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Игорь Колосов
21-02-2011 23:55 (ссылка)
Re: England as we see it.
Well. As for me, I think the most interesting place in the hole England is of corse Big Ben. Here is some information about it from Wikipedia.
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Some believe this extension to be incorrect, but its usage is now entirely commonplace. It is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world.It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009, during which celebratory events took place.The clock was finished being built on April 10th 1858.
Nickname
Double-decker buses frame a busy Whitehall with Big Ben in the background.
The origin of the nickname Big Ben is the subject of some debate. The nickname was applied first to the Great Bell; it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Caunt. Now Big Ben is often used, by extension, to refer to the clock, the tower and the bell collectively, although the nickname is not universally accepted as referring to the clock and tower. Some authors of works about the tower, clock and bell sidestep the issue by using the words Big Ben first in the title, then going on to clarify that the subject of the book is the clock and tower as well as the bell.
Here is my advice. If you are going to London, you have to see it. Cause, if you didn't saw it, you can't say you was in England
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Some believe this extension to be incorrect, but its usage is now entirely commonplace. It is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world.It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009, during which celebratory events took place.The clock was finished being built on April 10th 1858.
Nickname
Double-decker buses frame a busy Whitehall with Big Ben in the background.
The origin of the nickname Big Ben is the subject of some debate. The nickname was applied first to the Great Bell; it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Caunt. Now Big Ben is often used, by extension, to refer to the clock, the tower and the bell collectively, although the nickname is not universally accepted as referring to the clock and tower. Some authors of works about the tower, clock and bell sidestep the issue by using the words Big Ben first in the title, then going on to clarify that the subject of the book is the clock and tower as well as the bell.
Here is my advice. If you are going to London, you have to see it. Cause, if you didn't saw it, you can't say you was in England
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23-03-2011 13:37 (ссылка)
Re: England as we see it.
Hi, to my mind if we speak about English music, we should remember that GB is the birthplace of ROCK!!!! Such cities as London, Birmingham,Liverpool gave us the famous bands: the greatest Beatles, Rolling Stones,Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple,Black Sabbath and many many others...I adore English cause its native language of rock, that's why I 'm a teacher of English =).I've never been to Britain, but I want to see Big Ben,Trafalgar Square, green parks.. I want to visit everything =((( and of couse to go to the consert. Its just a DREAM I often tell to my students about GB, about different places which I saw only on pictures.It's great a pity!!!
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