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INTRODUCTION

WHY ALL ROADS GO TO LONDON?

HISTORY OF LONDON

THE GROWTH OF LONDON

MODERN LONDON

SIGHTSEEING

Trafalgar square

St. Paul's Cathedral

The tower of London

Westminster Abbey

Big Ban

The Bank of England

THE CITY OF LONDON

AS A FINANCIAL CENTER

LONDON'S VILLAGES

THE ROUT OF VISITING

THE MAIN

CONCLUSION

The great glory of Westminster is, of course, the Abbey. Ancient tradition claims that St. Peter founded the first church here, but the Abbey's more than 900 years of existence since the dedication go back to Edward the Confessor. Henry III rebuilt the earlier church and the present building dates from his reign.

Westminster Abbey is the ancient church where a lot of kings and queens have been crowned and buried for nearly 1,000 years. The old­est part of the building dates back to the 18th century. The Chapel of King Henry VII was built in the 16th century.

There are 3,000 graves of statesmen, scientists, artists inside the Abbey. Some of the tombs are decorated with gold and precious stones.

Princess Diana, so much loved by almost of the peoples the world over, was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1997.

If you have never visited the Abbey before, try to go it through slowly and look about carefully. For the immediate effect, as you fol­low the wonderfully vaulted roof along the length of the nave, is a startling and breathtaking beauty. There is an element of greatness here that is not just concerned with size and height.