My Future Goal Is To See The Sights of This Wonderful England

My future goal is to see the sights
of this wonderful England

The London Eye
The London Eye was completed in 1999. It is the tallest Ferris
wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction
in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people
annually. The London Eye is a popular attraction giving you
the opportunity to see the city skyline from a birds-eye view.
It is the world’s highest observation wheel, with 32 capsules,
each weighing 10 tonnes, and holding up to 25 people.
British Museum
The British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric
to modern times from every part of the globe. The exhibition
includes the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone and mummies
from Ancient Egypt, as well as artefacts from every major
ancient culture from Babylon to Ancient Rome. The museum is
a must see on any visit to London. Entry is free but special
exhibitions require tickets. The nearest tube station is Russell
Square.
Madame Tussauds
At Madame Tussauds, you’ll come face-to-face with some of
the world’s most famous people. This is the most famous
waxwork museum in the world with many famous people, from
the royal family to the latest celebrities. Marie Tussaud, was
born Anna Maria Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France. Tussaud
created her first wax figure, of Voltaire, in 1777. Eventually,
she settled down in London. Nowadays, the waxwork museum
is located in Baker Street, which is also the home of Sherlock
Holmes.
Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the most infamous sites in
London, an ancient fortress with a colourful history. It is located
close to Tower Bridge, a drawbridge which can rise to let ships
pass. You can take a tour with one of the Yeomen of the guard
around the Tower. In its 900 years old history it has been a
royal palace, a prison, a place of execution, an arsenal and
home to the crown jewels. In its dark history many people were
executed in the Tower of London, including Anne Boleyn and
Catherine Howard, who were the wives of King Henry the
Eight. During the reign of King Richard the Third it was said
that the king had his 2 young nephews killed. The story of the
young princes is one of the great mysteries of the tower, the
princes were held in the tower but there is no proof that Richard
killed them, so their disappearance remains a mystery.
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames that
connects the north and south of London. What made it neo-
Gothic and the openable bridge section between them
special, it has become a symbol of London today. In the late
19th century, it became necessary to establish another
transport link in London over the River Thames, east of the
bridges built, closer to the sea. For London, however, the
maritime connection was also more important than within
the city, so Parliament insisted that the bridge should also
provide the opportunity for the largest seagoing ships to
pass through. This specification led to the openable central
opening, where the central opening is formed by a double-
leafed tilt bridge. It got its name from the nearby Tower of
London, and its appearance had to be adapted to create the
style towers that can still be seen today. Its construction
began in 1886 and was completed in 1894. In 1894, Paris
decided to renovate the ancient Olympic Games, and in the
history of the modern Olympics, London was the only city
to host the world's most prestigious sporting event in 2012
after 1908 and 1948, with the Tower Bridge uniting the five
continents. symbolizing a five-ring symbol.
Big Ben is the bell of the tower clock in Westminster
Big Ben Palace in London and the name of the clockwork. It
is located at the end of the east wing of the English
Parliament, in a clock tower. It is known for its clock
accuracy and 13.5 ton bell. The clock tower is a
well-known, common symbol of London and even
the whole of England worldwide. The original clock
tower of the Palace of Westminster building was
destroyed in a fire in 1834. During the rebuilding of
the palace, the English Parliament, Benjamin Lewis
Vulliamy, the renowned watch of the age, was asked
to design a new clockwork, but he found the
execution impossible. An artisan watchmaker,
Edmund Beckett Denison, undertook the
implementation. There was a debate about whether
to design the clock for the tower or vice versa.
Eventually, the clockwork was completed according
to Denison's plans
A double-decker bus is a bus that has two
Double decker storeys or decks. Double-decker buses are used

for mass transport in the United Kingdom, the
bus
United States, Europe, Asia and many former
European possessions, the best-known example
being the red London bus, namely the AEC
Routemaster.
Early double-deckers put the driver in a
separate cab. Passenger access was via an
open platform at the rear, and a bus conductor
would collect fares. Modern double-deckers
have a main entrance door at the front, and the
driver takes fares, thus halving the number of
bus workers aboard, but slowing the boarding
process. The rear open platform, popular with
passengers, was abandoned for safety reasons,
as there was a risk of passengers falling when
running and jumping onto the bus.
Double-deckers are primarily for commuter transport
but open-top models are used as sight-seeing buses
for tourists. William Gladstone, speaking of London's
double-deck horse-drawn omnibuses, once observed
that "...the best way to see London is from the top of a
bus

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