Title: Places of Interest in Great Britain
1Places of Interest in Great Britain
2Great Britain is rich in world-famous places.
Certainly among them there are Famous university
cities Oxford and Cambridge, Shakespeares
birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon, town of
Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow.
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4There is prehistoric monument in Great Britain
which is as interesting to the tourists as
the Egyptian pyramids. This is STONEHENGE.
Stonehenge was built in order to calculate the
annual calendar and season.
5Queen Elizabeth was crowned
in Westminster Abbey
in 1953.
6 Windsor a palace is the residence of the
English monarchs.
7The Clock Tower with the famous Big Ben
8One of the oldest street in London is The
Strand. THE STREND means a river bank and
dates from the times when the grey waters of the
Thames washed the sides of the wide muddy road
the ancient Strand. Now this street links the
City and the West End.
9Crystal palace
10Westminster Palace is the seat of the British
Parliament . Most of the people know this
building as the Houses of Parliament. There are
two tall towers at the corners of the building.
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12The Royal Shakespeare Theatre was opened in
Stratford in 1932. Only Shakespeares plays are
performed here. The plays stages In this theatre
attract people From all over the world.
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