Places of interest in London.

London is the capital of England and GB with the population about 12 million. London is not a simple city; it is a small country, where numerous achievements of mankind in the field of culture and art are concentrated. This city can not be confused with another city in the world, because visiting cards of London are widely known all over the world. London taxi-cabs, red public telephones, policemen and other things can be considered as its visiting cards. It would take a lot of time enumerating characteristics and unforgettable features of that great city, but there is no doubt the most famous and well-known London sight is Big Ben.

Most people believe that Big Ben is a big clock placed on one of the towers of the building of Parliament. Actually this is the name of the bell, but neither of the clock nor of a tower.

Geographical center of London is Trafalgar Square; it was called with the purpose of commemoration of the British victory in the Trafalgar battle in 1805. At the square center the Nelson’s column is raised, Nelson headed the British Fleet in that battle and he perished as a true hero.