What are the well-known buildings in Britain

1, the British Museum: the British Museum, also known as the British Museum, is located in London, Oxford Street, north of the Great Russell Square, is the world's oldest and one of the grandest museums. This huge Roman-style building in the collection of cultural relics and library materials is not comparable to any other museum in the world. The British Museum was first founded in 1753 and opened to the public in 1759. Existing houses were built in the mid-19th century, *** more than 100 showrooms, an area of 6,70,000 square meters. The original main collection of books, and later both historical artifacts and ancient works of art from various countries, so far **** collection of exhibits 4 million pieces. The British Museum is open all day free of charge.

2, St. Paul's Cathedral: St. Paul's Cathedral in London is the center of the Church of England built in 1675-1710, known as the monument of classical architecture. Designed by British architect C. Raine (Christopher Wren, 1632--1723). The original plan of the cathedral was in the form of a Greek cross with a projecting porch. The church required a longer nave to accommodate the traditional liturgy and thus changed to the Latin cross plan typical of the Middle Ages. The total height of the building is 108 meters. The plan of the church consists of precise geometrical shapes in a symmetrical layout, with a soaring central dome supported by two tiers of drum-shaped seats underneath. The dome has a diameter of 34.2 meters and has two layers inside and outside, which can reduce the weight of the structure. The colonnade of the main entrance is also divided into two layers, which appropriately shows the scale of the building. The surrounding walls are evenly divided by double pilasters, and each opening and the windows therein are treated in the same style, making the building appear complete and rigorous. However, it is still flanked by two clock towers with a distinctly Gothic legacy, representative of English classicist architecture. The most impressive is the wedding ceremony of Diana and Charles in 1981.

3, Buckingham Palace: Britain's royal palace, located in the Westminster district of London. Buckingham Palace is a four-storey square building, the palace has a ceremony hall, concert hall, banquet halls, galleries and other more than 600 rooms, in addition to covering a vast area of the Royal Gardens, flowers, breathtaking. In the square in front of the palace there is a golden statue of the Goddess of Victory standing on a high marble platform, glittering, as if to fall from the sky. Buckingham Palace Royal Guard every year from April to September when 11:30 am to 12:00 will be held in the changing of the guard ceremony, other months every two days at 11:30 held once, in the military music and the sound of the command, for a variety of parade performances, and held a gun to each other to salute, a faction of the royal family meteorological, often attracting passers-by and tourists onlookers. Therefore, Buckingham Palace Square has become the most concentrated place for London tourists.

4, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben: The Houses of Parliament is the most eye-catching building on Whitehall Avenue is also a symbol of the British monarchy, the Gothic-style complex, magnificent with a classical charm, magnificent.

The Houses of Parliament is the newest palace in London. 1834, a fire burned down the entire original Palace of Westminster, leaving only a roof tiles of Westminster Hall, and then spent 12 years to build the current scale. After renamed the Houses of Parliament, it became the political center of London and a meeting place for MPs.

5, Westminster Abbey: the twin towers of Westminster Abbey, the front looks very spectacular. "Westminster Abbey" originated in 970 A.D., a group of monks of St. Benedict's Church in the City of London, the construction of the Abbey Church, which has remained famous ever since. Successive kings' coronation ceremonies, weddings, funerals, banquets and national ceremonies are held here, and even the royal family's graves are almost always located here, in addition, to go to more than the tombstones or monuments to famous figures in history are also located in the church.