Pinsteps. Trafalgar Square, London
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Trafalgar Square is the heart of Victorian London. The place was known as early as the thirteenth century as Charing Cross. From here, all the roads in England were measured. After the victory of Great Britain over Spain and France at Trafalgar in 1805, the course of world history changed. England became the unconditional, sole and unshakable mistress of the seas and oceans. In the square centre rises Horatio Nelson column. Horatio was an English commander of the fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. Trafalgar is a cape on the western coast of Spain and translated from Arabic means Cape Lavra, and in English culture means the Cape of the Great Victory. Initially, the height of the column was supposed to be 66 meters, but due to public discontent, the size was reduced to forty-four. The lions, conceived in the original design, appeared at the pedestal only thirty years later. For clarity, London Zoo provided the sculptor with the corpse of a lion. Unfortunately, the work on the sketches took too much time, and the corpse began to decompose. There is even a folk legend that the sculptor drow paws of lions from the feet of cats.


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London. Royal tour

This four-hour walk in London introduces us to Westminster, the heart of the English monarchy. We will visit the old abbey, find the lawn on which the football game was born, and taste ale in the oldest pub. Look into the Winston Churchill bunker, find out who catches mice at 10 Downing Street, get acquainted with the ceremonies of Buckingham Palace and walk through the parks. We will visit the famous Piccadilly Street and its neighbour, where tailors rented rooms to Rothschild and Isaac Newton. We will relax in Trafalgar Square if we wish, we will visit the National Gallery. Finally, we will find ourselves in the theatre district and the Soho quarter. Let us go!

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