LONDON TOURISTIC ATRACCIONSIn this presentation we will talk about some of the

tourist attractions in London. Here we present: London eyes, London Tower , Tower Bridge and British

London Eye

The London Eye aka Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel located 135 m on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the Thames, London Borough of Lambeth, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges .Cost 70 million poundsBuilt: 1999 - 2000Height: 135 m.Diameter: 120 m.

LONDON TOWERThe Tower of London , officially the Royal Palace and Fortress of Her Majesty, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the northern boundary of the city open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded in late 1066 as part of the Norman conquest of England. The White Tower, which givesits name to the entire castle, was built by Williamthe Conqueror in 1078, becoming a symbol ofoppression in London by the new ruling elite.Since at least 1100, the castle was used as a prison,but was not the primary purpose.

TOWER BRIDGEThe Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge in London over the River Thames. It is situated near the Tower of London, which gives it its nameThe bridge is maintained by Bridge House Estates, a company with no profit under the trusteeship of Corporation of London, one the city council of the City of London.It has appeared in movies such as Spice World ( 1997), The Parent Trap, The Mummy , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Wolf Man (2010 ) , Sherlock Holmes (2009 ) and also anime series such as Kinnikuman (Musculman) and Kuroshitsuji, this being the "special power" Robin Mask.

BRITISH MUSEUMThe British Museum is a museum of the city of London, UK, one of the most important and visited museums in the world. Its collections cover various fields of human knowledge such as history, archeology, ethnography and art.The museum was one of the first institutions of its kind in Europe.It has the largest reading room of the British Library , a library that although now has its own headquarters , until 1973 also part of the museum, like the Natural History Museum, London , which changed its own headquarters in

MADAME TUSSAUDS

Madame Tussauds London is a museum and tourist attraction located in Central London, housed in the former London Planetarium. It is known for recreating life size wax models of celebrities.Set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud on Marylebone Road in 1884 it is the first Madame Tussauds.

Marie Tussaud

Here are some wax models as of November 2013 the official website listed;

Barack Obama Robert Pattison

Here are some wax models as of November 2013 the official website listed;

Johnny Deep Justin Bieber

THE LONDON DANGEON

The London Dungeon is a London tourist attraction which recreates various gory and macabre historical events in a gallows humour style aimed at younger audiences. It uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides.

Opening in 1974, it was initially designed as a museum of macabre history, but the Dungeon has evolved to become an actor-led, interactive experience. The Dungeon is operated by Merlin Entertainments. In 2013, the London Dungeon moved from its premises on Tooley Street to a new location near County Hall and the London Eye.

The River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known for flowing through London, the river also flows alongside other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, and Windsor.

With a total length of 236 miles (380 km), the Thames is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. On its way, it passes through London, the country's capital, where the river is deep and navigable to ships

National Gallery

The National Gallery or National Gallery is the principal museum of art of London placed in Trafalgar Square's north part European painting Exhibits from 1250 to 1900, proceeding from the national collection of art of the United Kingdom The permanent collection, which consists of 2.300 paintings, belongs to the British State.

“National Portrait Gallery”It is one of the most famous museums in London . Not to be confused with the National Portrait Gallery in Washington , United States.

It was founded in 1856 with the Victorian spirit of idealism and education by example the aim of the collection was to gather portraits of the great and powerful of Britain to inspire others. At first , that the portrait was included in the collection, the character must have died . The gallery moved to its current building , north of Trafalgar Square in 1896. The first extension was opened by Lord Duveen in 1933 and is a wing that runs Orange Street; the second extension opened in 2000 and was conducted by Christopher Ondaatje. The Ondaatje Wing occupies a space between between nineteenth-century buildings of the National Gallery and the building of the National Portrait Gallery, and is notable for itstwo-story escalator that takes visitors to the oldestpart of the collection, Tudor portraits.

TATE MODERNTate Modern is the name by which there is known the National British Museum of Modern Art. It is located in the center of London and forms a part of the group of museums Tate together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives, these two last ones placed out of London.It is lodged in the former head office of energy of Bankside, originally designed by sir Giles Gilbert Scott and constructed in two phases between 1947 and 1963. The electric power station was closed in 1981 and the building was re-converted into museum by the Swiss architects Herzog and of Meuron, who after they turning out to be victors in an international contest gave to the building his current image.From his opening on May 12, 2000 one has turnedinto the second major attraction of Londres.3 4Into 2007 it was the museum of modern art mostvisited of the world and the third party in general, after the Museum of the Louvreof Paris and the British Museum also of London,with 5.2 millions of visitantes.5 6 The entry is freefor the permanent exhibition, whereas the temporaryexhibitions are free or of payment depending on his character.