đ Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society
4.7.1 Historic sites in England
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England has many famous historic sites. The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror and has been a royal palace, prison, and home of the Crown Jewels. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell in the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the monarch. Stonehenge in Wiltshire is a prehistoric monument dating back about 5,000 years.
Key Facts
- Tower of London â built by William the Conqueror, Crown Jewels
- Big Ben â great bell in Elizabeth Tower at Houses of Parliament
- Buckingham Palace â official London residence of monarch
- Stonehenge â prehistoric monument, ~5,000 years old
Other famous English landmarks include Windsor Castle (the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world), the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Lake District, and the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge. The Angel of the North, a large steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, is in Gateshead, north-east England.
Key Facts
- Windsor Castle â oldest and largest occupied castle
- Eden Project in Cornwall; Lake District
- Angel of the North â sculpture by Antony Gormley in Gateshead
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- Buckingham Palace â monarch-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
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- Big Ben â Houses of Parliament-āĻāĻ° Elizabeth Tower-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
- Buckingham Palace â monarch-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
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- Big Ben â Houses of Parliament-āĻāĻ° Elizabeth Tower-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
- Buckingham Palace â monarch-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
- Windsor Castle āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĨ¤
- Tower of London â William the Conqueror āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤, Crown Jewels
- Big Ben â Houses of Parliament-āĻāĻ° Elizabeth Tower-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
- Buckingham Palace â monarch-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
- The Angel of the North āĻšāĻ˛ā§ Antony Gormley-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
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- Big Ben â Houses of Parliament-āĻāĻ° Elizabeth Tower-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
- Buckingham Palace â monarch-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
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