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Since 1837 this enormous building has been the official home of the kings and queens of Great Britain. Inside there are almost 800 beautifully decorated rooms, including 52 bedrooms and 78 bathrooms. This building also has a chapel, a post office and a cinema. Most of this building is private, but you can visit some of the State Rooms on public tours in summer. The building has over 600 staff, including gardeners, cooks and cleaners. There are even two people who look after its 300 clocks.

This old building is actually a complex of 21 towers, enclosed within thick stone walls. Over the past 900 years, the building has been used as a royal palace, an astronomical observatory, a prison and even a zoo. Today it is a museum, housing the priceless crown jewels. This building has been protected since the 16th century by guards called Yeoman Warders, also known as Beefeaters. You can spot them giving tours in their red and black coats.

This is a big building where the British government meets to make new laws. Inside there are over 5 km of corridors. 100 flights of stairs and around 1,100 rooms. The most famous rooms are the House of Commons, where MPs debate political issues, and Westminster Hall, the only remaining part of a medieval palace that was once here. The tallest tower is called Victoria Tower. If a flag is flying from the top, that means the politicians are meeting inside.

This grand oval concert hall, which was opened in 1871, is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria’s husband. The hall is most famous for hosting classical music concerts, but it has been used for all sorts of other events too – including ballroom dancing, car shows, circuses and even, in 1991, London’s first ever sumo wrestling tournament.

This building is an almost perfect reconstruction of a playhouse that stood very close to here over 300 years ago. Finished in 1987, this building was constructed as close as possible to the original style, with oak timbers, wooden pegs instead of nails and the first thatched roof in central London since the 17th century (when they were banned in case of fires).

Buckingham Palace

the Tower of London

the Houses of Parliament

the Royal Albert Hall

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre