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England Attractions
There are several reasons to choose England as your holiday destination. The grand resonance of its very name suggests history and might. England exhilarates and intimidates, stimulates and irritates in equal measure, a grubby Monopoly board studded with stellar sights. London is one of the favorite urban haunts of visitors to Europe because of landmark sights like Big Ben, and St Paul's Cathedral.
The Barbican Art Gallery is a must visit site in London, which was constructed to attract people back to London after the devastation of World War II. The Art Gallery itself is composed of two exhibition areas and due to its scale is often the preferred venue for temporary and touring exhibitions in virtually every artistic medium. Recently, contemporary exhibitions have included ‘Game On’ a look back over the history of video games and evolution and influence to one of the most popular sectors of the modern society.
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The British Museum in London UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest museum in the world. The museum is complete with treasures obtained by Victorian travelers and explorers. The artifacts include Egyptian mummies, the exquisite Pre-Christian Portland Vase, and a 2000 year old corpse that was discovered in a Cheshire bog. The reading room is now open to the public.
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The British parliament is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. The Palace of Westminster consists of the House of Commons (elected) and the House of Lords (not elected- hereditary and nominated). The British Parliament has inspired India to have the same provision of parliamentary system after her independence. During recess UK residents should continue to arrange tours through their local MP. Special arrangements are put in place during Summer Recess.
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Buckingham Palace UK is the headquarters of the British Monarchy and is used as both a home and office. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to take up residence in Buckingham Palace in 1837. Once again extensive changes took place. Today Buckingham Palace is used not only as the home of the Queen and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, but also for the administrative work for the monarchy.
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Right in the middle of London, between Parliament Square and Trafalgar square is the location of a historic subterranean. At the end of King Charles Street some steps lead down to the Cabinet War Rooms. A bunker with 19 rooms, only a few meters below surface was the most important center of British defense during World War II. Churchill's underground wartime headquarters was the place where the British War Cabinet and the chiefs of staff directed the British war machinery.
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Kensington Palace stands at the western end of Kensington Gardens and is perhaps the finest building in the Borough. Originally called Nottingham House, it passed into royal ownership in 1689 when it was acquired by William and Mary. Queen Victoria spent her childhood at Kensington Palace and it was here in June 1837, that she learned of her accession to the throne.
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The British Airways sponsored London Eye, billed as the world's highest observational wheel. The Eye stands a whopping 135 metres high on the South Bank between Waterloo and Westminster Bridges, right opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament and provides stunning views over central London and beyond. Tourists are treated to a gently paced half-hour ride in space age capsules holding 25 people each, hopping on and off as the wheel moves.
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The Queen’s Gallery is also one of the major tourist’s attractions in London. Located within Buckingham Palace, the Gallery is a showcase of the extensive royal collection of over 9,000 works of art displayed in the royal palace.
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The senior Palace of the Sovereign and still the 'Court' to which foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners are accredited, St. James's Palace was built between 1532 and 1540 by Henry VIII on the site of the Hospital of St. James, Westminster. The palace environs include Clarence House, the residence of the Queen Mother, the Queen's Chapel and the Chapel Royal, where the late Princess of Wales's body lay in state until her funeral in Westminster Abbey.
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The Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London England UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom. The museum was set up in 1852 to display decorative art, applied art and design and has a wide collection of the decorative arts. Victoria and Albert museum houses the National Art Library and also manages the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, the Wellington Museum at Apsley House and the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden.
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Tower Bridge is one of the most popular bridges, not only in London, England but in the whole world. Designed by Sir Horace Jones and engineered by Sir John Wolfe-Barry, the construction of the Tower Bridge started in 1886. After Jones death in 1887, Barry was able to invoke greater artistic freedom than he would have under the original designers' supervision. Construction of the bridge took 8 years, employing 5 major contractors and 432 construction workers.
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