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1、London: the capital,Did you know?,Buckingham PalaceThe Tower of LondonThames RiverTower BridgeBig Ben,Westminster AbbeySaint Paul’s CathedralTrafalgar SquareCovent GardenMorris dance,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham

2、Palace, official town residence of the British monarch since 1837, located near Saint James‘s Park, London. Built by John Sheffield, 1st duke of Buckingham and Normandy, in 1703, the palace was purchased for the royal fa

3、mily in 1761 by George III, although St. James’s Palace continued to be the official residence until the accession就職 of Queen Victoria.,Buckingham Palace,The neoclassical新古典主義 structure was remodeled by John Nash in 1825

4、. In 1856 a ballroom was added, and in 1913 a new east front was built. Buckingham Palace has about 600 rooms and 20 hectares (50 acres) of gardens. It is noted for its fine collection of paintings.,Buckingham Palace,The

5、 interior 內(nèi)部of Buckingham Palace is open to the public during August and September while the queen is on vacation. Funds raised from the summer visits go toward repairing Windsor Castle, a royal residence located just o

6、utside of London that was damaged by fire in 1992. The famous changing of the guard takes place outside Buckingham Palace.,Buckingham Palace Guards,Buckingham Palace guards undergo inspection 視察while on duty outside the

7、residence of Queen Elizabeth. Tourists visiting the palace witness the ceremonial “changing of the guard” in which a sentry 崗哨is relieved of duty with traditional military precision精確.,Changing of the Guard,The changing

8、of the guard at Buckingham Palace—the official London residence of the British royal family—presents a colorful spectacle景象. Accompanied by a band, the new guard marches from a nearby barracks 兵營to the palace, where the

9、troops form up facing the old guard. As the changeover takes place, the officers of the old and new contingents advance and touch left hands to symbolize the transfer of keys.,Thames,Thames, river in southern England, th

10、e most important river in England. It rises in four headstreams—the Isis, the Churn, the Colne, and the Leach. It is 338 km (210 mi) long. The Thames is the main source of the water supply of London. In 1982 downstream b

11、arriers, designed to protect London from floods caused by extreme high tides, were completed.,Tower Bridge,Tower Bridge, bridge on the Thames River in London, near the Tower of London, one of the city's principal lan

12、dmarks. Built between 1886 and 1894, it has two Gothic-style towers and a central drawbridge; this design was governed both by the navigational requirements of ships and barge trains that passed below and by the Gothic s

13、tyle that Parliament demanded in order to harmonize with the nearby Tower of London.,Tower Bridge,The towers contain both the hydraulic水壓 mechanisms for lifting the drawbridge, and the elevators to the upper pedestrian步行

14、者 walkway. The two halves of the drawbridge swing open to allow taller ships to pass. The pedestrian walkway was opened for the use of tourists.,Tower of London,Tower of London, located on the northern bank of the Thames

15、 River, was built about 1078. It was used alternately as a fortress堡壘, royal residence, and state prison in its early years. Today, it is maintained as an arsenal兵工廠 with a garrison, and is open to the public. The well-p

16、reserved Norman and medieval中世紀 structures cover nearly 7.2 hectares (18 acres).,Tower of London,Tower of London is now largely a showplace and museum. It holds the crown jewels of England and is one of the country's

17、 greatest tourist attractions. A popular feature is the Yeomen of the Guard, known as Beefeaters, who still wear colorful uniforms of the Tudor period.,Big Ben,Named for Sir Benjamin Hall, the Chief Commissioner 委員of Wor

18、ks when the bell was cast in 1856, Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London. The booming 13.5-ton bell first rang out in 1859.,Westminster Abbey,Westminster Ab

19、bey is the best-known church in England. It was begun in 1245 for King Henry III, and the French Gothic influence can be seen in the flying buttresses and the window tracery in particular. It comprises the main church pl

20、us chapels, cloister, chapter house, and towers.,Westminster Abbey,English monarchs since William the Conqueror in 1066 have been crowned in the abbey, and many from Edward's time until 1760 (George II) are buried in

21、 its chapels. The tombs of the poet Chaucer, the physicist Newton, and the naturalist Darwin are located in the main church of the abbey. The abbey also contains monuments to political figures and literary personages, su

22、ch as Shakespeare.,Saint Paul’s Cathedral,Saint Paul’s Cathedral was built by British architect Sir Christopher Wren and is a universally known landmark of the city. The interior of Saint Paul’s Cathedral contains many s

23、culptures;雕刻, paintings, murals壁畫, and other artworks executed by various artists.,Saint Paul’s Cathedral,After the great London fire of 1666 destroyed the old Saint Paul’s, the city commissioned Wren to design a replace

24、ment. Wren drew from the baroque style then popular in France and Italy. The facade 正面of Wren’s Saint Paul’s resembles the east front of the Louvre art museum in Paris, France, while the central dome recalls the baroque

25、巴洛克grandeur莊嚴 of the dome of St. Peter’s in Rome, Italy.,Trafalgar Square,Trafalgar Square, public square in central London that commemorates 紀念the victory of British naval commander Viscount Horatio Nelson at the Battle

26、 of Trafalgar in 1805. The square is surmounted by a stone statue of Nelson in full dress uniform. Trafalgar Square, a popular tourist spot, is often the site of political demonstrations, as well as a traditional locatio

27、n of New Year celebrations.,Covent Garden,Covent Garden, theater in London, England, and the square in which it is located. The theater, officially called the Royal Opera House, is the principal London theater for opera

28、and ballet. The first theater to occupy the site opened in 1732 and burned in 1808. The second theater opened in 1808 and also burned, in 1856.,Covent Garden,The Covent Garden square was originally part of a convent vege

29、table garden; it was laid out as a market in 1632 by English architect Inigo Jones, with neoclassical arcades enclosing stalls in which fruit, vegetables, and flowers were sold. In 1974 the stalls were moved to a site ne

30、ar Vauxhall Bridge.,Morris Dance,Morris Dance is traditional English ceremonial dance. It has been performed for centuries in England and was once an important part of spring rituals. The dancers wear white pants, shirts

31、, and hats, all brightly decorated with bells, rosettes, and ribbons. The energetic dancing is usually done outside, in the streets of villages. Morris dance was traditionally performed by men but today is performed by w