Out and Out and About in About in London !London !

• largest square in London• was the site of the King's Royal

Hawks in the 1200’s• the center of the square is called

the Nelson's Column- built to remember the Battle of Trafalgar October 1805

• The lion at the base was added by Sir Edwin Landseer. They were added later in 1868.

Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square

• Home of the Queen of England• built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703• The Changing of the Guard takes place in Buckingham

Palace at 11:30 every day • it was bombed seven times During World War II • Built in 1837

Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace

• named after its two impressive towers

• one of London's best known landmarks.

• more than 100 years old • Designed by Wolfe Barry and

Horace Jones, and completed in 1894

• middle of the bridge can be raised to permit large vessels to pass the Tower Bridge

Tower BridgeTower Bridge

Big BenBig Ben

• “Big Ben” refers to the clock's hour bell

• cast by John Warner and Sons in 1856

• The hour bell was probably named after Benjamin Hall, the first commissioner of works.

• The hour hand is 9 ft long • the minute hand is 14 ft long • The clock is extremely accurate!

It is adjusted by simply adding small pennies on the shoulder of the pendulum

The British MuseumThe British Museum

• The museum was established in 1753

• The museum's collection of prints and drawings is one of the finest in the world

• Contains the earliest known image of Christ .

• Home of the remains of King Tut