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•7.StPaul'sCathedral10PlacesofLondon1.TheLondonEye2.MadameTussaudˊsˊ3.3.BrickLane4.Westminsterabbey5.NationalGallery6.HydePark7.StPaul'Cathedral8.BuckinghamPalace9.WindsorCastle10.TheBritishMuseum1.LondonEyeTheLondonEye,whichis450feetinheightabovetheThamesRiver,istheworld’sbiggestspinningstructure.ItisonehundredfeettallerthanBigBen,andweighing1,600tons.Itwasbuilttocelebratetheyear2000.Possiblybuildingsuchabigspinningstructuresuggestedthatpeoplelongedforbiggerandbetterthingsinthefuture.2.MADAMETUSSAUDSMadameTussauds.whereyoucanseesomemoviestars,singersandsportsplayers.Yetthisplaceisasstar-studdedastheredcarpetoftheGrammyAwardsShewasborninFrench,heruncletaughthercraftofwaxingandshehadnaturaltalent.FinallysheleftFrenchinordertoestablishawaxexhibitioninLondon3.BRICKLANEBrickLaneisastreetinEastLondon,England,intheLondonBoroughofTowerHamlets.ItrunsfromSwanfieldStreetinthenorthernpartofBethnalGreen,crossesBethnalGreenRoad,passesthroughSpitalfieldsandislinkedtoWhitechapelHighStreettothesouthbytheshortstretchofOsbornStreet.Today,itistheheartofthecity'sBangladeshi-SylheticommunityandisknowntosomeasBanglatown.[1]Itisfamousforitsmanycurryhouses.4.WestminsterabbeyWestminsterAbbeyFormallytitledTheCollegiateChurchofStPeter,Westminster,thismainlyGothicchurchinLondonisthetraditionalplaceofcoronationandburialsiteforEnglishmonarchs.FirstbuiltbyEdwardtheConfessorbetween1045-1065intheNormanstyle,itreplacedanearlierchurchonthesamesite.ItwasbuiltasanabbeyfortheBenedictinemonksandwasconsecratedonDecember28,1065.ItwasrebuiltintheGothicstylebetween1245-1517,withHenryVIIaddingaperpendicularstylechapelin1503.5.NationalGalleryTheNationalGalleryhousesoneofthegreatestcollectionsofEuropeanpaintingintheworld.Withpaintingsrangingfrom1250to1900，thecollectionincludesworkbyBotticelli，LeonardodaVinci，Rembrandt，Gainsborough，Turner，CezanneandVanGogh.6.HydeParkHydeParkisoneofthelargestparksincentralLondon,UnitedKingdom,andoneoftheRoyalParksofLondon,famousforitsSpeakers'Corner.TheparkwasthesiteoftheGreatExhibitionof1851,forwhichtheCrystalPalacewasdesignedbyJosephPaxton.Theparkhasbecomeatraditionallocationformassdemonstrations.TheChartists,theReformLeague,theSuffragettesandtheStopTheWarCoalitionhaveallheldprotestsinthepark.ManyprotestersontheLibertyandLivelihoodMarchin2002startedtheirmarchfromHydePark.On20July1982intheHydeParkandRegentsParkbombings,twobombslinkedtotheProvisionalIrishRepublicanArmycausedthedeathofeightmembersoftheHouseholdCavalryandtheRoyalGreenJacketsandsevenhorses.7.StPaul'sCathedralStPaul'sCathedralisanAnglicancathedraldedicatedtoPaultheApostle.ItsitsatthetopofLudgateHill,thehighestpointintheCityofLondon,andistheseatoftheBishopofLondon.At365feet(111m)high,itwasthetallestbuildinginLondonfrom1710to1962,anditsdomeisalsoamongthehighestintheworld.ImportantservicesheldatStPaul'sincludethefuneralsofLordNelson,theDukeofWellingtonandSirWinstonChurchill;JubileecelebrationsforQueenVictoria;peaceservicesmarkingtheendoftheFirstandSecondWorldWars;thelaunchoftheFestivalofBritainandthethanksgivingservicesforboththeGoldenJubileeand80thBirthdayofHerMajestytheQueen.TheRoyalFamilyholdsmostofitsimportantmarriages,christeningsandfuneralsatWestminsterAbbey,butStPaul'swasusedforthemarriageofCharles,PrinceofWales,andLadyDianaSpencer.StPaul'sCathedralisstillabusyworkingchurch,withhourlyprayeranddailyservices.9.WindsorCastle10.TheBritishMuseum