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TouristAttractions Question WhatisthefeatureoffamousBritishsights Thereareanestimated6 400visitorattractionsintheUnitedKingdom Themostpopularinthefollowingcategoriesare Museumsandgalleries Historicalhousesandmonuments Castles ancienthistoricalsights TypicalFacilitiesofLondonBritain smajorcitiesareasfollows London7 740 300 Birmingham1 020 600 Manchester430 800 Glasgow616 430 Edinburgh448 850 Belfast297 300 Cardiff315 000 Museumsandgalleries BritishMuseum London istheauthoritativesourceofimagesdepictingworldcultureandhistoryincludingceramics 陶瓷艺术 sculpture prints drawingsandpaintings Itissaidthatitwilltake6monthstofinishyourvisitingwithonlyaglimpseateachcollectionofart Amongotherthings theEgyptianMummyismoreeye catching Itisoffreeadmission butonecantossanyamountofmoneyorcoinintoaboxofdonationonhisownwill OnecantakepicturesfreelyinsidetheMuseum BritishMuseum BritishMuseum BritishMuseum BritishMuseum BritishMuseum BritishMuseumReadingRoom WindsorCastle WindsorCastleisanofficialresidenceoftheQueenandthelargestoccupiedcastleintheworldthatisstilllivedinandtheoldestroyalhomeinBritain ThecastlewastheinspirationfortheRoyalfamily ssurname WilliamtheConquerorbuiltthecastlein1080andithasremainedaroyalpalaceandfortressforalmost1 000years Eachyear theOrderoftheGarterceremonyisheldatWindsorCastle andtheQueenoccasionallyhostsa dineandsleeps forpoliticiansandpublicfigures KensingtonPalace KensingtonPalacewasthefavoriteresidenceofsuccessivesovereigns ItwasthebirthplaceandchildhoodhomeofQueenVictoriaandherprimaryresidenceuntilshemovedintoBuckinghamPalace ThepalacewastheLondonhomeofDiana PrincessofWalesandisstillhometoseveralothermembersoftheRoyalFamily Edinburgh sRoyalMileThelargest longestandfineststreetforBuildingsandNumberofInhabitants notonlyinBritain butintheWorld Edinburgh Scotland scapitalcity hasmanyinterestingbuildingsallwithinwalkingdistanceofPrincesStreetandthefamousRoyalMile CastleinEdinburgh sitsontopofwhatwas atonetime avolcano Ithasbeenusedasafortificationforover2 000years therewasahillfortthereinthetimeoftheRomans TheRoyalMileconnectsEdinburghCastle photographabove withthePalaceofHolyroodHouse Visitorswillfindalottoexploreoneithersideofthishistoricroad BalmoralCastle BalmoralCastleistheprivateresidenceoftheQueen IthasremainedafavoriteresidencefortheQueenandherfamilyduringthesummerholidayperiodinAugustandSeptember TheCastleislocatedonthelargeBalmoralEstateinAberdeenshire 阿伯丁郡 Scotland ThePalaceofHolyroodhouse TheQueen sofficialresidenceinScotland ItwasalsothehomeofmanyScottishroyals StPaul sCathedral London StPaul sCathedralwasbuiltaftertheGreatFireofLondon Ittook40yearstobuildit LondonEye thehighestsightseeing rotatingwheelintheworld AnArtificialLakeinBreconBeacons布雷肯比斯国家公园Wales HADRIAN SWALL哈德兰长城 Hadrian sWallwasaRomanfrontierbuiltintheyearsAD122 30byorderoftheEmperorHadrian Itwas73 117km mileslong Hadrian sWallGallery Runningforseventy threemiles theWallmakesuseofridgesandcrags andenablesagoodviewtothenorth BuiltbyRomantroops theWallisestimatedtohavebeenbetweenthirteenandfifteenfeethigh ItremainsapotentsymbolofRomanrule ThephotoaboveshowsawoodenreconstructionofthewallandgatehouseatVindolanda ThephotoaboveshowsdetailoftheraisedfloorinthebathhouseatVindolanda ThefragmentsprovideafascinatinginsighttolifeontheWall Ihavesentyou pairsofsocks twopairsofsandalsandtwopairsofunderpants yououghttodecide mylord whatquantityofwagonsyouaregoingtosendtocarrystone Iaskyoutowritebackwhatyouwantmetodo Ipraythatyouareingoodhealth Giant sCauseway大堤道 WishingChair许愿 如愿椅 TheGiant sCausewayliesonthenorthcoastofNorthernIreland nearPortrush famousRoyalPortrushGolfClub CountyAntrim安特里姆县 NorthIreland Itisanimpressiveformationofsome40 000basaltcolumns basaltisatypeofhard igneousrock descendinglikeagiantstaircaseintothesea Giant sCauseway HexagonalLava六角火山岩 Thecolumnsaremainlyhexagonalinshape andwereformedbylavaflowspouringintotheseamanymillionsofyearsago basaltcolumns HoneycombBasaltPatterns蜂巢型玄武岩 Stonehenge England Stonehenge probablythemostoutstandingprehistorymonumentinBritish issituatedonSalisburyPlaininthecountyofWiltshire威尔特郡 ScientistshasprovedthatStonehengewasbuildover5000yearsago Therearealwaysdebateonthepurpose somescientistrelatetheStonehengetoouterspace somebelievethatwasatemplemadeforworshipofancientearthduties Nooneeverknow however wearesurethatitisforsomeimportantpurposesasStonehengewasbuildin3phasesspanning2000years IthasbeensuggestedthatStonehengeonceoperatedasamassiveastronomicalclock AmorelikelyexplanationisthatStonehengewasanimportantcentreofworshipconnectedwiththesun Stonehengehasbeenshort listedasoneofthenew7wondersoftheworld UniversityofCambridge TheUniversityofCambridgeisrichinhistory itsfamousCollegesandUniversitybuildingsattractvisitorsfromallovertheworld Butitsmuseumsandcollectionsalsoholdmanytreasureswhichgiveanexcitinginsightintosomeofthescholarlyactivities bothpastandpresent oftheUniversity sacademics teachingstaff andstudents TheUniversityofCambridgeconsistsofover100departments facultiesandschoolsplusacentraladministration In2009 theUniversitywillbecelebratingits800thanniversary SelectiveLightCambridge England picturesofStJohns King sChapelKing sCollege ItisoneoftheoldestCambridgecolleges havingbeenfoundedin1441 ItisalsoCambridge spremiertouristattraction dueabovealltoitsspectacularPerpendicularchapel TheKing sCollegeChapeltookoveracenturytobuildandwascompletedin1547 InsidethechapelyouwillbeamazedbytheFanVaulted扇形穹顶Ceilingandthewonderfulstainedglasswindows YoucanalsoheartheworldfamousChoirduringtheirdailyservicesduringtermtime DarwinTreeDarwinBridgeDarwinPunts TrinityCollege三一学院 TrinityCollegeislargerthananyothercollegeinCambridgeorOxford witharound660undergraduates 430graduates andover160Fellows ItisalsothewealthiestOxbridgecollegebyfar Trinityconsidersitselftobe aworld leadingacademicinstitutionwithanoutstandingrecordofeducation learningandresearch GreatCourtwithfountain DiningHall WrenLibrary PuntingontheCamRiverTofullyenjoyandexploretheCambridgeColleges youmusttakeatripontheCamRiver Therearemanycompaniesbytheriversidethatcanofferbothchauffeured self hirepunts RiverCam Queens CollegeMathematicalBridge Whatisthebridgefamousfor TheCollegehasbuildingsonbothsidesoftheCam linkedbythebizarre odd MathematicalBridge ThisbridgewasrumoredtohavebeenbuiltbySirIsaacNewtonwithoutnutsandbolts butlaterhisstudentstookthebridgeapartandfailtoputitbacktogether YoucanseethisbridgeifyoutakeapuntintheCAMriver VeryquietlyItakemyleaveAsquietlyasIcamehere QuietlyIwavegood byeTotherosycloudsinthewesternsky ThegoldenwillowsbytheriversideAreyoungbridesinthesettingsun TheirreflectionsontheshimmeringwavesAlwayslingerinthedepthofmyheart ThefloatingheartgrowinginthesludgeSwaysleisurelyunderthewater InthegentlewavesofCambridgeIwouldbeawaterplant ThatpoolundertheshadeofelmtreesHoldsnotwaterbuttherainbowfromthesky ShatteredtopiecesamongtheduckweedsIsthesedimentofarainbow likedream Toseekadream JusttopoleaboatupstreamTowherethegreengrassismoreverdant OrtohavetheboatfullyloadedwithstarlightAndsingaloudinthesplendorofstarlight ButIcannotsingaloudQuietnessismyfarewellmusic EvensummerinsectsheapsilenceformeSilentisCambridgetonight VeryquietlyItakemyleaveAsquietlyasIcamehere GentlyIflickmysleevesNotevenawispofcloudwillIbringaway TheMillenniumBridge Thames