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    LONDO

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    In the very heart of London,
    above the River Thames, there is
    one of the main sights of
    England and the business card of
    the city - Tower Bridge. Designed
    in the Victorian Gothic style, the
    bridge seems to be the same age
    as Westminster Abbey, although
    it was built only at the end of the
    19th century. Despite its
    relatively young age, it attracts
    millions of tourists from all over
    the world every year. And a few
    blocks from Tower Bridge is Big
    Ben, the London Eye and other
    recognizable sights of London.
    The clock tower was built in 1288 in
    Westminster, but originally had a
    different appearance. It was completely
    rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style after a
    huge fire in 1834 in the Palace of
    Westminster. The reconstruction of the
    building was undertaken by architects
    Charles Berry and Augustus Welby
    Pugin. In 1859, a clock was launched
    that still keeps accurate time.
    There are two versions of the origin of
    the name of the tower. The first version
    claims that the tower was named after
    Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the
    construction of Big Ben. Because of its
    size and weight, it was often called "Big
    Ben". The second version says that the
    tower was named after the popular
    heavyweight boxer Benjamin Count.
    Big Ben is a symbol of London and Great
    Britain, attracting the attention of
    tourists from all over the world. His
    The Palace of Westminster is a building on the
    banks of the Thames in the London district of
    Westminster, where meetings of the British
    Parliament are held. It is connected to
    Trafalgar Square by Whitehall Street. The
    architectural style is Neo-Gothic. At first, until
    1529, it served as the capital residence of the
    English kings. After the fire on October 16,
    1834, the palace was rebuilt according to the
    neo-Gothic design of Charles Berry and
    Augustes Pugin. What remains of the medieval
    palace are the Westminster Reception Hall
    (1097), where the Westminster courts sat, and
    the Jewel Tower (built to store the treasury of
    Edward III). The palace has 1100 rooms, 100
    stairs and 5 kilometers of corridors. The clock
    tower is the most famous of the palace towers
    The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is a symbol of
    Great Britain. The Victoria Tower is two meters
    taller, with a height of 98.45 m (323 ft). In
    1987, the palace and the adjacent church of

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