Thefollowingaretheworld-renewedattractionsinLondonsodon’tmissthemwhiletouringthere.
Shakespeare’sGlobe
Shakespeare’sGlobewhichofficiallyopenedin1997isareconstructionoftheGlobeTheatrebuiltin1599andbringsShakespeare’sworldtolife.Asavisitortotheexhibition,you’lldiscoverhowshowswereproducedinthetheatresduringShakespeare’stime.Theguide-storytellerstakeyouonafascinatinghalf-hourtour.
Price:Adult£9.00;Child(5-15)£6.50; Student£7.50; Under5FREE.
TheTowerofLondon
Thetowernearly100feethighwithwalls15feetthickwasbuiltintheearly1080s.KingHenryⅢmadethistowerhishome.KingEdwardVandhisyoungerbrotherweremurderedinsidebytheiruncle.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyherhalfsisterMarywhofeltthatherthrone(王位)wasbeingthreatened(威胁).In1603partofthetowerbecameamuseum.
Price:Adult£16.50;Child(5-15)£9.50;Under5FREE;Student£13.50;Family(twoadultswiththreechildren)£46.00.
Banqueting(宴会)House
BanquetingHouseistheremainsofWhitehallPalacewhichwasbuiltin1529andwashometotheEnglishkings.Itwasdestroyedbyfire.FamousforitsarchitectureandpaintingthebuildingisalsoknownforbeingthesceneofCharlesI’sexecution(处决)。
Price:Adult£4.50;Child£2.25;Student(withID)andseniorcitizen(60+)£3.00;Under5FREE.
TowerBridgeExhibition
TowerBridgehasstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinestmostrecognizablebridgesintheworld.AttheTowerBridgeExhibitionyoucanenjoybreath-takingviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkwaysandlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgeandhowitwasbuilt.YoucanthenvisittheVictorianengineroomshometotheoriginalsteamenginesthatusedtopowerthebridge.
Price:Adult£6.00;Child(5-15)£3.00;Under5FREE;Seniorcitizen(60+)£4.50;Student£4.50.
小题1:Whichofthefollowingplaceshasthelongesthistory?