Best Monuments and Landmarks in London by Valeria Placidi

The Tube

valeriaplacidi — 2019-10-06 14:26:26 UTC

The London Underground first opened in 1863!
The London Underground (also known as Tube) is a public transit system serving London and parts of adjacent counties.
Despite its name only 45% of the system is underground in tunnels
The system has 270 stations and 250 miles of track
The 11 lines handle up to 5 million passengers a day
A Central London Railway route diagram appears in a 1904 postcard.
Today's tube map is an evolution of that original design and the ideas are used by many metro around the world

valeriaplacidi — 2019-10-06 14:33:49 UTC

Platform 9 3/4 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

valeriaplacidi — 2019-10-06 14:42:58 UTC

It is an area where open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed.

valeriaplacidi — 2019-10-06 14:52:46 UTC

Pall Mall became the first public street in the world to be artificially lit with gas. On 28 January 1807

Vittoria Biscottini

2019-10-10 14:04:49 UTC

The London Eye is an observation wheel, the tallest in Europe! It's tall 135m and it sits on the shores of the River Thames.

Vittoria Biscottini

2019-10-10 16:25:51 UTC

In London there are many restaurants. In this restaurants many students and young people work there to study and learn english.
And a lot of people go to London hoping for luck to open a restaurant.

ALDWYCH GHOST STATION

2019-10-11 16:21:59 UTC

Lilliana Marin
Aldwych is a closed station on the London Underground, located in the city of Westminster in central London. It was opened in 1907 with the name Strand. Disused parts of the station were used during both world wars to shelter artworks from London's public galleries and museums from bombing. It is now a popular location for filming.

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More about the monument to the great Fire of London

2019-10-11 16:48:53 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
It's more commonly called The Monument, was built between 1671 and 1677 in memory of the great London fire of 1666, designed by architect Christopher Wren

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Zerbi Matilda

There were only six deaths in the Great Fire of London

2019-10-11 17:18:43 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

The Great Fire in 1666 devastated London. While the fire reduced large parts of the city to ruins, the verified death toll was only six people. However, the real number is unknown, as many more died from indirect causes. Monument, the 203ft stone obelisk located 203 ft away from where the fire broke out, commemorates those who died.

2019-10-11 17:24:27 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

Cabbie’s Curios: London’s Smallest Statue

2019-10-11 17:30:31 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

Not far from the northern end of London Bridge, in the capital’s historic centre, you’ll find a short street called ‘Philpot Lane.’

Named after Sir John Philpot (Lord Mayor of London between 1378-1379), Philpot Lane links Eastcheap and Fenchurch Street.

It is also home to London’s tiniest public statue; ‘The Two Mice Eating Cheese.’

These two small fellows can be found half-way up a building which sits on the south-eastern corner of Philpot Lane, just by the junction with Eastcheap.

Two Mice Eating Cheese, Philpot Lane

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Zerbi Matilda

2019-10-11 17:36:03 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
London Is divided in two countries: the City of London and Greater London and both have their own mayor

What are the traditions of London?

2019-10-11 17:47:31 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
London's Most Unusual Traditions and Events

Peter Pan Cup.
Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival.
Bankside Twelfth Night.
Annual Sheep Drive Across London Bridge.
Guy Fawkes Night.
Ravens at the Tower of London.
State Opening of Parliament.

The clock tower is not called Big Ben

gusmano_gabriele — 2019-10-12 15:51:05 UTC

Zerbi Matilda e Anonimo
Big Ben is just one of two bells inside the clock tower.
The 96 meters high structure was built in the nineteenth century and its official name is Elizabeth Tower, given in 2012 on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the ascent to the throne of the queen

Buckingham Palace

gusmano_gabriele — 2019-10-12 16:09:25 UTC

Fabrizio Gusmano

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction.

The great lung of London

fontana_carlo — 2019-10-12 16:23:12 UTC

Carlo Fontana
With more than 140 hectars of land, Hyde Park is the largest park in central London. It is the great lung od the city and is an excellent recreation center for Londoners and tourists.

London was home to many famous faces

2019-10-12 17:38:52 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

London has to be the numerous famous people that have lived there. Such as Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Sylvia Plath, Charles Dickens, Jimi Hendrix, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Florence Nightingale and 100’s of others. Blue plaques now hang where these people lived

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2019-10-12 17:39:48 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

Over 300 languages are spoken in London

2019-10-12 17:44:42 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
First on our list of facts about London is the cultural diversity. As one of the most diverse cities in the world, London houses over 8 million residents, who collectively speak over 300 languages, including Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien and of course English.

2019-10-12 17:58:34 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
1.265 billion people use the London Underground every year. That’s slightly more than the population of India! No wonder it’s so hard to get a seat. According to TFL, the most popular station is Waterloo, which sees 100.3 milion of people every year

The Bearskin hats and Wateloo

fontana_carlo — 2019-10-12 18:01:36 UTC

Carlo Fontana
The British Army had a tradition of adopting features of enemy uniforms, as a trophy. At the Battle of Waterloo (1815) the 1st Foot Guards repulsed Napoleon’s Imperial Guard and were awarded the bearskin and the title Grenadier Guards to commemorate their victory.

The most famous restaurant in london

2019-10-12 18:07:21 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
Big Bus Tours

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Zerbi Matilda

Do they still use Bearskin?

fontana_carlo — 2019-10-12 18:14:39 UTC

Modern bearskins are fabricated from pelts taken from Canadian bears culled for population control purposes. Around 100 new bearskin caps are needed every year.
The black bears are killed under licence by native Inuit hunters in a Canadian government programme to keep numbers under control.
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the Westminster abbey

2019-10-13 08:35:07 UTC

Emma De Rosso
This tour takes you to two impressive sites of English history and culture. With a skip-the-line privilege, visit and enter Westminster Abbey, a magnificent gothic church that has been the venue of English and British monarch coronations since William the Conqueror in 1066. It has also been the venue for royal weddings (like for Prince William and Kate Middleton's) and funerals (like for Princess Diana's). Next, you'll go see the venerable halls of the Houses of Parliament. Known formally as the Palace of Westminster, this is where the House of Commons and House of Lords (the two houses of parliament, thus the nickname) come to convene. You'll also see the 11th-century Westminster Hall, the Queen's Robing room, and the opulent House of Lords. Book your tickets now for a deep dive into these two London landmarks.

The Globe theatre

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Emma De Rosso
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend and grandson Sir Matthew Brend, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.

the Globe theatre

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London is a city of first times

2019-10-13 09:30:25 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
Here the First moderna umbrella appeared, the First traffic light and the first top hat worn by John Hetherington.
Rhino that he attracted so much attention to himself that while he was walking ti Sto James's park, a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace, he was arresterà for disturbing public peace. 😲

Mandarin flag

2019-10-13 09:48:34 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

Gujarat flag

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Zerbi Matilda

Some of London landmarks have affectionate nicknames!

2019-10-13 09:53:58 UTC

Lilliana Marin
It may be a part of the famous British sense of humour, or a clever marketing ploy by the developers, but Londoners like to use nicknames for some of the buildings and landmarks in centre London.

The Walkie Talkie

2019-10-13 10:00:05 UTC

Lilliana Marin
Nicknamed the Walkie Talkie because of it's top-heavy shape it looks like an old Walkie Talkie or a cellphone

The Gherkin

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Lilliana Marin

The Pringle

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Lilliana Marin
It's officially known as the Lee Valley VeloPark or the Olympic cycle track

The Cheesegrater

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Lilliana Marin

The Can of Ham

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Lilliana Marin

The Shard

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Lilliana Marin

London Cabs

2019-10-13 10:20:44 UTC

Giacomo Pisani
London Black Taxicabs are famous in all over the world.
They began providing taxicab service in the early 17th century.
In the beginning they were a small horse-drawn carriage, but in the coming years they will become "electric black cabs".

Platform 9 3/4

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Lilliana Marin

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Madame tussauds

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Emma De Rosso
Marie Tussaud era una donna di origini alsaziane. Aveva imparato l'arte di modellare la cera fin da piccola, creando i primi capolavori. Nel 1802 lascia Parigi per l'Inghilterra, portando con sé le sue opere, e da questa collezione nasce l'attuale museo delle cere di Londra.

La fondatrice, nata come Marie Grosholtz, arrivò spesso a faccia a faccia con la morte. Infatti, a Parigi, come lavoratrice prestigiosa della cera e, prima, come insegnante d'arte della sorella di Luigi XVI, i capi della Rivoluzione Francese le ordinarono di ricavare le maschere mortuarie dalle teste decapitate delle vittime della ghigliottina. Sposato un ingegnere civile, François Tussaud, Marie Tussaud arrivò a Londra nei primi anni del secolo XIX e, all'epoca della sua morte nel 1850, all'età di 89 anni, le sue opere in cera erano famose.

Suo nipote, Joseph Randall Tussaud, curò la loro sistemazione nel luogo attuale vicino a Baker Street nel 1884. Da allora la collezione si è mantenuta al passo con la società - buona, cattiva, dignitosa - e con le stelle. Adiacente c'è l'ex Planetario di Londra, dalla cupola in color verderame; fu inaugurato nel 1958 dal Duca di Edimburgo. Dal 2010 ospita l'attrazione Marvel Super Heroes 4D e fa parte del museo Madame Tussauds, dedicato ai personaggi famosi.

Tower of London

2019-10-13 10:57:01 UTC

Giacomo Pisani
Tower of London is a castle started building in 1066.
It is located inside the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Until the middle of the last century it was used as a prison, today it is world heritage of humanity.
On the inside, the jewels of the crown are kept.

When London was founded

livio_francesco — 2019-10-13 11:29:45 UTC

Francesco Livio

Londinium was established as a civilian town by the Romans about four years^[8] after the invasion of AD 43. London, like Rome, was founded on the point of the river where it was narrow enough to bridge and the strategic location of the city provided easy access to much of Europe. Early Roman London occupied a relatively small area, roughly equivalent to the size of Hyde Park. In around AD 60, it was destroyed by the Iceni led by their queen Boudica. The city was quickly rebuilt as a planned Roman town and recovered after perhaps 10 years, the city growing rapidly over the following decades.


During the 2nd century Londinium was at its height and replaced Colchester as the capital of Roman Britain (Britannia). Its population was around 60,000 inhabitants. It boasted major public buildings, including the largest basilica north of the Alps, temples, bath houses, an amphitheatre and a large fort for the city garrison. Political instability and recession from the 3rd century onwards led to a slow decline.


At some time between AD 180 and AD 225, the Romans built the defensive London Wall around the landward side of the city. The wall was about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long, 6 metres (20 ft) high, and 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) thick. The wall would survive for another 1,600 years and define the City of London's perimeters for centuries to come. The perimeters of the present City are roughly defined by the line of the ancient wall.


Londonium was an ethnically diverse city with inhabitants from across the Roman Empire, including natives of Britannia, continental Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.^[9]

In the late 3rd century, Londinium was raided on several occasions by Saxon pirates.^[10] This led, from around 255 onwards, to the construction of an additional riverside wall. Six of the traditional seven city gates of London are of Roman origin, namely: Ludgate, Newgate, Aldersgate, Cripplegate, Bishopsgate and Aldgate (Moorgate is the exception, being of medieval origin).


By the 5th century, the Roman Empire was in rapid decline and in AD 410, the Roman occupation of Britannia came to an end. Following this, the Roman city also went into rapid decline and by the end of the 5th century was practically abandoned.

Something more...

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Zerbi Matilda

Queen Elizabeth

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Zerbi Matilda

Prince Harry

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Zerbi Matilda

Megan Markle

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Zerbi Matilda

William and Kate

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Zerbi Matilda

the Thames is not the only river in London

2019-10-13 11:52:15 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
the Thames may also be the most famous river in London, but it is not the only one. In fact, under the city, another twenty rivers flow and one of these, the Tyburn, passes right under Buckingham palace. Did you know?

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Zerbi Matilda

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King Philiphs

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Nelson's Column

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Giacomo Donegana

La colonna di Nelson (in inglese Nelson's Column), è un monumento che si trova a Trafalgar Square, a Londra, nel Regno Unito

Eretta per commemorare Horatio Nelson, caduto nel 1805 nella battaglia di Trafalgar, la colonna venne costruita tra il 1840 e il 1843 basandosi su un progetto di William Railton e ad un costo di 47,000 sterlinera, nel Regno Unito

Flag of the United kingdom

2019-10-13 13:13:14 UTC

Giacomo Donegana
La bandiera del Regno Unito è chiamata Union Flag o, nel linguaggio comune, Union Jack. La bandiera attuale fu adottata nel 1801 in seguito all'atto di unione con il quale il Regno di Gran Bretagna e il Regno d'Irlanda si univano a formare il Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda, tuttavia è la versione modificata della precedente bandiera del regno (istituita nel 1606) ed è anche stata la bandiera rappresentativa dell'Impero britannico.

Red Telephone Box

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Giacomo Donegana
Il primo apparecchio telefonico fu brevettato nel 1889 da William Gray. Si dice che l'idea della creazione di un apparecchio telefonico pubblico gli venne quando sua moglie fu colta da un malore, e nessuno nei dintorni gli lasciò usare il proprio telefono. Il primo brevetto di quest'apparecchio era molto semplice; il telefono funzionava normalmente, ma inserendo una moneta questa avrebbe fatto suonare un campanella informando del pagamento l'operatore che metteva quindi in contatto il cliente alla persona desiderata. Ovviamente stiamo parlando ancora di sistemi in cui i collegamenti venivano eseguiti a mano dagli operatori incaricati. Gray comunque approvato il brevetto aprì una sua azienda e cominciò ad installare questi apparecchi in molte città. Nel giro di qualche anno questa invenzione arrivò anche in Europa. Le famosissime cabine rosse londinesi ad esempio furono introdotte nel Regno Unito nel 1924. Poi man mano vennero introdotte negli altri paesi.

Notting Hill

2019-10-13 13:23:48 UTC

Giacomo Donegana
Notting Hill è un distretto residenziale di Londra, appartenente alla municipalità del Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. È situato nella parte occidentale della prima fascia urbana e, a partire dalla fine degli anni novanta del Novecento, è diventato un’area residenziale particolarmente richiesta ed esclusiva.

L'area è nota anche per la sua vocazione turistica poiché ospita la celebre Portobello Road, con il suo caratteristico mercato dell'usato e il festoso Carnevale Caraibico che si svolge annualmente nell'ultima settimana di agosto.

Highgate

2019-10-13 13:38:36 UTC

Giacomo Pisani
In the Metropolitan area of London there are about 100 major cemeteries.
One of the most interesting is that of Highgate founded in 1839.
Today is also a natural reserve of great beauty that houses 270 species of animals, including about foxes.
The most famous "resident" is Karl Marx; then, among others, the famous writer George Eliot (Marie Ann Evans), Malcom McLaren, that was manger of legendary Sex Pistols and George Micheal.
In the West section, scenes from the film "Dorian Gray" (Oliver Parker's 2009 film) were shot: this section is well known for the vampire legend of HighGate too.

in english...

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Zerbi Matilda

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Saint Paul Cathedral

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Zerbi Matilda
The Cathedral of Saint Paul, better known by the English name of Saint Paul Cathedral or more briefly Saint Paul, is one of the two Anglican cathedrals of London (the other is that of Southwark), in Ludgate Hill, in the City. The mother church of the Anglican diocese of London, the imposing building is considered the masterpiece of architect Christopher Wren. It is the first religious building by size in Great Britain.

Among the most famous events that took place here are the funeral of Admiral Nelson, that of the Duke of Wellington, that of Sir Winston Churchill and that of Margaret Thatcher; the jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria; i te deum for the end of the first and second world wars; the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana; the Festival of Britain lunch; the celebrations for the jubilees of Queen Elizabeth II (silver, gold, diamonds and the queen's 80th and 90th birthdays).

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Zerbi Matilda

Peter Pan Cup

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Zerbi Matilda

Pearly Queens and Kings Harvest Festival

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Zerbi Matilda

Bankside Twelfht Night

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Zerbi Matilda

Annual Sheep Drive Across London Bridge

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Zerbi Matilda

Giulia Rainini

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A group of at least six captive ravens are resident at the Tower of London. Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown and the tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it". Some historians, including the Tower's official historian believe the "tower's raven mythology is likely to be a Victorian flight of fantasy".
The earliest known reference to captive ravens at the Tower is an illustration from 1883.Historically, wild ravens were common throughout Britain, even in towns, the tower being within their natural range. When they were exterminated from much of their traditional range, including London, they could only exist at the tower in captivity and with official support. The Tower ravens are tended to by an official Ravenmaster. Local legend puts the origin of the captive raven population at the time of King Charles II (reigned 1660–85). Some of the ravens at the tower were specially bred in Somerset.

Guy Fawkes Night

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Zerbi Matilda

Ravens at The Tower of London

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Zerbi Matilda

State Opening of Parliament

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Zerbi Matilda

Trafalgar Square

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Zerbi Matilda
Trafalgar Square is one of the largest squares in the English capital is one of the things to see in London, known throughout the world as the center of the English capital. The square is, in fact, the meeting place of the Londoners who meet here on the occasion of events, celebrations and shows but also an indispensable tourist destination for the most classic of souvenir photos and a sort of open-air theater where eclectic artists of street entertain curious and passers-by.
During Christmas, then, the square acquires a special charm embellished as a tradition, with the magnificent decorated and illuminated Norwegian fir tree (twinned with that of the Grand Place in Brussels), and animated by the numerous stalls placed there for the occasion. It is no coincidence that thousands of festive people gather in Trafalgar Square on New Year's Eve waiting for the twelve tolls of Big Ben, to celebrate the new year together.
From the stables to the stars!
Once Trafalgar Square was an area occupied by royal stalls. In 1820, the Prince Regent (future King George IV) commissioned architect John Nash to redesign the area, transforming it into an urban space. The construction of the square, conceived as a wide intersection of roads to and from Buckingham Palace, Whitehall and the Houses Of Parliament, began with Nash in 1829 and ended, under the supervision of Charles Barry in 1845. The square is dedicated to victory of the English fleet at Cape Trafalgar (21 October 1805) against the French and Spanish enemies, thanks to which the danger of a possible Napoleonic invasion of the United Kingdom was averted. In particular, the square celebrates the hero of the famous naval battle, or the legendary admiral Horatio Nelson, who was mortally wounded in Trafalgar.
From 1843, from a granite column 44 meters high, the brave English commander scrutinizes the horizon in a south-westerly direction and dominates the grandiose square with its gushing fountains, statues and palaces. At the base of the column, four panels recall the main victories of the admiral, while four giant bronze lions guard him.
Trafalgar Square is undoubtedly a splendid square that certainly deserves a visit, but it hasn't always been this way. For many years, the famous square was in a state of neglect and neglect, full of pigeons and besieged by traffic. Finally in 2000, the restyling work began that marked the rebirth of the square. First of all, in order to remove the pigeons (and their droppings) it was imposed the prohibition to feed them with the consequent closure of the shacks of the food vendors for the unwelcome birds, after which cars were forbidden on the north side of the square, thus transformed into a pedestrian area. This last measure has greatly enhanced the square and the beautiful buildings that line it: the National Gallery, home to one of the most important art collections in the world, which occupies the northern side, the church of St. Martin in the Fields with the portico with columns and the white bell tower to the north-east (really suggestive is the coffee shop in the crypt), the embassy of South Africa (South Africa House) to the east, and the Canadian one (Canada House) to the west.

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Zerbi Matilda
The National Gallery of London is a concentration of unique works of art, a treasure trove of pictorial wonders through which the history of European painting is told, from the 13th to the 19th century. A tour of the "National" corridors is certainly one of the things to do in London. A close encounter with the greatest masters of all times: Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Raphael, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Turner, Renoir, Van Gogh, Velázquez and many others.
An impressive collection of masterpieces, one of the richest on an international level, so much so that the National Gallery can rightly be considered one of the most prestigious art galleries in the world.
The particularity of the London art gallery is in the permanent exhibition of the entire collection of European paintings (over two thousand) kept in it, whose strengths are the Dutch painting, the Spanish painting of the seventeenth century and the Italian Renaissance.
A little history of the National Gallery
The history of the National Gallery began in 1824 when the British government purchased 38 canvases from the private collection of Russian-born banker Angerstein. The paintings in question formed the initial nucleus of the first national collection inaugurated in the same year in the collector's residence. Later, with the arrival of other acquisitions, the museum headquarters was moved to the new classically inspired building with the characteristic dome and the majestic portico overlooking Trafalgar Square. The Gallery was opened to the public in 1838. Apart from some reworking due to the need to make room for the increasing number of works, and post-war modernization, the gallery did not undergo any exceptional changes until 1990 when the Sainsbury was added Wing, the wing built on the eastern side in a modern style but harmoniously integrated into the museum complex.
A museum heritage of rare value and beauty
The splendid art collection in the gallery is divided into four sections, each dedicated to a particular historical period:
The Sainsbury Wing (1260-1510)
The West Wing (1520-1600)
The North Wing (1600-1700)
The East Wing (1700-1920)

The dogs of the Queen

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Giulia Rainini

The dogs of Queen

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Giulia Rainini

The Welsh Corgi, sometimes known as just a Corgi is a small type of herding dog that originated in Wales, United Kingdom. Two separate breeds are recognized: the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. Historically, the Pembroke has been attributed to the influx of dogs alongside Flemish weavers from around the 10th century, while the Cardigan is attributed to the dogs brought with Norse settlers, in particular a common ancestor of the Swedish Vallhund. A certain degree of interbreeding between the two types has been suggested to explain the similarities between the two.
The Pembroke is the more popular breed of the two, with the Cardigan Welsh Corgi appearing on The Kennel Club's list of Vulnerable Native Breeds. There are several physical differences between the two types according to the breed standards: the Cardigan is larger overall, both in weight and in height. Traditionally, the tails were of different shapes, but docking had previously been used. With regards to their health, according to a 2004 survey, they both had similar lifespans, although kidney or urethral conditions are more likely in the Pembrokes. Furthermore, Pembroke Corgis were more likely to have eye problems than the Cardigan breed. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi gained its popularity over the Cardigan Welsh Corgi because Queen Elizabeth II preferred the Pembroke. The favored corgis had longer bodies, thick coats of fur, and some are born without a tail.^[5] Welsh Corgis have a strong association with Queen Elizabeth II, who has personally owned more than 30 dogs, either Pembrokes or Corgi-Dachshund crosses (known as dorgis).

The city of London

ccaprani78 — 2019-10-13 17:36:40 UTC

Bruno Abbate

livio_francesco — 2019-10-13 20:08:01 UTC

Farano Elisa

giovannabellotti — 2019-10-14 08:06:04 UTC

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London. It is the largest of the four Royal Parks. The park is divided in two by the Serpentine Lake.
The park was established by Henry VIII in 1536 when he took the land from Westminster Abbey and used it as a hunting ground. It opened to the public in 1637 and quickly became popular, particularly for May Day parades.

Farano Elisa

giovannabellotti — 2019-10-14 08:45:45 UTC

LADY DIANA
Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer; July 1, 1961–August 31, 1997) was the consort of Charles, Prince of Wales. She was the mother of Prince William, actually in line for the throne after his father, Diane's former husband, and of Prince Harry.
On august 30,1997,she died in a tragic car accident. Just after midnight the car spun out of control in a Paris tunnel and crashed.

Farano Elisa

giovannabellotti — 2019-10-14 09:33:16 UTC

In London, the summers are short, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 39°F (4°C) to 74°F (23°C) and is rarely below 30°F (-1°C) or above 84°F (29°C).

Fabrizio Gusmano

gusmano_gabriele — 2019-10-14 15:03:02 UTC

Beatles

gusmano_gabriele — 2019-10-14 15:10:48 UTC

All four Beatles gathered at EMI Studios on the morning of Friday 8 August 1969 for one of the most famous photo shoots of their career. Photographer Iain Macmillan took the iconic image that adorned their last-recorded album, Abbey Road.
A policeman held up the traffic as Macmillan, from a stepladder positioned in the middle of the road, took six shots as the group walked across the zebra crossing just outside the studio.
The Beatles crossed the road a number of times while Macmillan photographed them. 8 August was a hot day in north London, and for four of the six photographs McCartney walked barefoot; for the other two he wore sandals.

The Knowledge

2019-10-15 14:07:25 UTC

Lilliana Marin

Hail a black cab in London and you can be assured that the driver will know the shortest and quickest route to your destination without the aid of a navigator. It doesn't matter if you give a street name, a famous landmark or a hotel they will know exactly where it is! This is because London Taxi drivers need to pass the 'Knowledge' a test which is amongst the hardest in the world. It has been described as like having an atlas imprinted into your brain. They have to learn 320 basic routes, 25,000 streets and approximately 20,000 landmarks and places of interest. It takes an average of 2 to 4 years to learn the knowledge.

London Taxi Rests

2019-10-15 14:19:08 UTC

Lilliana Marin

The mysterious green shelters that can be seen around London are rest places for London's taxi drivers. They date back to nineteenth century Britain when pubs were the only place for cabbies who drove horse-drawn carriages to shelter from the rain. This meant that they often got drunk. A newspaper owner in 1875 decided to set up a Cabman's shelter fund - a charity dedicated to funding shelters that would let taxi drivers get some hot food and coffee and so they wouldn't get drunk. Thirteen of these huts still exist today and are still private cafes for taxi drivers.

Alexandra Palace

2019-10-15 14:42:30 UTC

Lilliana Marin

North London's Alexandra Palace represents a unique milestone in not only British history, but worldwide history as well - as it hosted the first ever television broadcast in 1935. It has led to the palace being known as 'the birthplace of TV'

Sky Gardens at the Walkie Talkie Building

2019-10-15 14:46:44 UTC

Lilliana Marin

These are public gardens at the top of the Walkie Talkie building providing free and amazing views over London

Oldest operating theatre

2019-10-15 14:50:07 UTC

Lilliana Marin

The operating theatre, located near the Shard, was built in 1751 before the use of aesthetics and antiseptics! On floor was sawdust to absorb the blood from the patients!

London's smallest police station

2019-10-15 14:51:01 UTC

Lilliana Marin

Trafalgar Square has long been a place for people to protest and has seen many clashes between rioters and the police. A temporary police-box was erected just before the start of World War I. However, in 1926 it was decided to make it a permanent fixture.

The Waterloo and city line

2019-10-15 15:41:47 UTC

Lilliana Marin
An old nickname for the shortest underground line is 'The Drain'.
the name comes either from the way it flushes commuters from Waterloo to the Square Mile without stopping, or else because of leaky tunnels.

2019-10-15 17:22:23 UTC

Zerbi Matilda

On TV...

2019-10-15 17:28:12 UTC

Zerbi Matilda
There's also a film about the Queen's dogs: "Queen's Corgi", in italian "Rex, Un cucciolo a palazzo"

Tower of London

2019-10-15 17:33:30 UTC

The tower of London is a historic castle on the north bank of the river Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of tower hamlets separated from the easter edge of the city of London by the open space known as Tower hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The castle was used as a prison since at least 1100. The tower has served as the home of the Royal Mint and the home of The Crown jewels of the United Kingdom. The tower of London is inhabited by protector crows and their presence is tied to the fate of the crown: if the crows will die or fly away the crown will fall down

Alessandro Severini

London's monuments

2019-10-15 18:23:32 UTC

Aurora Saccenti

London is the capital of the United Kingdom; it is the largest city in Europe. It has 8 million inhabitants.
In London there are many objet d’art and attractions.

1. Buckingham Palace: Buckingham palace is official queen’s residence. It is really big, it has 600 rooms and 52 bedroom. Its bigger attraction is the changing of the guard.

by Giulio Filipponi

2019-10-15 18:54:19 UTC

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”
“What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh.
‘Winnie the Pooh’, by A.A. Milne

The traditional English breakfast is a national institution in London. Most of us love a full English breakfast; you can even travel abroad, to the Mediterranean resorts in Spain for example, and find this quintessentially British dish on sale in cafes and restaurants.

Sometimes also called a ‘fry-up’, the full English breakfast consists of fried eggs, sausages, back bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread and often a slice of white or black pudding (similar to bloodwurst). It is accompanied by tea or coffee and hot, buttered toast. These days, breakfast may also include other items such as baked beans and hash browns.

2. Big Ben

2019-10-15 19:05:45 UTC

Is the bell of the tower of parliament, in this tower there is the Latin inscription “Domine salvam fac reginam Victoriam nostram primam”, which means “oh lord, keep safe our queen Victoria the first.

3. The Houses of parliament

2019-10-15 19:08:44 UTC

It is a gothic structure, it is the symbol of government.

4. The London eye

2019-10-15 19:10:29 UTC

The London eye is a huge well, it’s 135 high, it is at the bank of the river Thames, it is the most popular attraction for UK visitors, it has 10000 visitors every day.

The trip during 30 minutes, there are 32 capsules, a capsule has 25 people, if you are in London eye you can watch London for 40 Km.

5. Trafalguare Square

2019-10-15 19:13:30 UTC

Trafalgar Square is one of the most important and bustling squares in London: designed in 1830 to commemorate the British victory against the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar.
It is a column for Admiral Nelson, he defatted the French at Trafalgar in 1085.
As a token of gratitude for Britain’s support during the Second World War, Norway has given London a fir for use as a Christmas tree every year since 1947, and it is placed in Trafalgar Square.

6. The Tower of London

2019-10-15 19:15:11 UTC

William the conqueror built this castle in 1078, it was used as a prison. Today it is a museum. Particular of this tower is that it is been “conjugation” by ravens.

2019-10-15 19:15:32 UTC

7. St. Paul's Cathedral

2019-10-15 19:16:36 UTC

It’s the largest church in London and it’s situated in the heart of the city, built in 1666, it is in the centre of London.

2019-10-15 19:34:07 UTC

Elisabetta Noseda

2019-10-15 19:38:26 UTC

Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London underground station in Vicotria, in the city of Westmister, managed by Network Rail. Named after the nearby Vicotria Street, the main line station is a terminus of the Brighton main line to Gatwick Airport and Brighton and the Chatham main line to Ramsgate and Dover via Chatham.

Mary poppins

livio_francesco — 2019-10-15 20:13:25 UTC

The complete movie

livio_francesco — 2019-10-15 20:26:57 UTC

Per chi non lo ha mai visto
se lo vuole vedere è qui! sotto!!! ⬇️
é in inglese!!!

the ghosts of the Tower of London.

2019-10-15 20:56:13 UTC

Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536 for treason against Henry VIII; her ghost supposedly haunts the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower, where she is buried, and has been said to walk around the White Tower carrying her head under her arm. Other reported ghosts include Henry VI, Lady Jane Grey, Margaret Pole, and the Princes in the Tower.In January 1816, a sentry on guard outside the Jewel House claimed to have witnessed an apparition of a bear advancing towards him, and reportedly died of fright a few days later. In October 1817, a tubular, glowing apparition was claimed to have been seen in the Jewel House. They said that the apparition hovered over the shoulder of his wife, leading her to exclaim: "Oh, Christ! It has seized me!" Other nameless and formless terrors have been reported, more recently, by night staff at the Tower.

Double decker bus

livio_francesco — 2019-10-16 18:53:22 UTC

Francesco livio

A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Double-decker buses are used for mass transport in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and many former European possessions, the most iconic example being the red London bus.

Early double-deckers put the driver in a separate cab. Passenger access was via an open platform at the rear, and a bus conductor would collect fares. Modern double-deckers have a main entrance door at the front, and the driver takes fares, thus halving the number of bus workers aboard, but slowing the boarding process. The rear open platform, popular with passengers, was abandoned for safety reasons, as there was a risk of passengers falling when running and jumping onto the bus.

Double-deckers are primarily for commuter transport but open-top models are used as sight-seeing buses for tourists. William Gladstone, speaking of London's double-deck horse drawn omnibuses, once observed that "...the best way to see London is from the top of a bus".^[1]

2019-10-17 13:13:36 UTC

Che bello!

Celebrating the Royal House

2019-10-17 18:38:11 UTC

Hyde Park is considered the oldest park in the city and since its opening, has been setting form many concerts and events
For years the anniversaries of the Royal House have been celebrated here with 41 gun shots.

livio_francesco — 2019-10-17 19:35:26 UTC

Fra Livio

Big Ben

ccaprani78 — 2019-10-20 16:43:55 UTC