Hola.. Here’s come the country edition post. The
first post would be all about UK. Why UK? I don’t know. I’m just recently
falling in love with this country. So, check out these more.
Some of us maybe confused a lot about the
difference between United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain, and British Isles.
Well, United Kingdom is a country comprising 4
parts of the country, i.e. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
England is a country forming the southern and largest part of the United
Kingdom with London as its capital. United Kingdom is officially named the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.
Meanwhile, British Isles is a group of islands
consisting of the large islands of Great Britain and Ireland and almost 5000
surrounding smaller islands and islets. Great Britain is the largest island in
the cluster of British Isles. British is term to call people of the United
Kingdom (in short, you can call the Brit).
Let's make some peeps! :)
Tower of London
The Tower of London, located on the northern
bank of the Thames River, was built about 1078. It was used alternately as a
fortress, royal residence, and state prison in its early years. Today, it is
maintained as an arsenal with a garrison, and is open to the public. The
well-preserved Norman and medieval structures cover nearly 7.2 hectares (18
acres).
Island of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Boats glide through the harbor of Tobermory, the
main town on the Island of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, located off the coast of
Scotland. The bay purportedly holds the wreck of a Spanish Armada galleon that
went down in the 16th century. Sheltered inlets, rocky cliffs, coastal
skerries, and desolate moorlands add to the island’s scenic beauty.
Lake Windermere, Lake District, England
Watersports enthusiasts windsurf on Lake
Windermere in England’s Lake District. Windermere has become a popular venue
for watersports and fishing, leading to conflicts with conservationists over
the use of the area.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and its
second largest city. The view here is of the city with the hills south of the
Firth of Forth.
Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
Founded in the 13th century, Cambridge
University is one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe and one of
the most prestigious universities in the world. Among its many distinguished
graduates are Charles Darwin, John Maynard Keynes, Oliver Cromwell, and John
Milton.
Rugby School, England
The playing fields of Rugby School, in
Warwickshire, witnessed the birth of rugby football in 1823 when William Webb
Ellis, a pupil, picked the ball up while playing football. Founded in 1567, the
school is a leading English public school, renowned for its science education.
All Souls College, Oxford University
England’s oldest institution of higher learning,
Oxford University, is a federation of 35 colleges, each with its own structure
and activities. Many prominent people have attended the All Souls College,
Shown here.
Big Ben, London
Named after Sir Benjamin Hall, London’s portly
commissioner of works, Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the
eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London. The booming 13.5-ton bell
first rang out in 1859.
The Seven Sisters, England
Visible from far away because of their striking
color, the Seven Sisters are a series of chalk cliffs on the coastline of
southeastern England, near the town of Eastbourne. The chalk of which the
cliffs are made is a type of limestone found on both the English and French
sides of the English Channel.
Dartmoor Prison, England
Built in 1802 to hold French prisoners of the
Napoleonic Wars, Britain’s famous Dartmoor Prison lies in the historic
moorlands of southwestern England. The region’s rugged beauty results from a
dramatic combination of granite outcroppings, heather-covered slopes, grassy
lowlands, and tracts of dark peat and treacherous bogs. The wild and desolate
terrain of Dartmoor is vividly evoked in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). The region is also the site of several
prehistoric building remains and Druidic settlements.
Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham
The city of Birmingham, England, is a major
commercial and retail center. It was home to one of Britain’s first
purpose-built shopping complexes—the Bull Ring, which opened in 1964. The
original building was demolished in 2001 and a new retail and residential
development, known as the Bullring, opened in 2003.
Roman Bath
The Romans were originally attracted to the
natural hot springs near what is now the city of Bath in England, pictured
here. They founded the city and excavated the baths to exploit their medicinal
value. The baths are now famous landmarks.
London from the Air
This view of London, taken from the air, shows
the city’s financial district spread out around the River Thames. The Canary
Wharf Tower in the London Docklands dominates both the skyline and the
regeneration project around the old wharves.
Thames River in London
The Thames River is the most important river in
England and the main source of London’s water supply. In this picture, the
Palace of Westminster is on the left, in front of Westminster Bridge (thought
to be the site of the Romans’ first crossing point). On the south bank of the
river (on the right of the picture) are Lambeth Palace (the London residence of
the Archbishop of Canterbury), the South Bank Centre arts complex and the
London Eye.
Aerial View of Avebury Stone Circle
Avebury circle, shown from the air, is a
Neolithic monument built from about 2800 to 2700 bc, during the Bronze Age in Britain. An
embankment and a ditch enclose a large ceremonial area in which there are
several circles of stones and a village. Many of the stones were removed for
use in construction as the village expanded during the 17th century.
London Tower Bridge
The 244-m (800-ft) Tower Bridge spans the Thames
River in London. It was the only movable bridge crossing the Thames when it was
completed in 1894. Sir Horace Jones designed the bridge, and Sir John Wolfe
Barry built it.
Well, that's all. Enjoy and visit England!
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