英國旅游景點英文版,travel in British.ppt

1、,1.The Buckingham Palace 2.The Tower Bridge 3.The Big Ban,Buckingham Palace,Its an earlier house owned by the Dukes of Buckingham in 1703 and also called Buckingham Palace which located in the City of Westminster. The house which forms the architectural core of the present palace. Buckingham Palace

2、is a symbol and home of the British monarchy, an art gallery and tourist attraction. The palace also houses the offices of theRoyal Householdand is the workplace of 450 people,Buckingham Palace, is the official residence and office of theBritish monarch. Thepalaceis a setting for state occasions and

3、 royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.,Originally known it was a large townhousebuilt for theDuke of Buckinghamin 1705 on a site which had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was subsequently acquired byGeorge IIIin

4、1761as a private residence forQueen Charlotte, and known as The Queens House.,Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession ofQueen Victoriain 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .,Queen Vi

5、ctoria, the first monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace, moved into the newly completed palace upon her accession in 1837.,However, the palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb in World War II theQueens Gallerywas built on the site and opened to the public in 1962 to exhibit works of art from t

6、heRoyal Collection,The Ballroom is the largest room at Buckingham Palace. It was added by Queen Victoria and is used for ceremonies such as investitures and state banquets. This picture dates from 1856.,The state rooms, used for official and state entertaining, are open to the public each year for m

7、ost of August and September. These very formal rooms are used only for ceremonial and official entertaining, but are open to the public every summer.,the tower bridge,the Tower Bridge is the statue of London which was built in 1886. The proximity of the harbor and its location in the direction of th

8、e sea required for the bridge to allow the passage of large vessels. So the decision to create a moveable bridge which can be opened to accommodate boat traffic was made. The mechanism to open the bridge is hidden in the two towers.,Each deck is more than 30 meters wide and can be opened to an angle

9、 of 83 degrees. When opened the bridge has a clearance of almost 45 meters. It used to open almost 50 times a day but nowadays it is only raised about 1,000 times a year. Bridge lifts are pre-scheduled (for cruise ships, etc) so visitors can check the bridges website to find out when it will rise an

10、d lower.,Inside the bridge is the Tower Bridge Exhibition, a display area that encompasses the walkway and the two famous towers where you can observe the Victorian engine room. Visitors can learn about the history of the bridge via photos, films, and other media,Plans for were devised around 1876 w

11、hen the east of London became extremely crowded and a bridge across the Thames in that area of the city seemed a necessity.,the Big Ban,The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London is often called Big Ben, but the name really belongs to an enormous bell inside the tower. The tower of Big Be

12、n is an important London landmark. The clock is known for being an excellent time-keeper, and the bell is known for the sound it makes as it chimes every hour on the hour. Four smaller bells in the tower chime the quarter hours.,For two years duringWorld War I, Big Bens bell was silent to prevent en

13、emy aircraft from using it to hone in on the Houses of Parliament, and duringWorld War IIits clock was not illuminated for the same reason. In 1934 and 1956 the bell was restored and repaired. Maintenance work was performed on the clock in 2007.it survived and continue strike the hours.,The south cl

14、ock face being cleaned on 11 August 2007,The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media. When a television or film-maker wishes to indicate a generic location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower, often with ared double-decker busorblack cabin the foreground. The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year.,The Clock Tower has appeared in many film