London Eye

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. 

The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft).

In 1999 it was the tallest in the world, now it is the tallest in Europe. 

Until The Shard opened in 2012 it was the highest point to see London from. 

It costs abotu £20 to get on and you have to wait for about 2 hours. 

Panoramic view:

Oxford Circus

Oxford Circus is pretty huge. It has the biggest waterstones in the whole of the UK, its own underground station. 

It lies on the intersection between Regent Street and Oxford Street in teh West End. 

famous for shopping (until nine or ten at night) and high-street stores, it is a place of fashion as well as great places to eat out. 

The Circus was constructed in the beginning of the 19th century, and was designed by John Nash.

A new pedestrian crossing was placed in, in 2004 for £4 million and was called "good sense" by Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) but a similar one was built in Japan in 2005 for less than £100,000

Tower of London

The Tower of London is almost 1000 years old. 

 the Tower of London is actually a complex of many towers and structures. The White Tower, actually a medieval keep, is the original structure with surrounding buildings added to over the years, such as the Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula and the infamous Bloody Tower, the site of the alleged murders of the young Edward V and his brother by their scheming uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, better known as Richard III. 

Crown Jewels are in the Martin Tower. 

There is a coffee shop and many gift shops

Bauhaus Museum

A famous design museum and once a school. 

Had three schools in three cities, the most famous in Berlin, which was closed in 1933 and made into a museum. Closed during the Nazi regime.

After World War I the German republic encouraged the arts, heavily, and then after the fall of the Berlin Wall the past was remembered. Famous for its minialist design, now the source of many changes in architechture. 

Teirgarten - Animal Park

Teirgarten - one of the most famous innercity nature parks in Europe. 

In the borough of Mitte it used to be hunting grounds. 

Now houses the Berlin Zoo, the residence of the German President, the Carillion and several monuments, such as those to the Victims of the State and a memorial to those who died in the holocaust. 

Berlin Zoo: Pretty big, had 3 million visitors in 2012, has famous animals like Knut the polar bear (go to youtube and look up Knut isn't cute anymore) and is one of the main centres for European breeding programmes - experimental breeding is banned here too. 

Berlin Wall

Started on 16th April 1961.

Had an area around it on either side known as "the Death Strip"

 Between 1961 and 1989, the wall prevented almost all such emigration. During this period, around 5,000 people attempted to escape over the wall, with an estimated death toll of over 600

Fell in late 1989 after a series of tensions rose. 

Little of the wall can now be seen, photos are of what remains. Murals have been made of some. 

It is illegal now to take a brick of it away, instead you have to buy them. 

Versailles Palace

By the end of the 

11th century, Versailles was a country village enveloping a castle and the church of Saint-Julien, remaining prosperous until well into the 13th century. After the Hundred Years War, however, only a handful of people lived there.

n 1662, the new king - Louis XIV - took an earnest interest in Versailles.

In 1761 to 1764 Madam De Pompadou lived here, as mistress to the King.

Interesting rooms: Hall of Mirrors (panelled room with mirrors instead of panels), Royal Chapel of Versailles, Royal Opera Auditorium and the Gardens.