London sightseeing tour

These are the most famous places in London! Vote for your favourite one at the bottom of the page.

Toto jsou nejznámější místa v Londýně. Hlasuj pro svoji nejoblíbenější památku dole na stránce.

  
 

1Buckingham Palace 


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This is home of Queen Elizabeth II and her family. There are 600 rooms and beautiful gardens.
 

2Houses of Parliament


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The *Parliament meets there. There is also a *tower with a *bell and the biggest clock in Britain. Its name is Big Ben.

*Vocabulary:

parliament /ˈpɑːləmənt/ parlament 

tower /ˈtaʊər/ věž

bell /bel/ zvon

3London Eye

 
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The London Eye is 135m high and it is the biggest *observation wheel in the world. It never stops.

*Vocabulary:

observation wheel /ˌɒbzə'veɪʃən'wiːəl/ ruské kolo

4Tower Bridge


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It is a special bridge. Ships can go under the bridge when it *raises. You can see it here.

*Vocabulary: 
bridge /brɪdʒ/ most

raise /reɪz/ zvednout se

5Tower of London


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  The Tower of London is a castle. It is 900 years old. *Crown Jewels are there. 

*Vocabulary:

crown jewels /kraʊnˈdʒuːəlz/ korunovační klenoty

 
6St. Paul's Cathedral


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St. Paul's *Cathedral is a big and beautiful church with a high *dome.

*Vocabulary:

cathedrar /kəˈθiːdrəl/ katedrála 
dome /dəʊm/ kopule

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURTITE PLACE IN LONDON!

Sources:
1. BURSTEIN, Diane. London then and now. London: Batsford, 2010. s. 46-47. ISBN 978-190-6388-843.
2. BURSTEIN, Diane. London then and now. London: Batsford, 2010. s. 48-49. ISBN 978-190-6388-843.
3. LEAPMAN, Michael. London. New ed. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2012. s. 189. ISBN 978-140-5368-711.
4. BURSTEIN, Diane. London then and now. London: Batsford, 2010. s. 43. ISBN 978-190-6388-843.
5. BURSTEIN, Diane. London then and now. London: Batsford, 2010. s. 44-45. ISBN 978-190-6388-843.
6. LEAPMAN, Michael. London. New ed. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2012. s. 148-151. ISBN 978-140-5368-711.
* The pictures are borrowed from publically available sources. All links to the picture sources are included in the bibliography of the diploma thesis.
** The vocabulary translations and transcriptions are borrowed from Oxford studijní slovník: výkladový slovník angličtiny s českým překladem. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-430655-3.