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LONDON I
IntroductionIndustry and transport
Culture and sport
VY_32_INOVACE_14-09
London – Houses of Parliament
Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová
Introduction capital of England & Great Britain, in the south-east of England on the
river Thames
cosmopolitan city, commercial, cultural and historical centre
population: 7 mill. inhabitants / 8 mill. - immigration
City of London + 32 boroughs
seat of: Monarch, the Parliament, the Government, the Supreme Court
name – Celtic word Llyn = „jezero“…Dun = „pevnost“
Romans established Londinium; 2,000 years ago
from 11th century the capital
1665 a plague (100,000 died)
1666 Great Fire of London (2/3 destroyed)
Industry and transport
• woodworking• furniture making• chemical• textile• engineering• diamond cutting• paper and cement
making• finance and commerce
• airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, City Airp.
• underground/tube• double decker buses,
single deck Arrow bus• coaches, trains –
Victoria Station• black taxis
Double - Decker
Autor: Paleontour, Název: Double – DeckerZdroj:
http://nopsa.hiit.fi/pmg/viewer/photo.php?id=2562250
A black taxi and a red telephone box
Autor: Steven Haslington Název: Whitcomb Street, WestminsterZdroj:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2828486
Culture and sport 1. Museums and galleries:
Natural and History Museum, British Museum, London Dungeon, Madame Tussaud`s Museum National Gallery, Tate Gallery Greenwich
2. Theatres, music halls: Globe Theatre Royal Albert Hall Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Barbican Centre
3. Parks – picnic and sport areas St Jame`s Park Hyde Park - Speaker`s Corner Regent`s Park – zoo
4. Shopping Oxford, Regent and Bond Streets Harrods
5. Sport Wimbledon Wembley Stadium Olympic Park 2012 – The O2 Arena
Covent Garden
Autor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová
Globe TheatreAutor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová
• a reconstruction of Shakespeare`s original theatre•closed by the Puritans in 1642
•burnt, rebuilt in 1990s
Hyde Park Greenwich• a royal park from 1536 • the biggest London`s
park• Serpentine Line x
Kensington Gardens• boating, sailing, bathing• horseriding, picnics• Speaker`s Corner – soap
box talk
• in the east of London• lower river Thames• The Old Royal Obser –
vatory• Prime Meridian• Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT)• National Maritime
Museum
GreenwichAutor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová
Olympic Park 2012Autor: EG Focus, Název: Olympic Park, London, 16 April 2012.jpg
Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Olympic_Park,_London,_16_April_2012.jpg
Thank you for your attention.
Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová
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