Sights of London

Buckingham Palace is the official home of the Royal Family. If the King is at home the flag is up.The palace has 775 rooms and 78 bathrooms. There is a cinema and a swimming pool. It also has its own post office and police station. There are about 400 people working here. There are even 2 people who are responsible for the 300 clocks in the palace.

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The  Houses of Parliament, or the Palace of Westminster. Before it became the home of the parliament it was the Royal Family’s home. Most famous is the clock tower, and the clock “Big Ben”.

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Westminster Abbey. It Is also a church. The King was crowned here and many famous people are buried here. The royal weddings are held here. The church lies right behind the Houses of Parliament.

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The Tower of London is the place where the crown jewels are being held. The fortress has been used as a castle, a prison, and a place of execution. The guards of the Tower are called beefeaters. They live at the castle together with their families. About 100 people live here. The Tower has about 2,5 million visitors every year.

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Trafalgar Square is a big square in the middle of London. Lord Nelson, a famous general, stands as a statue here, in front of the National Gallery. Every Christmas since 1947 a Norwegian Christmas tree stands here. It is a gift from the Norwegian state for all the help they got from the Brits during the Second World War.

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Harrods. It is one of the world’s biggest and most famous department stores. It was founded in 1849. Today it has 5000 employees, 330 departments and 32 restaurants and cafés. On a regular day Harrods has about 35 000 visitors. When it is sale around 300 000 people are there every day. Harrods motto is that you can buy anything there – from a small needle to a living elephant!

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The Tower Bridge. It was opened in 1894 by the Royal Family. The design of the bridge was considering by the Special Bridge Committee for 8 years. The construction of the bridge took 8 years as well. The bridge goes over the river Thames. It is 244 metres long, 16 metres wide and weighs 11000 tonnes.

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 London Eye  is the biggest Ferris wheel in the world. It is by the river Thames in the middle of London. On the other side of the river lies the Houses of Parliament.

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Piccadilly Circus is a square in the middle of London. In the south-east corner of the square stands the Shaftesbury memorial fountain from 1893. Here lies one of the biggest sport shops in the world, Lillywhites.

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Madame Tussaud’s is a wax cabinet. Here you can see wax dolls of famous people. It is a very popular tourist attraction. Mary Tussaud started making wax dolls in France and in 1802 she was forced to move to London because of the war. She settled in London and founded the first permanent exhibition of wax dolls there in 1835. The story of Madam Tussaud’s Museum began. 

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This is Hamleys. It is the world’s biggest toy shop. It was founded in 1760 by William Hamley. Around 5 million people visit the store every year. It has seven floors, all with different themes:

5th floor: Boys (Action figures, vehicles)

4th floor: Hobbies (Model kits/railways, remote controlled cars)

3rd floor: Girls (dolls, Barbies, Hello Kitty)

2nd floor: Preschool (toys for babies/young children)

1st floor: Games (borad games, jigsaws

Ground floor: Soft toys (cuddly toys)

Basement:  Interactive (LEGO, construction toys)

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