London sights

London Sights

Let’s visit some of the sights of the British capital.

Grade A students Model Experimental School of Evangeliki Scholi Smyrnis

2015

Supervising teacher: Christina Drakopoulou

London Sights: Trafalgar Square and Nelson’s column Trafalgar square and Nelson’s column (which is at the Trafalgar square) are one of the most visited London sights and they are hosted by the beautiful city of Westminster. Let’s begin with some information of the Nelson’s column. William Railton, E. H. Baily and Sir Edwin Landseer. It’s made out of Granite and Bronze.

The upper part is made of bronze and the main body is made of granite. It was dedicated to Admiral Horatio Nelson, a flag officer in the royal navy.

It was built at 1843 and it was refurbished at 2006. Furthermore it’s between two fountains. Now let’s talk about the Trafalgar square. The Trafalgar square is next to the national gallery. The monument which attracts the most people there is the Nelson’s column for which we talked about earlier. If I visited London I would go to the Trafalgar square for sure to admire the Nelson’s column and enjoy the two fountains.

Simon Athanasiou

CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM This famous museum is at 48 Doughty Street in Holborn, London Borough of Camden, England. Charles Dickens lived there from 1837 to 1839.That is why it’s called “Charles Dickens Museum”.In this museum, there are some of the most popular exhibits and paintings. It’s also one of the most interesting sights in London and of course it’s a very nice place to visit! ♥

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SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens_Museum Google Pictures https://www.google.gr/search?q=charles+dickens+museum&biw=1242 &bih=585&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=I6s2VbbbE4SXsgHbkYHACg &ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&dpr=1.1

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By Anastasia Askouni A1

Madame Tussaud’s is one of the most popular London sights, a wax museum. It’s located in Marylebone Road, London.

HISTORY Marie Tussaud was the one who had this great idea and also the talent. By 1835 she had opened a museum in Baker Street, London. Victims and murderers from the French Revolution and some famous people were the biggest part of her exhibition. After her death, her grandson undertook her work. In February 1889 Tussaud's museum was finally sold to a group of businessmen led

by Edwin Josiah Poyser. Now it is full of wax sculptures of celebrities, great inventors, presidents, successful athletes, book or even cartoon heroes.

CATEGORIES OF WAX SCULPTURES The basic categories of the wax sculptures and some examples are: Bollywood (Aishwarya Rai) Culture (Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein) Party (Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig) Music (Rihanna, Michael Jackson) Royals (Queen Elisabeth) Sport (Usain Bolt) World Leaders (Barack Obama) Film (Shrek)

WHY SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE GOING THERE? Going to that museum is an extraordinary experience. Lots of people visit it in order to take photos of themselves with the wax sculptures of their favourite famous people and have fun. They also enjoy multiple activities.

WHAT ELSE TO DO? Except of the rooms with the uncountable sculptures, you shouldn’t miss the Champer of Horror, the Spirit of London Ride and the Behind the Scenes Madame Tussaud’s. But whatever you do, you should definitely visit the 4D Marvel Super Heroes Experience; watch the amazing short film feeling every move of the heroes, every little wind and rain. It will sure be your favourite part!

MY OPINION I think that everyone should add this sight to his must-see agenda. During my visit I felt extremely amazed, especially when I imagined how much talent and skills the creation of a single sculpture needs.

Sources: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_London • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds • https://www.madametussauds.com/

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It started at 1877 and it’s one of the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon is considered the world's premier tennis tournament.

Wimbledon is the only Grand slam played on grass. The tournament takes place at the facilities of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon of England.

Wimbledon's Centre Court has a retractable roof to abate the loss of playing time owing to rain. The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July. A tradition is to eat British strawberries with cream.

There are FOUR ways to buy tickets for Wimbledon: --> The Ballot, The Queue, Ticketmaster and Official hospitality packages available from Keith Prowse and Sports world. Also Wimbledon and the French Open are the only Grand Slam tournaments where fans without tickets for play can queue up and still get seats on the three show courts on the day of the match.

Elizabeth Doulopoulou

From Wimbledon’s shop you can buy t-shirts, skirts, shorts, towels, socks. You can also find equipment like footwear, rackets, and sports bags.

The winners of the tournament get trophies and prize money. The Gentlemen’s single champion receives a silver cup that has been awarded since 1887 and has got the inscription: "All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World." The Ladies’ single champion receives a silver disc well as known "Venus Rosewater Dish and it’s decorated with figures from mythology. The winners of Gentlemen’s double, Ladies’ double and Mixed doubles receive silver cups. The runner-up in each event receives an inscribed silver plate.

Prize money was first awarded in 1968, the first year that professional players were allowed to compete in the Championships.

http://shop.wimbledon.com/stores/Wimbledon/default.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon Elizabeth Doulopoulou

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During the early years of Elizabeth’s reign, the English theatrical companies were using hotels’ yards, colleges’ rooms and houses’ living rooms to present their plays. In 1576 James Burbage built a theatre in Shoreditch. This theatre was called “The Globe” and it was the first specially formed theatre in London. In 1596 an argument about the tenancy came up and Burbage started a negotiation to own an abandoned space around the old “Blackfriars” so as to use it as a roofed theatre. Burbage died in February of 1597. In April the tenancy stopped, but the argument was continued for two years. During these two years the company was presenting plays in a theatre called “Curtain Theatre” nearby. In Christmas of 1598 the company searched for a solution, so it payed for a plot near the “Rose Theatre”. To earn enough money and pay for the construction of the theater, the sons of Burbage, Cuthbert and Richard, gave some of the company’s money.

Shakespeare was one of the four actors who bought a part of the Globe. Since the beginning of 1599 the theatre was earning much money by presenting many plays of Shakespeare for fourteen years.

The Globe Theatre was a round wooden structure. Inside it looked like a modern opera’s theatre. It had three galleries which were protected from the sun and the rain by a roof. About 2000-3000 spectators were giving two or three pennies to have a seat at one of those galleries. The stage was about four-six feet above the ground and had a roof. In front of the stage there was a “yard” without a roof which could contain about 1000 spectators. Some of the spectators could sit on the stage as long as they could pay the expensive tickets. There wasn’t a curtain which opened and closed in the beginning and the end of the play. In the back of the stage there was a wall with two or three doors that were leading in the actors’ dressing rooms.

In Shakespeare’s years the stage was described as simple. In 1613, during a play the roof of the theatre caught fire and the whole theatre was burnt. Fortunately the theatre was restructured soon and a ceramic roof was made. Shakespeare had played many times as an actor in the new Globe, but probably had never written any plays to present. The theatre was closed in 1642 because of the beginning of the civil war in England. In 1644 it was destroyed to build houses in its place.

The plan for the restructure of the Globe in 20th century began from the American actor, director and producer Sam Wanamaker. Wanamaker visited London for the first time in 1949. 21 years later he created the “Shakespeare Globe Trust” which was a project devoted to the restructure of the theatre and the creation of an education center. Wanamaker died in 1993 after 23 years of research and study about the architecture design of the new Globe according to the first one’s design. The architecture design was finished by an architect called Theo Crosby, three years and six days after Wanamaker’s death. The theatre was inaugurated by the queen of England in 1997.

Source: http://theatreviewer.blogspot.gr/2012/07/blog-post_19.html Google Images

SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John H. Watson ,his best friend, used to live at 221b Baker street. Based on the stories which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote they lived there from 1881 until 1904. Because of the historical and the special architectural interest, the house is protected by the government.

The building and also its faรงade , still remains the same since Victorian times.

The Sherlock Holmes museum is between 237 and 241 Baker street and it is located inside a flat which is very similar to the original 221b Baker street.

It displays exhibits according to the Holmes stories such as wax figures and memorabilia of Sherlock Holmes.

The best and most famous part of the museum is the famous study which belonged to Doctor Watson.

You can find the description of the house in many stories of the book series.

Stavros Zacharopoulos

Portobello Road

Portobello road is the world’s biggest antique market in the world. Every year thousands of people visit Portobello to buy antiques and collectibles from more than one thousand dealers that sell their riches to make money. Everyone is welcomed at Portobello road to sell his belongings.

Up until the 1940’s, Portobello Road market was like many other London markets and mainly sold food and other essential items.

However in the 1940’s, some poor people started selling their antiques to make money. Gradually, antiques have become what Portobello Road Market is best known for, with Saturday being the main trading day. However, the market still retains its fresh food origins and over time, five distinct sections of the market have formed.

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Holland Park

Holland Park is a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in central London. There are many popular shopping destinations located around Holland Park. The park contains a giant chess set, a cricket pitch, tennis courts, a Japanese garden, one children playground and animals like peacocks and squirrels. Holland Park is about 54 acres and is one of the most beautiful and empresive parks of London. In the northern half of the park there is a wood, in the centre of the park there is Holland House with a lot of gardens, and the south part is used for sport. Holland Park is now one of the most expensive residential districts in London or anywhere in the world.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Park

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The London Eye

The London Eye is a big Ferris wheel that is located in the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is also known as Millennium Wheel.

Dimensions and Construction • The entire structure is 135m. tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120m.

• In 1999, it was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel.

• The construction of the structure was completed on March 2000.

• It has 32 capsules. Each of them weighs 10 tonnes and can carry 25 people.

Opening • The London Eye was formally opened by the Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999, although it was not opened to the public until 9 March 2000 because of technical problems.

• Today, more than 30 million people have ridden the London Eye.

Sources • •

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye#/media/File:London-Eye-2009.JPG

Karanika Antigoni

LONDON SIGHTS

TATE BRITAIN

Christine Karnarou, a2

TATE MODERN

Some information, about Tate Gallery: In London, there are two Tate Galleries. The one is Tate Britain and the other one is Tate Modern.

Tate Britain is the oldest Tate Gallery. It concludes the biggest exhibition of British art, in the world.

Tate Modern is the main modern art gallery in United Kingdom. It is placed in a former power station.

Why it is a good idea to visit both of the Tate Galleries: First of all, both of them are free for visitors. In addition, you can explore over 500 years of artistic creation, in Tate Britain.

Moreover, Tate Modern presents international exhibits from 1900 till nowadays. Furthermore, it concludes exhibits made by famous artists of the 20th century, such as Picasso. Tate Modern is one of the most favorite sights, for London tourists.

SOURCES: http://www.morganstudio.co.uk/project/tate_britain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Modern

http://www.taxidologio.gr/london-todo-tate-galleries.html

O2 The O2 is a large entertainment area on the Greenwich Peninsula( South East London). It includes a lot of bars, restaurants, music clubs and of course the very famous O2 arena. Ιt is often referred by various names like O2 Dome, O2 Centre. The area is served by North Greenwich tube station and you can also go there by bus or by a river which is more expensive to go with. The venue, rounding The O2, was reopened to the public on 24 June 2007 with a concert by Bon Jovi in the arena.

The O2 arena is one of the most famous arenas around the world. In this arena took place The London Paraolympics and the Olympics of 2012.

Everyone wants to go there. It’s a very nice place to visit. You can eat pizza at a very cheap place or you can eat spaghetti at a very expensive restaurant. Also you are able to watch a movie. It can be a comedy or a horror film. It’s your choice!!!But don’t forget! There is the O2 arena. One of the most famous arenas around the world. You can go there and see a concert of your favourite band. No matter where you sit, you can hear everything clearly enough. The world’s most famous events take place in this arena.

In my opinion O2 is a very nice place to spend your day. If you go to London you should go there and HAVE FUN!!! There are things to do for every age 3-103 years old! It’s also a very good place to spend your day with your relatives or with your friends. There are places where you can stay for hours or just for some minutes. You will see clowns and magicians everywhere. They are very very funny and the will attract your attention.

Vera Karioti

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The National art gallery in London The national gallery in London is one of the most famous landmarks of the city. There is the national collection of works of art from 13th to 19th century. It can be seen 361 days a year, for free. In the museum you can see the paintings of famous painters for free, take lessons of art which all the ages can attend, create your own piece of art, listen to concerts, have a lunch, buy a souvenir to remember the visit at the museum, sit and relax at a cafĂŠ and learn about art. These are some reasons that can convince you to visit this amazing art gallery.

By Antriana Katsampani

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich The Royal Observatory Greenwich is one of the most historical observatories, it's the most ancient observatory in London. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation.

British astronomers have used it as a base for their measurements. It is also the base of the longitude, the ''Prime Meridian''.

It was founded by King Charles II in 1675, the foundation stone was laid on 10 August of the same year. It was built, on the hill of the so-called district of Greenwich, overlooking the river Thames. Its main core, the Flamsteed House, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, probably with the help of Robert Hook. Its main room, the Octagon Room, is 6m tall, and its design is unusual. The first director of the observatory was John Flamsteed.

The Royal Observatory suffered from a bombing attack in 1894. This was considered as the first Στέλλα Κατσουλάκου Α2

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terroristic attack in Britain. The bomb was detonated by 26-year-old Martial Bourdian. It's unknown why he chose to attack the observatory or if the explosion was meant to be somewhere else.

Today it isn't considered as a scientific organisation, but a museum .

Sources: • http://goo.gl/EEZNPM • http://www.rlfrazier.org/photography/Pla ces/Greenwich_RO.html

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Royal Air Force Museum London

The Royal Air Force Museum London is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome with five major buildings and hangars dedicated to the history of aviation. A second collection of exhibits, plus aircraft restoration facilities, is housed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, five miles northwest of Wolverhampton.

The Royal Air Force Museum London comprises five exhibition halls: • Milestones of Flight • The Bomber Hall • Historic Hangars • The Battle of Britain Hall • The GrahameWhite Factory It has over 100 aircrafts, including one of only two surviving Vickers Wellingtons left in the world and the Avro Lancaster S-Sugar, which flew 137 sorties. It also includes the only complete Hawker Typhoon and the only Boulton Paul Defiant in the world.

In this huge museum you can see a lot of aeroplanes, which flew in the air a few years ago or even a century ago. That is very interesting, because there are many rare aeroplanes; some of them are the only left in the world! That is amazing!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London

Nicolas Koukoudakis

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Wembley Wembley is football a stadium in London (England).

It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium which was demolished in 2003.

In the stadium are played matches including the FA Cup Final and home matches of the England national football team.

Wembley stadium has 90,000 seats and it is the second biggest stadium in Europe and tha biggest stadium in UK. It was designed by HOK Sport and Foster and Partners and was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £798 million. Ιn 2013 the UEFA champions league final was housed there.

George Lepidas

Science Museum is one of the biggest tourist attractions in London. The entrance has been free since 2001 because it is paid by the government. It is next to the National History Museum. The closest tube station is South Kensington. You can go to South Kensington by Circle, District and Piccadilly lines. It is made up of seven galleries. There are 500.000 objects in the collections.

At the ground floor you can see what is new in science and make the modern world. At the lower ground floor there is a cloakroom. There is also a garden at the basement floor! At the first floor there are agriculture, challenge of materials, cosmos and culture, clocks and watches, and you can learn also who you are. At the second floor you can learn about computing, energy, mathematics, and atmosphere. At the 3rd floor there are many interactive activities and finally at the 4th and 5th floors there is a variety of things about medicines and veterinary.

Science Museum is one of the favorite places of Stephen Hawking! It is an extraordinary museum! If you are interested in science, you will love it! You will surely enjoy your visit!

Maroutsou Evina

LONDON EYE

London eye is a large metal Ferris wheel. It is also known as the MILLENIUM WHEEL and is one of the largest observation wheels in the world.

The Eye was opened in 2000. It is 135 metres high. At the time it was built, in 1999, it was the tallest giant wheel in the world, and at present it is Europe ‘s tallest Ferris wheel. It offered the highest public viewing point in London. The 245- metre observation deck on the 72nd floor of The Shard is now the highest puplic view of London.

It is the most popular paid touristic attraction in the United Kingdom ,there are over 3.5 million visitors annually, and the Eye has made many appearances in popular culture.

The London Eye was overtaken in height by the Star of Nanchang, which is 160 metres high.

On the 11th February 2008 the Singapore Flyer overtook the Star of Nanchang with 165 metres.

The London Eye stands at the western end of Jubilee Garden, on the South Bank of the river Thames, between Westminister Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. It was built by Adam Jonas Jr the great grandson of Sir Adam Jonas who built Big Ben. MERICHOVITIS IOANNIS.

London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was firstly opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 806 species of animals, with 19,178 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom. The zoo is sometimes called Regent's Zoo. The animals it hosts are:  Mammals  Birds  Reptiles  Amphibians  Fishes  Invertebrates It is a very interesting and exciting zoo. Everyone can spend a lovely time in, while he/she visits it.

SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Zoo#

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The British Museum The British Museum in London is one of the world's largest museums of human history and culture.

It has more than seven million objects from all continents.

The British Museum opened in 1759 and it was the first museum in the world to be open to everyone. It has nearly six million visitors a year and is the third most popular art museum in the world.

The British museum started by the physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane. Over his lifetime, Sloane had collected more than 71,000 objects.

Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan The department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan is one of the biggest collections of Ancient Egyptian art in the world.

They cover Egyptian and Sudanese history from around 10000 BC all the way to the 12th century AD, a period of around 12,000 years.

Department of Greece and Rome The department of Greece and Rome is one of the biggest collections of Ancient Greek and Roman objects in the world. The objects come from nearly 4000 years of European history, from 3200 BC all the way to the 4th century AD. It contains parts of two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos. It has also many pieces from the Parthenon.

Department of the Middle East The Department of the Middle East has the largest collection of Mesopotamian art in the world, outside of Iraq. It has approximately 300,000 objects, covering the Neolithic period until present. It has objects from all over the Middle East including Mesopotamia (Iraq), Anatolia (Turkey), Levant (Syria, Lebanon and Jordan) and some pieces from central Asia.

Key objects in the collection include: • The Cyrus Cylinder, a cylindrical scroll from 539 BC. Written on it is the story of Cyrus, king of Babylon.

• Several ten feet tall statues of lions and bulls with human heads.

• The fifteen foot high bronze gates of the fortress of Galawat.

Bekiaris Dimitris

Kew Gardens  Kew Gardens is the world's biggest collection of living plants,in south-west London. Its living collections include over 30.000 different types of plants. It opened at 1759 and the visitors are more than 1.35 per year. 

It's one of the top tourist attractions in London.

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The illustrations collection contains more than 150.000 prints and drawings of

plants.

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The library contains more than 750.00 volumes.

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It has its own police force, Kew Constabulary.

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In 2003, the gardens were put on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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The London Dungeon

The London Dungeon is one of the capital’s signature attractions, which recreates various gory and macabre historical events in a humorous style aimed at younger audiences. It's a 90 minute journey through 1000 years of London's murky past. Visitors walk through the Dungeon, moving from show to show, guided by professional actors.

HISTORY It was founded in 1974 by Annabel Geddes. It was firstly designed as a museum of macabre history depicting gory scenes. Over the years the Dungeon has changed into an actor-led, interactive experience with both humorous and light horror elements. London’s first ever indoor water ride was installed at the venue in 1997. Kunick Leisure Group owned The Dungeons Company during the 1980s, before it was bought by Vardon in 1992.

LOCATION The London Dungeon was initially located at Tooley Street, London Bridge.

On 31 January 2013 , closed its doors after 39 years and the attraction moved to London’s Country Hall on the South Bank, next to the London Eye.

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Descent The Tyrant Boat Ride Guy Fawkes - The Gunpowder Plot The Torturer The Plague Doctor Sweeney Todd Whitechapel Labyrinth Jack the Ripper The Judge & Courtroom Drop Dead: Drop Ride to Doom

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British Library

The British Library was created on 1 July 1973. Before this, the national library was part of the British Museum, which provided the majority of the holdings of the new library, with smaller organizations which have contribute in that purpose. In 1983, British Library got many sound and video recordings, with over a million discs and thousands of tapes.

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest library in the world by the number of items it has. The library holds many rare books, journals, newspapers, magazines and, also, sound and music recordings, videos. It has many collectible stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with uncountable manuscripts and historical artifacts dating back since 2000 BC. George Papadopoulos

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The Making of Harry Potter is an area where you can find some scenery or costumes which they were used in the films. The production crew saved many of the iconic sets, props and costumes that were created especially for the films - just in case they were ever needed later on in the series The team behind Warner Bros - Studio Tour London want to preserve and showcase these sceneries, costumes and sets so that Harry Potter fans could see the magic of filmmaking first-hand.

By Vasilia Spaidioti Teacher: mrs. Drakopoulou

Hamleys

Established in 1760, Hamleys is the oldest toy-shop and most

loved in the world! It’s a huge toy-shop situated in Regent

Street, London. It has seven floors full of every kind of toys!

Every visit to Hamleys is a unique treat!!!

Vasileia Spaidioti

Hamleys’ History Growing up in Cornwall, England, William Hamley dreamed

of opening the best toy-shop in the world. In 1960 his dreams came true. In High Holborn he opened “Noah’s Ark” with every kind of toy! In 1873 Hamleys was already a London landmark. So successful was the shop that in 1881 a new

branch opened in Regent Street. Hamleys added a further five

floors of toys! Generally, Hamleys faced hard times but in the

end it managed to stay the most loved toy-shop in the world!!! ♥♥♥

More Informations Type: Private limited Company Industry: Retailing Products: Toys Number of locations: 9 in UK Owner: Ludendo Vasileia Spaidioti

ď śSlogan: The Finest Children's Toy Shop in the World

Toys and toys......

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Tate modern Tate Modern is a modern art gallery in London.

It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms. It’s part of the Tate group (together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Online). It is based in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art. It is the third most popular museum in England.

Tate Modern currently has seven floors, numbered 0 to 6. Levels 0 to 4 contain gallery space. The temporary exhibitions are in levels 2 and 4 and in the Turbine Hall. These days there are exhibitions such as the Exhibition of Sonia Delaunay and the one of Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden.

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HYDE PARK Hyde Park is one of the eight Royal Parks of London. It covers 350 acres and is visited by millions of Londoners and tourists every year. Hyde Park was created to satisfy a royal passion for hunting.

But over the years it became a peaceful place where people have pursued many other pleasures.

THEN‌ Henry VIII (the 8th) acquired Hyde Park from the monks of Westminster Abbey in 1536, where he and his court were often seen there in hunt of deer. It remained a private hunting ground until James I came to the throne and permitted limited access. It was Charles I who changed the nature of the park completely. In 1637 he opened the park to the general public.

In 1665, the year of a great disease, many citizens of London left to camp on Hyde Park, in the hope of escaping the disease.

Queen Caroline, wife of George II, had extensive renovations carried out and in the 1730s had The Serpentine, a lake of some 11.34 hectares, created.

Hyde Park became a venue for national celebrations, such as the fireworks set for the end of the Napoleon War, in 1814.

...AND NOW Hyde Park is a popular film location. In Hyde Park there have been filmed movies such as Johnny English (2003), starring Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia and John Malkovich.

It is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers' Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.

The park also offers various recreational activities including open water swimming, boating, cycling, tennis and horse riding. There are also yoga classes and meditation.

The Royal Opera house is a large building which was built in 1858 at the U.K. At the beginning it was used as a dance hall but now it is the home of the opera and ballet companies (The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet). It is such a big building that it seats 2,256 people. Its proscenium is 12.20 m wide and 14.80 m high.

First Theatre 1732 – 1809 Second Theatre 1809 – 1858 Third and Present Theatre 1858 – Present

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(Kensington Roof Gardens)

The Roof Gardens (known as Kensington Roof Gardens) is a roof garden covering 6,000 m² on top of the former Derry and Toms building on Kensington High Street, in central London, in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. They have for a long time been the largest roof garden in Europe, but was surpassed by the roof garden on the shopping mall Emporia in 2012.It has an amazing garden with some rare species of animals (such as flaming. Its facilities include a restaurant and club.

The gardens can be identified by the Virgin flags flying from the top of the building.

The gardens are open to the public unless pre-booked by a private party. They are accessible from Derry Street, through a doorway marked "99 Kensington High Street". The nearest tube station is High Street Kensington.

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HISTORY The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.

OFFICIAL NAME The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (Minneapolis City Hall being the first).

ORIGIN The origin of the name Big Ben is not known, although two different theories exist: 1) The first is that is was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the first commissioner of works, a large man who was known affectionately in the house as "Big Ben".

2) The second theory is that it was named after a heavyweight boxing champion at that time, Benjamin Caunt. Also known as "Big Ben", this nickname was commonly bestowed in society to anything that was the heaviest in its class.

Admiral’s Gate

Admiral’s Gate is a majestic gate, which is located in the north side of Trafalgar Square. It leads to Buckingham Palace. It was built to honor Admiral Nelson, who won the Napoleon’s navy at 1805 but died in the battle.

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Victoria and Albert museum

The Victoria and Albert museum is a very popular tourist attraction and it is one of the most famous museums of London. It is situated at Cromwell Road and it was founded in 1852. “Victoria” represents Queen Victoria and “Albert” represents Prince Albert. It includes various exhibits, like for example sculptures, paintings, ancient jewelry and clothes, photographs, books, designs and traditional, local objects from many different parts of the world. There are exhibits from Asia, Europe, North America and North Africa.

In general, the museum’s exhibits are both ancient and modern. Namely, it exhibits ancient art objects, like the exhibits of the Asian Department and more modern and contemporary exhibits, like certain paintings, drawings, designs and photographs. In other words, the Victoria and Albert museum is an art museum, the exhibits of which are about the art and civilization of many parts of the world and it mostly appeals to the lovers of the art.

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COVENT GARDEN English project Zotou Elizabeth Professor: Christine Drakopoulou Covent Garden is an area in London on the eastern fringes of the West End. Covent Garden is a fruit and vegetable market. You can find fantastic things in it and it is real well worth a visit. There are a lot of others smaller areas (Covent Garden is one of them) that are worth exploring such as the traffic-free Covent Garden market piazza, The Opera Quarter, St Martin's Courtyard, Seven Dials, Neal's Yard, and Floral Street.

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London Sights O2 Arena

The O2 Arena

Map of the surrounding area

The O2 Arena (named also as North Greenwich Arena in the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large building in Greenwich, London. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor buildingin the UK, behind the Manchester Arena, but is the world's busiest music arena. (The Manchester Arena was before the O2 Arena) The closest underground station to the arena is the North Greenwich station on the Jubilee line.

I suggest visiting the O2 Arena because: Famous stars perform there.

You can enjoy great basketball matches.

You can be in the one of the biggest arenas in the world (14th).

Location : The O2 Drawdock Road North Greenwich London, SE10 0BB England, United Kingdom

Former names: North Greenwich Arena

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Capacity: 20,000 (basketball and concerts

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