Хело! Помогите рассказать о Лондоне. Lesson 30. № 2. ГДЗ Английский язык 4 класс Верещагина.

Ваш друг никогда не был в Лондоне и не читал о нем. Расскажите
ему все о местах, изображенных на картинке упражнения 1.
 
The Houses of Parliament are in Parliament Square, on the left. In Parliament Square there is a long grey building with towers which is the Houses
of Parliament. The large clock in one of the towers is Big Ben. Big Ben is
the name of the clock and the bell of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The clock and the bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall.
He was a tall man, and Big Ben was his nickname
St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the greatest churches of London. It is in the
City, the heart of London. It is not far from the Tower of London.
The famous English architect, Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17th century after the Great Fire. It took him 35 years to build it.
The Cathedral is a beautiful building with many columns and towers. In
one of its towers there is one of the largest bells in the world.
Westminster Abbey is in Parliament Square. It is not far from the Houses
of Parliament. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in Lon-
don. It is very old too It’s more than nine hundred years old. There are
many monuments and statues there. Many English famous people are buried there. Many English kings and queens are buried there. Westminster
Abbey is famous for its poets’ comer, too. Many great writers are buried
there: for example, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling. The Abbey
with its two towers is a wonderful building.
Trafalgar Square is in the centre of London. It is not far from Parliament
Square. If you go down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square, you’ll get to
Parliament Square. It’s not far from Buckingham Palace either. It’ll take
you twenty minutes to get to the Palace from the Square.
In the middle of the square stands a tall column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson Four bronze lions look at the square from the monument.
There are two beautiful fountains in the square.
They are in front of the National Gallery which is one of the best picture
galleries of the world. Every day many tourists visit this fine building with
tall columns.
The Tower of London is in the oldest part of London, the City. The City is
the heart of London and the Tower is one of the most wonderful places of interest in the City. The Tower of London is not far from St Paul’s Cathedral.
The White Tower was built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century
William lived in London, but he went to England from Normandy in
 
France, and he was afraid of the people of London. I think he didn’t understand them, he didn’t believe them. And he built the White Tower to
live in. Now it is one of the most important, famous and wonderful buildings of the Tower of London.
The Tower of London was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s
Zoo. Now the Tower of London is a museum. You can see a lot of interesting things in the halls of the White Tower. Its square walls are white
and tall. There are always black ravens in the Tower of London. People
keep them in the Tower as they believe that London will be rich while the
ravens live there.
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in London. It is one of the most
popular places with Londoners on hot summer days.
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace. It is a wonderful
building with a monument in front of it which is the Queen Victoria Memorial. It is not far from Trafalgar Square, the centre of London. It takes
you ten minutes to get from Buckingham palace to Trafalgar Square.