- It was built at the end of the 19th
- century to match the medieval
- style of the fortress. The bridge is
- functioning perfectly well for such
- a great city as modern London. It
- can quickly swung open to let in
- big ocean ships that can move up
- the Thames from the ocean.
- The territory between the Tower
- and London bridges is called the
- Pool for this reason. So that people
- could walk along the bridge at the
- time its lower part is open, a pass
- is made in its upper part. Almost
- nobody uses this part of the bridge
- nowadays though.
London Bridge - It is 2.000 years old. The 1st bridge
- Was built of wood, then of stone.
- There were houses and shops on it
- and people paid money crossing it.
- In 1831 a new bridge rose on that
- place. In 1960 Londoners built new
- bridge again.
- A very rich American bought the old
- London Bridge and brought it to
- Arizona. There is no river under it
- now but a street.
- In 1973 the new London Bridge was
- open over the Thames.
- They were built in 1840-1852, but
- The Westminster Hall was built in
- 1097-1099 and was a part of old
- Palace. The Palace has 2 miles of
- corridors and more than 1.100
- rooms. When Parliament is sitting
- a flag flies from the Victoria Tower
- ( the tallest tower of the complex)
- and the light shines by night.
- Visitors can watch the House of
- Commons and the House of Lords
- at work from the Stranger’s Gallery
- This building contains the universal
- Symbol of London and the UK, Big Ben.
Big Ben - It is a name of the 13,5-ton bell. It is on
- the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parlia-
- ment. The great bell got its name in the
- 19th century after Sir Benjamin Hall, the
- first Commissioner of Works. He was
- very tall and the workers called him Big
- Ben, so they called the clock and the
- Tower Big Ben. People can hear the
- sound of the bell every hour. On New
- Year’s night people come to the Clock
- Tower to see the New Year in.
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