FAMOUS PLACES

BIG BEN TOWER OF LONDON

LOCH NESSSTONEHENGE

Everyone thinks Big Ben is the name of a famous London clock, but actually it’s the name of the big bell inside the clock tower. You can hear the bell every hour. The clock is on a tall tower on the houses of parliament. It’s over 150 years old, but it still works very well. There are thousands of old British coins on the clock’s pendulum. The coins are very heavy and they hold the pendulum in the correct position. During meetings of Parliament, a light shines above the clock so the people of London always know about the meetings. They can go into the visitors’ gallery and listen, too. At night, lights illuminate the tower and it looks fantastic.

Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. The Tower of London is one of the most visited destinations in the entire world, and no visit to the Tower would be complete without seeing a Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, Member of the Sovereign’s Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary or, as is more commonly known: Beefeaters.

Stonehenge is a massive stone monument located on a chalky plain north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England. Research shows that the site has continuously evolved. The biggest of Stonehenge’s stones, known as sarsens, are up to 9 meters tall and weigh 25 tons on average. It is widely believed that they were brought from Marlborough Downs, a distance of 32 kilometers to the north. Smaller stones, referred to as “bluestones” (they have a bluish tinge when wet or freshly broken), weigh up to 4 tons and come from several different sites in western Wales, having been transported as far as 225 km. It’s unknown how people in antiquity moved them that far.

Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km southwest of Inverness. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid who reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next, with most describing it as large in size. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with minimal and much-disputed photographic material and sonar readings.

Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km southwest of Inverness. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid who reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next, with most describing it as large in size. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with minimal and much-disputed photographic material and sonar readings.