Trafalgar Square is the natural centre of London and the best starting point for a tour of the capital.

The Square was named so to commemorate Nelson’s victory at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. There is the monument in the centre, known as Nelson’s Column. The figure of the great seaman is on top. The statue of Nelson is 16 feet high. There are the lions at the foot of the column and the large platform which is used by the orators.

The square is the place for all sorts of meetings and demonstrations. When the square is not used for demonstrations, it is full of visitors feeding the pigeons5 or watching the traffic.

On the north side of the Square are the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. The National Gallery has an outstanding collection of paintings from British, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch and other famous schools.

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There is a lot of traffic in the streets of the town: endless lines of buses, motor cars and taxis.

The traffic regulations in London differ from ours: they drive on the left side of the road instead of the right. And when you try to cross the road, you feel that you need eyes all round your head.

Buses in London are of different colours. The red buses go in London. They are mainly double-deckers. The green ones run from London to the country. The brown ones belong to British railways. Читать далее London Buses →

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It stands on the Thames River.Nearly 7 million people live here. That makes it one of the largest cities in Europe and it is one of the world’s most enjoyable cities.

Visited by tourists in the millions, the city offers them an astonishing variety of scenes. In this historic city one can meet the modern and the old; the great and the small live side by side; in every part of London’s busy and complex life one feels respect and affection for her traditions. Читать далее London →