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Top 10 sightseeing in the UK (United Kingdom)

Top 10 sightseeing in the United Kingdom #10. The Lake District National Park of England Area -- 2,292 km2 Largest lakes 1. Windermere - 14.8 km2 2. Ullswater - 8.9 km2 3. Derwentwater - 5.5 km2 4. Bassenthwaite Lake - 5.3 km2 5. Coniston Water - 4.0 km2 Highest mountains 1. Scafell Pike at 978 metres 2. Scafell at 964 metres 3. Helvellyn at 950 metres 4. Skiddaw at 931 metres 5. Great End at 910 metres #9. Windsor castle It is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Today more than 500 people live and work in the castle. contains about 1,000 rooms and occupies 13 acres of land. #8. Westminster Abbey was built between 1245 and 1272, under the direction of King Henry III. a large Gothic style church known for it's royal burials and royal weddings Over 3,000 famous people have been buried Almost every British monarch has been crowned on the abbey's famous Coronation Chair. #7. Edinburgh castle Edinburgh Castle is built upon the massive Castle Rock, part of an ancient extinct volcano. The One O'Clock Gun is a time signal, fired every day at precisely 13:00, excepting Sunday The top of Castle Rock is more than 120 metres above sea-level and it stands 80 metres taller than the land surrounding it to the north, south and west #6. White Cliffs of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover reach up to 300 feet in height and stretch for 10 miles to the east and west of the town of Dover. are made of white chalk. • On a clear day they can be seen from France. #5. Tower most remembered for the bloody executions, imprisonment and torture of the prisoners who were incarcerated in the great London castle. There are 21 different towers which form a major part of the London castle complex. The expansion of the Tower of London, covering 18 acres, led to additional functions as: • A Royal residence in London • A Prison housing some very important state prisoners • A place of trials, execution and torture #4. Buckingham Palace The palace has 775 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. Has been the official London residence of Britain's monarchs since 1837.' There are 1,514 doors and 760 windows in the palace. The windows are cleaned every six weeks. #3. Tower Bridge Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894 • Tower Bridge is 244 metres long and each tower is 65 metres high. the bascules are raised more than 1000 times a year #2. Parliament and Big Ben Big Ben chimes every 15 minutes and the sound can be heard for a radius of up to 5 miles. Whenever Parliament is in session, the Union Flag is flown from Victoria Tower. The clock's time is adjusted every year with an old British penny. If the clock is fast, a penny is added to the pendulum, and if the clock is slow, one is removed. #1. Stonehenge • Stonehenge was built between 3100 -- 1100 BCE. • The circle was aligned with the midsummer sunrise, the midwinter sunset, and the most southerly rising and northerly setting of the moon. • There were two types of stones used in its construction: the 'bluestones' (weighing as much as four tons and brought from 240 miles away) and the Sarsen stones (averaging eighteen feet in height and twenty-five tons in weight).