Geographical Position
The UK is situated on the British Isles – a large group of islands lying off the north-western coast of Europe and separated from the continent by the English Channel and the North Sea in the east.
Sights of London
The House of Parliament
King Edward the Confessor build a palace beside the River Thames in the 11th century.
Westminster Abbey
A church has stood here since Saxon times, when it was known as West Monastery (Westminster), because of position to the west of London`s centre.
The most important building in London, though not the most beautiful, is Buckingham Palace, which is the official residence of the Queen.
Buckingham Palace The Albert Hall
This is place of interest here is the Albert Hall, a huge concert hall which gives festivals of popular classical music concerts every summer.
T r a f a l g a r S q u a r e .This famous square is so named in honour of Britain`s great victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at cape Trafalgar of the coast of Spain in 1805 during the Napoleonic war.
The great stone of Stonehenge is the best known and most remarkable of prehistoric remains in Britain.
The Lake District is a National Park. The Lake District is a National Park, which means that special care is taken to make sure that the beauty of the countryside is not spoiled.
Cambridge
Cambridge is one of the best-known towns in the world, and the principal reason for its fame is its University.
Northern Irelands
Almost all the area of Northern Ireland is a plain of volcanic origin, deepening in the centre to form the largest lake of the British Isles, Lough Neagh.
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