Constructed by William The Conqueror towards the end of 1066 and became a prison in 1100 until 1952, today the Tower adopts the name ‘Bloody Tower’, for the Tower has held many victims. Today the Tower is said to be the most haunted building in England. The ghost of Anne Boleyn, beheaded in 1536 for “treason” against Henry VIII allegedly haunts the chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, where she is buried, and has been said to walk around the White Tower carrying her head under her arm.
Constructed between the 13th and 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. Since 1066 every king and queen have crowned in the Abbey. Along with some fabulous coronations, Westminster Abbey has held many funerals and glamorous royal weddings.
The primary residence of Queen Elizabeth II and the most respected royal family, Buckingham Palace is undoubtedly one of the most famous building in Britain. The site where the Palace is today is all thanks to Henry VIII in 1531 which he used the open fields to entertain guests and for sports such as hunting. Before it was Buckingham Palace there were three houses on the site: Goring House in 1633; Arlington House in 1674 and Buckingham House in 1703. It became a palace and the official royal residence in 1837, with Queen Victoria being the first monarch to live in the Palace. The Buckingham Palace is the most beloved landmark for the British people.
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Thanks to cnfle.com and flickr.com for photos.
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