Vocabulary - London
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Important buildings and sites
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Trafalgar Square
A big square where
Nelson's column stands.
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Buckingham palace
This is the official home of
the British royal family.
Tower of London
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This fortress used to be
a prison, now it's a museum.
Tower Bridge
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This is a famous bridge which
crosses the River Thames.
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Saint Paul's Cathedral
The largest Protestant
church in the UK, designed
by Sir Christopher Wren.
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Houses of Parliament
The buildings where the
British parliament meets.
Piccadilly Circus
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This busy place is famous
for its advertising signs
and for the statue of Eros.
Covent Garden
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This old market now has popular shops and eating places.
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Regent Street
It crosses Oxford Street, and
is a popular place for shopping.
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Harrod's
It started in 1894 as a grocer's.
Now it's a huge store.
Downing Street
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The Prime Minister lives
and works at number 10.
London Eye
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You can get a good view in this Ferris wheel. It is 450 feet tall.
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Big Ben
The name of the largest bell
in the tower of the
Houses of Parliament
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Docklands
A lot of modern houses
and offices in East London.
