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KENSINGTON
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SCIENZE MUSEUM - is packed with displays about the history and the future of science
(the first ever steam train; spacecraft; science experiments)
NATURAL HISTORT MUSEUM - here you can see worders from the natural world (the skeleton of the blue whale; a tyrannosdurus rex model)
VICTORIA and ALBERT MUSEUM - art and design displays sculpture, fashion and forniture; Queen Victoria, regnied fort over sixty years; Prince Albert, beloved husband
HYDE PARK - this is the city's biggest park;
where people relax and escape the noise of the busy roads
KENSINGTON PALACE - for over 300 years, members of the royal family have lived inside
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SERPENTINE GALLERY - free contemporary art gallery in London's Kensington gardens; in this part of the lake, you can row or swim in the lake
DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN - children splash about in this fountain, built to remember Diana (Princess of Wales)
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along the THAMES
tate BRITAIN - this gallery displays British paitings, sculptures and photographs
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tate MODERN - house the national collection of international modern and contemporary art;
It is the oldest and most popular art gallery
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THE GOLDEN HIND - is a copy of the ship that set sail from London; its captain was the explorer Sir Francis Drake
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LONDON EYE - It's a huge Ferris wheel, overlooking the city
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TRAFALGAR SQUAR
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the NATIONAL GALLERY - over 2300 paitings, by some of the most famous artist ever
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WESTMINSTER
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CHURCHILL STATUE - Wiston Churchill is the Prime Minister during Wold War II, is the most inflential leaders in history
BOUDICA STATUE - Queen Boudica was warrior of the Iceni tribe in ancient Britain who led major revolt against Roman rule
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HOUSE of PARLIAMENT - (or Palace of Westminster) are where politicians meet to discuss important issues, and make new laws
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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KING GEORGE III - "mad" king, who bought Buckingham Palace
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this palace is the official home of British kings and queen;
has over 600 staff and there are even two people who look after its 300 clocks
if the royal standard, is flying over the palace, it means the king is at home
is guarded by "foot guards", soldiers in tall, furry helmets called bearskins
SPORTING LONDON
the 02 - sport events, such as tennis matches
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the LONDON MARATHON - around 40k runners, to the finish line outside Buckingham Palace
the OLYMPIC (and Paralympic)PARK - in 2012, werw played in London
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TOWER OF LONDON
BEEFEATERS - are the tower's guards, bucause they were once paid with beef
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AROUND ST. PAUL'S
st. paul's CATHEDRAL - It is one of the largest domes in the world; was designed by Sir Christopher Wren; this is the second cathedral built here called St. Paul's
INSIDE st. paul's cathedral - golden mosaic on the ceiling; in the dome you can hear a whisper from the far side of the gallery
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OTHER THINGS TO SEE
the ROYAL OBSERVATORY - used for the study of the stars, today it's a museum
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