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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Places of interest in London,Places of interest in London,1,10 Downing Street,10 Downing Street,colloquially known in the United Kingdom as,Number 10,is the headquarters of Her Majestys Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury,an office now invariably held by the Prime Minister.,唐宁街(Downing Street)位于英国首都伦敦的西敏内,在过往200年来,都是重要内阁官员,即英国首相,以及兼任第二财政大臣的财政大臣的官邸。唐宁街内最有名的宅邸,相信非唐宁街10号莫属,它以往是第一财政大臣的官邸,但自从此职与首相合并后,就成为首相官邸。,免受恐怖份子(尤其是爱尔兰共和军)的袭击。在此以前,一般公众是可以自由出入唐宁街,作为一条连接白厅和圣詹姆士公园的捷径。大铁闸至今仍没有拆除,在2003年更进行了加固工程。,10 Downing Street10 Downing St,2,St Jamess Palace,St Jamess Palace,(sometimes incorrectly spelled,St James Palace,)is one of Londons oldest palaces.It is situated in Pall Mall,just north of St Jamess Park.Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries,it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK.For this reason it gives its name to the Royal Court(the Court of St Jamess).It is the ceremonial gathering place of the Accession Council,which proclaims a new sovereign.,圣詹姆斯宫是英国君主的正式王宫,而且是所谓的the Senior Palace of the Sovereign,而外国派驻英国的大使和专员呈递国书时,按礼节和传统都是呈递到圣詹姆斯宫的。这所王宫位于伦敦市中心的圣詹姆斯公园旁边,距离白金汉宫不远。与英国其他王宫不同的地方是,圣詹姆斯宫是以红砖建造。它是英国皇室拥有的法定官邸,而且更属于英国本土最高规格的王宫。基于这个原因,它一直被皇室当作重要的宫廷(Royal Court)使用。,2013年10月,英国当地时间16日宣布,威廉王子与妻子凯特的儿子剑桥乔治王子,将于23日下午在圣詹姆士宫的皇家教堂受洗。受洗仪式将由坎特伯瑞大主教主持,包括女王伊丽莎白二世、查尔斯王子等重要王室成员及凯特的家人出席。,St Jamess Palace St Jamess P,3,Westminster Abbey,Westminster Abbey,is a large,mainly Gothic,church in the City of Westminster,London,located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and is the traditional place of,coronation,and burial site for English and,later,British monarchs.,威斯敏斯特大教堂(Westminster Abbey)坐落在英国伦敦议会广场西南侧,正式名称为“圣彼得联合教堂”。威斯敏斯特大教堂整座建筑既金碧辉煌,又静谧肃穆,被认为是英国哥特式建筑的杰作。既是英国国教的礼拜堂,又是历代国王举行加冕典礼、王室成员举行婚礼的大礼堂,还是一个国葬陵墓。从 11 世纪胜利王威廉开始,除了爱德华五世和爱德华七世外,所有英王都在此加冕登基,当今英女王伊丽莎白二世就是于1953 年6月在威斯敏斯特大教堂里举行加冕典礼的。,Westminster Abbey Westminster,4,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.Located in the City of Westminster,the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality.It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing.,白金汉宫位于伦敦威斯敏斯特城内,是英国王室的王宫和居所。1703年由白金汉公爵所建而得名,最早称白金汉屋。1761年转卖给英国王室后,几经修缮,逐渐成为英国王宫。从1837年起,英国历代国王都居住在这里。维多利亚女王是居住在这里的第一位君主。宫内有典礼厅、音乐厅、宴会厅、画廊等六百余间厅室,宫外有占地辽阔的御花园,花团锦簇。女王的重要国事活动都在该地举行。来英进行国事访问的国家元首也在宫内下榻,王宫由身着礼服的皇家卫队守卫。,Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Pa,5,Cultural notes,Cultural notes,6,Prime minister during World war I and II,Stanley Baldwin(1908-1923),He was a,British,Conservative politician,who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars.Three times Prime Minister,he is the only one to serve under three monarchs(George V,Edward VIII and George VI).,Prime minister during World wa,7,Prime minister during World war I and II,NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN,He was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940.Chamberlain is best known for his,appeasement,(绥靖政策)foreign policy。However when Adolf Hitler continued his aggression by invading Poland,Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939,and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of World War II.,Prime minister during World wa,8,Prime minister during World war I and II,Winston Churchill,He was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20thcentury,Churchill was also an officer in the British Army,a historian,a writer,and an artist.He is the only British Prime Minister to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature,and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States.,Prime minister during World wa,9,George III of the United Kingdom,was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801,after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.In the later part of his life,George III suffered from recurrent,and eventually permanent,mental illness.,George III of the United Kingd,10,Albert,Prince Consort(阿尔伯特亲王),was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family connected to many of Europes ruling monarchs.At the age of 20 he married his first cousin,Queen Victoria,with whom he would ultimately have nine children.At first,Albert felt constrained by his position as consort,which did not confer any power or duties upon him.Over time he adopted many public causes,such as educational reform and a worldwide abolitio of slavery,and took on the responsibilities of running the Queens household,estates and office.He
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