Read the text and write the name of the place spoken about
1. It was founded by Edward the Confessor.
2. It is a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture.
3. The British Prime Minister lives there.
4. Once it was a prison, an arsenal, and a zoo.
5. It is a place where you can take photos with politicians, Queens, Kings, and celebrities.
6. It was not built for the Queen, but it is her official London home.
7. The Ceremony of the Keys takes place there.
8. This is the place where famous people of Britain are buried.
9. The place of Sir Christopher Wren’s tomb.
10. Since William I almost each monarch has been crowned in this church.
4. Read the text again and mark these statements True (T), False (F), or Doesn’t Say (DS).
1. Westminster Abbey was founded in 1065.
2. William the Conqueror asked French architects to build the Tower of London.
3. Sir Christopher Wren built more than 50 churches.
4. Downing Street No. 10 has been the official home of the Prime Minister since 1745.
5. Isaac Newton’s tomb is situated in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
6. The Ceremony of the Keys does not take place at the weekends.
7. Madam Tussaud’s Museum was founded in the 19th century.
8. The Beefeaters are paid much money for their job.
9. The oak chair is used for Royal Weddings.
10. The rooms of Buckingham Palace are open to the public twice a week.
11. It took Sir Christopher Wren 10 years to design his best church.
Almost everything you come across in Britain is a result of a long history. The British are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. London is the city where you can find lots of them as well as numerous sights to visit.
If you want to get some glimpses of London, you would better start sightseeing with the Tower of London, as there is more of London’s history in the Tower than anywhere else. It is the oldest surviving building in London. The Tower was built by William the Conqueror in the second part of the 11th century, but even before it had been used by the Romans, and later by the Saxons as a fortress.
There are many towers in the complex. The oldest one is the White Tower built as a fortress and family residence by William the Conqueror in 1078.
Tower of London White Tower
There are also the Bloody Tower and the Tower Green where famous people of the country met their end.
For centuries the Tower has been used as a royal palace, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, and an arsenal. Now it is a museum where the Crown Jewels are kept.
