southeast, eastern suburbs and urban areas. The total investment exceeds 1 100 million pounds.

There is a pier nearby for tourists on the river to park their yachts. The beach in front of Tower Bridge in London has always been a paradise for children. A modern aristocrat named wakefield was very satisfied with this vacant lot. 1934, Sir Charles got permission from George V to sprinkle hundreds of tons of sand on this clearing. Since then, this area has been open to the outside world and has become a very popular place.

London Big Ben Garden

The British National Trust and the Scottish National Trust manage about 240 gardens in Britain and develop them for the public. The British Heritage Conservation Organization is also the guardian of some of the most important scenic spots in Britain. The gardens it manages include Charles Darwin Garden in Donhaus, Kent,18th century landscape garden in Audley Manor, Essex, Vorm Castle in Kent and Queen Elizabeth Garden designed by Penelope hobhouse. In addition, there are the South Moat Garden designed by designer Isabel von Geronini Niegen for the Eltam Palace in south London, and Rupert of Osborne Manor.

Big Ben "Big Ben" is located in the north of the Parliament Building on the Thames. There stands a tall bell tower with a big clock named Big Ben. Every hour, the big clock makes a heavy and loud sound according to Greenwich Mean Time, and the bell can be heard for miles away. 1859, the clock was made by Sir Benjamin Hall, then Minister of Engineering of the King of England. The clock weighs 2 1 ton and cost 27,000 pounds when it was cast. Big Ben is considered as the symbol of London. Anyone who visits London always wants to stand around the bell tower and admire this unique building in London on Parliament Bridge.

2. Tower of London The Tower of London was built in 1078. Historically, it used to be a palace, a court and a prison. The Tower of London covers an area of 7.2 hectares and is surrounded by huge stones. There are many forts and watchtowers on the city wall, surrounded by a wide and deep moat. From 1 107, after Norman conquered London, the Tower of London became the king's headquarters and barracks. From 1 140 to17th century, the tower has been the main residence of the king of England. After James I, the British tyrant, was executed in the Tower, the Tower of London became the execution ground for prisons and prisoners. The Tower of London has now become a museum open to the outside world. There is a treasure hall in the tower, and the audience can see the crown of the king of England and the gold and silver jewelry collected by the royal family. There are also some fat crows named "Du Wu" in London Castle, which are kept by special personnel. The Tower of London has a history of thousands of years and is the oldest monument in London, with 2 million visitors every year. At the entrance and exit, visitors can see two guards in ancient Tudor uniforms. These "ancient guards" have become the object of tourists' appreciation and photography.

3. British Museum The British Museum is located in the center of London, on the north side of Grerussell Street in downtown. It is a large Roman column, magnificent. The collection of cultural relics and books here is unmatched by any museum in the world. The British Museum was built in 1753 and officially opened six years later. At first, I mainly collected books, and later I also collected historical relics and ancient works of art from various countries. Egypt Pavilion is one of the largest exhibition halls in the museum. The number of exhibitions reached more than 70,000 pieces. In Greece and Rome, there are temples dedicated to the goddess Athens in the 5th century A.D. and busts of ancient Roman emperors. There are Persian cultural relics with a long history in the West Asia Art Museum, as well as two land boundary markers given to nobles by King Hammurabi of Babylon more than 3,700 years ago. The most striking thing is the Oriental Art Museum, where besides the cultural relics from Central Asia, South Asia and Japan, most of them are rare treasures of China, reaching more than 20,000 pieces. The collection of books in the British Museum enjoys a long-standing reputation in the world. There are a large number of classic documents, books, manuscripts and archives in Britain and the world, many of which are rare. Besides English, there are books in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi, Mongolian and Chinese. There are over 60,000 kinds of books and periodicals in China alone. Historically, many scholars, celebrities and political activists have read, studied and written extensively in the British Library. Karl Marx, the mentor of the proletarian revolution, moved to London continuously for decades, and finally completed the immortal masterpiece Das Kapital.

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey was founded by King Edward of England. He was called a "believer" in 1 1 century. The main feature of the church is that there are a pair of towers at the gate. Since the completion of the church, it has been the place where the king or queen of England was crowned and members of the royal family got married. Most English kings are buried here after their death. After the British bourgeois revolution, many celebrities also took a place in the church after their deaths. Britain calls Westminster Abbey "the pinnacle of honor". Now, Westminster Abbey is not only a graveyard for celebrities, but also a rare "museum of history".