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LONDON I

VY_32_INOVACE_14-09. LONDON I. Introduction Industry and transport Culture and sport. London – Houses of Parliament. Autor: Mgr. D arina Sikorová. Introduction. capital of England & Great Britain , in the south - east of England on the river Thames

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LONDON I

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  1. VY_32_INOVACE_14-09 LONDON I Introduction Industryand transport Cultureand sport

  2. London – Houses of Parliament Autor: Mgr. DarinaSikorová

  3. Introduction • capitalofEngland & Great Britain, in thesouth-eastofEngland on theriverThames • cosmopolitan city, commercial, cultural and historical centre • population: 7 mill. inhabitants / 8 mill. - immigration • City of London + 32 boroughs • seatof:Monarch, theParliament, theGovernment, theSupremeCourt • name – CelticwordLlyn = „jezero“…Dun = „pevnost“ • RomansestablishedLondinium; 2,000 years ago • from 11th centurythecapital • 1665 a plague (100,000 died) • 1666 Great Fireof London (2/3 destroyed)

  4. Industry and transport • woodworking • furnituremaking • chemical • textile • engineering • diamondcutting • paperand cement making • finance andcommerce • airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, City Airp. • underground/tube • double decker buses, single deck Arrow bus • coaches, trains – Victoria Station • black taxis

  5. Double - Decker A black taxi and a red telephone box Autor: Paleontour, Název: Double – Decker Zdroj: http://nopsa.hiit.fi/pmg/viewer/photo.php?id=2562250 Autor: StevenHaslington Název: WhitcombStreet, Westminster Zdroj: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2828486

  6. Culture and sport • 1. Museumsandgalleries: • NaturalandHistory Museum, British Museum, LondonDungeon, Madame Tussaud`s Museum • NationalGallery, TateGallery • Greenwich • 2. Theatres, music halls: • Globe Theatre • Royal Albert Hall • Royal Opera House • CoventGarden, Barbican Centre • 3. Parks – picnic and sport areas • St Jame`s Park • Hyde Park - Speaker`s Corner • Regent`s Park – zoo • 4. Shopping • Oxford, Regent and Bond Streets • Harrods • 5. Sport • Wimbledon • Wembley Stadium • Olympic Park 2012 – The O2 Arena

  7. Covent Garden Autor: Mgr. DarinaSikorová

  8. Globe TheatreAutor: Mgr. Darina Sikorová a reconstructionof Shakespeare`s original theatre closed by the Puritans in 1642 burnt, rebuilt in 1990s

  9. Hyde Park Greenwich • a royal park from 1536 • the biggest London`s park • Serpentine Line x Kensington Gardens • boating, sailing, bathing • horseriding, picnics • Speaker`s Corner – soap box  talk • in the east of London • lower river Thames • The Old Royal Obser –vatory • Prime Meridian • Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) • National Maritime Museum

  10. Greenwich Autor: Mgr. DarinaSikorová

  11. Olympic Park 2012 Autor: EG Focus, Název: Olympic Park, London, 16 April 2012.jpg Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_Park,_London,_16_April_2012.jpg

  12. Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová

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