St.Paul’sCathedral

LudgateHillEC4

Underground:St.Paul’s;Bus:6811152225

Open:Daily8:00-19:00(17:00fromOct.toMar.)

Entrancefree

DesignedbythegreatarchitectSirChristopherWrenSt.Paul’sCathedralwasbuiltfollowingtheGreatFireofLondonof1666whichdestroyedthegothiccathedralonthesiteatthattime.ItisaninescapableattractionforalltravellerstothisgreatcityandthemostrecognisablegothiccathedralinEngland.Itschoir（唱诗班）isinternationallyfamous.PrinceCharlesandLadyDianaSpencerweremarriedherein1981.

BuckinghamPalace

SouthendoftheMall(SW1)

Underground:St.James’sParkVictoriaHydeParkCornerGreenPark;Bus:2111416192224293038527374137

BuckinghamPalaceisQueenElisabethII’sofficialresidence（住所）andhasbeentheofficialresidenceofBritain’smonarch（君主）since1837.TheStateRoomsatBuckinghamPalacehavebeenopeningtothepublicfortheAnnualSummerOpeninginAugustandSeptembersince1993.TheQueenisnotatBuckinghamPalacewhenitisopentothepublic;shegoestooneofhercountryresidences.TheStateRoomsareextremelygrand.YoucanseemanyofthetreasuresoftheRoyalCollection:paintingsbyRembrandtRubensandCanaletto;andbeautifulexamplesofEnglishandFrenchfurniture.

TheTowerofLondon

TowerHillEC3

Underground:TowerHill;Bus:4278

Open:Mon.—Sat.9:00-18:00;Sun.8:00-19:00

PartsoftheTowerofLondonareoverninecenturiesoldasbuildingbeganunderWilliamtheConquerorin1078.FamousasaprisoninthedistantpasttheTowerhasalsobeenaroyalresidenceazooandanobservatory（瞭望台）.ItisnowamuseumandmanythousandsofpeoplevisititeveryyearinparticulartoseetheCrownJewels.Onlybygoinginsidecanyouexperiencenearlyathousandyearsofhistoryandhearthemythsandlegendsthatmakeit“adayouttodiefor”.

WestminsterAbbey

BroadSanctuarySW1

Underground:WestminsterStJames’sPark;Bus:311122429395359767788109155168170172184503

Open:Daily8:00-18:00(Mar.—Dec.Tuesdaytill20:00)

Entrancefree

LocatednexttotheHousesofParliamentintheheartofLon