United Kingdom

 


Tower Bridge - one of London's
most celebrated landmarks and
possibly the most photographed
and painted bridge on earth, Tower
Bridge was completed in 1894
.

 

United Kingdom
Year(s) of Visit: 2002

United Kingdom, constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the largest island in the cluster of islands, or archipelago, known as the British Isles. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles.

Full Country Name: United Kingdom
Area: 244,110 sq km

Capital City: London

 


Big Ben – house of the parliament and Big
Ben are m
agnificent sample of British gothic architecture along river Thames.
 


Saint Paul’s Cathedral – located right in the
heart of
London, this beautiful church still
towers over other buildings in the area, as
it has for hundreds of years.
 


Buckingham Palace – this has been the
official London residence of Britain`s
sovereigns since 1837 and evolved from a
town house that was owned, from the
beginning of the eighteenth century, by
the Dukes of Buckingham.
 


London Eye


Tower of London

 

 

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