倫敦——大不列顛的首都

London is a famous city with a long history. The beautiful scenes， mild climate， old culture， advanced education and flourishing business in London attracts many foreigners every year.

If you want to take a trip to London， you shouldn’t miss these places.

Buckingham Palace: It’s the perman-

ent residence of the royal family. It was built in 1703 and during the later years， many buildings were added to it. In the Palace， there are large sums of art works. The Palace is open to public for two months each summer.

Big Ben: The famous London Clock is at the north end of the House of Parliament. The clock is very big. The tower is 320 feet high and the clock is 23 feet wide. The minute hands are 14 feet long. It was completed in 1859.

Westminster Cathedral: People used eight years to build the Westminster Cathedral (1895-1903). It has one of the finest choirs in Britain. On the Bell Tower， which is 273 feet high， people can see most parts of London.

Tower Bridge: It’s London’s most famous landmark. Inside the twin towers， there are exhibitions about the stories of the bridge.

London Zoo: Children must be interested in it!It was opened in 1828 and it’s the most famous zoo in the world. You can see 650 animal species in the zoo.

倫敦是一個擁有悠久歷史的名城。倫敦優美的景色、溫和的氣候、久遠的歷史、發達的教育和繁榮的商業每年都吸引了大量外國游客。

如果你要去倫敦旅游，這些地方可不能錯過喲！

白金漢宮：是王室的永久住所。始建于1703年，其后數年又有許多建筑物加入其間。宮內藏有大量的藝術品，每年夏季對公眾開放兩個月。

大本鐘：著名的倫敦大鐘位于議院北端。這架鐘非常大。鐘樓高達320英尺，鐘面寬23英尺，分針有14英尺長。大本鐘于1859年完工。

威斯敏斯特大教堂：威斯敏斯特大教堂建于1895~1903年間，歷時 8年。它擁有英國最好的唱詩班。站在273英尺高的鐘樓上，游客可以看到大部分倫敦市景。

塔橋：倫敦最著名的標志。在姊妹塔之間有塔橋歷史展覽。

倫敦動物園：孩子們一定會對它很感興趣的。這座世界上最有名的動物園開放于1828年，擁有650多個動物物種。