Summer, 2013 OKAYAMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ETON COLLEGE VISIT
WHICH CITIES ARE YOU GOING TO? WINDSOR
OXFORD
LONDON
O
PLACES IN WINDSOR Eton College* Windsor Castle* Windsor Town
PLACES IN OXFORD The University Colleges Christchurch College Oxford Town
PLACES IN LONDON Tower Bridge The British Museum* Covent Garden Hampton Court Palace* The Houses of Parliament Whitehall Trafalgar Square Picadilly Circus Regent Street Oxford Street
LONDON "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." Samuel Johnson
TOWER BRIDGE (NOT LONDON BRIDGE)
LONDON BRIDGE (NOT TOWER BRIDGE)
TOWER BRIDGE Started building in 1886, finished in 1894. (Eight Years) Designed by Horace Jones, engineered by Sir John Wolfe Barry. Opened by King Edward VII on 30 June, 1894. 244m long, 65m high. Bridge raises to let ships through. This takes 5 minutes. 40,000 people use the bridge every day. Has been used in many movies, Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes, Wolfman, The Mummy Returns (Hamunaptra 2), and many more.
COVENT GARDEN A very popular area in central London. Lots of shops, restaurants, and a market. Lots of street performers, and entertainment, since the 1660's. Very popular with tourists. Very old, dates back to Roman times. Designed by Inigo Jones, a very famous renaissance architect. In the 1970's / 1980's Covent Garden was very popular with Punk and New Wave music fashions.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND BIG BEN Designed by Sir Charles Barry (his son, John designed Tower Bridge), 1836. Building finished 1852. British government building. It is two buildings, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. "Big Ben" is not the clock, but the chime bell. Our school chime is the same as that of "Big Ben" The clock tower has been used in many movies.
WHITEHALL One of the most important roads in Britain. Leads to the Houses of Parliament. Most of the government and military headquarters are on this road. Downing Street, where the prime Minister lives is off Whitehall. The original Scotland Yard is off Whitehall. The Cenotaph, a memorial to British soldiers is at he centre of Whitehall.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE Possibly one of the most famous public areas of Britain. It is the fourth most popular tourist area on Earth. 15,000,000 visitors come here each year. It is measured as the centre of London. Commemorates the naval victory at Trafalgar. The column is a memorial to Admiral Nelson, who led the British to victory at Trafalgar, but was killed in the battle. Around the column are four lion sculptures, and four fountains. The square is used for national celebrations (e.g. New Year), as well as protests and demonstrations. On the square is also The National Art Gallery.
PICCADILLY CIRCUS Piccadilly Circus is not a circus. There are no animals, except pigeons. It is a very busy intersection between seven main roads. At the centre is a statue of Anteros. Anteros is holding a bow and arrow. The arrow is pointing towards the Houses of parliament. Piccadilly circus is famous for its electric signboards. There are many shops in this area, including Lillywhites, a sports shop which sells international soccer shirts at up to 90% off, and Fortnum and Mason, which has a very big, high quality food hall.
OXFORD STREET AND REGENT STREET Oxford Street is the busiest shopping street in Europe. Oxford Street is 2.5 km long. There are 548 main branch stores and department stores on Oxford Street. Regent Street is very beautiful. Every building and shop is protected. Every year, both Regent Street and Oxford Street have beautiful Christmas lights.