рефеthe places to visit london is the capital of england. it is its political [pə lɪtikl] and business [ biznis] centre. the heart of london is the city. it is the oldest part of london. many people work in the city but very few live there. there are a lot of banks [bsepks] and other offices there too. you can visit some interesting places in the city or near it. one of them is the tower of london. the tower of london was a fortress,3 a palace,4 a prison5 and the king’s zoo. now it is a museum. you can see a lot of interesting things in the rooms of the white tower. its square walls are white and very tall. william the conqueror built it in the eleventh century. there are always black ravens6 in the tower of london. people keep them in the tower of london and look after them very well as they believe that london will be rich while ravens live there. one of the greatest english churches, st paul’s cathedral, is not far from the tower of london. the famous english architect [ a:kitekt] sir christopher wren [ sɜ: kristəʃə ren] built it in the 17th century after the great fire. it took sir christopher wren 35 years.1 it is a beautiful building with many columns [ kɒləmz] and towers. in one of its towers there is one of the largest bells in the world. trafalgar square is in the centre of london. some people say it is the most beautiful place in london. in the middle of the square stands a tall column. it is a monument to admiral [ ædmərəl] nelson. four bronze [brɒnz] lions look at the square from the monument. there are two beautiful fountains [´faʊntinz] in the square. they are in front of the national gallery [ ɡælərɪ] which is one of the best picture galleries in the world. every day a lot of tourists [ tʊərists] visit this fine building with its tall columnsрирование английского текста онлайн