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Glass Cleaning Bill in the British Museum
Posted by lingofacts | Jun 16, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Oldest Public National Museum
Posted by lingofacts | Jun 1, 2017 | History | 0 |
London’s Big Ben
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 19, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
London Escalators
Posted by lingofacts | Mar 31, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The London Bridge
Posted by lingofacts | Mar 10, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Where Tate Modern Originated
by lingofacts | Jul 21, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The name of this famous art gallery comes from Sir Henry Tate, an English sugar merchant and philanthropist, noted for establishing the Tate Gallery, London. The name ‘Tate’ is also used for the corporate body.
Read MoreThe Old and New Tate Modern
by lingofacts | Jul 21, 2017 | History | 0 |
Tate Modern is a remarkable combination of old and new. It was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963, designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
Read MoreWhen the Queen is in the Buckingham Palace
by lingofacts | Jun 23, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
A flag always flies above Buckingham Palace. When The Queen is in residence, the Royal Standard flies. When the Sovereign is not present, the Union Flag flies instead.
Read MoreStaff of Buckingham Palace
by lingofacts | Jun 22, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Over 800 members of staff live there, including a flagman, fendersmith and clockmaker. The palace contains 350 clocks and watches! They’re wound up every week by two horological conservators, who work full-time to keep them ticking along.
Read MoreGlass Cleaning Bill in the British Museum
by lingofacts | Jun 16, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The Great Court is the largest covered square in Europe. The roof is made up of 3,312 panes of glass. The roof also takes two weeks to clean!
Read MoreOne of The First To Use Electric Lighting
by lingofacts | Jun 16, 2017 | History | 0 |
The British Museum was one of the first buildings to use electric lighting. In 1879 experimental electric lighting was provided in the Front Hall, the Reading Room and in the Forecourt.
Read MoreOldest Public National Museum
by lingofacts | Jun 1, 2017 | History | 0 |
The British Museum is the world’s oldest national public museum. Founded in 1753, it opened its doors in 1759, 17 years before the Declaration of Independence.
Read MoreTravelling the London Underground Stations
by lingofacts | May 9, 2017 | History | 0 |
The fastest time to travel to all London Underground network stations is 15 hr 45 min 38 sec, and was achieved by AJ and Steve Wilson (UK) in London, UK, on 21 May 2015.
Read MoreWorld’s First Subway
by lingofacts | Apr 25, 2017 | History | 0 |
London’s Metropolitan Railway was the world’s first subway. To retrace the part of the original route, ride the Circle Line from Paddington to Covent Garden.
Read MoreLondon’s Big Ben
by lingofacts | Apr 19, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The tower in London’s Houses of Parliament is officially called the Clock Tower. Its clock’s bell has a nickname called Big Ben.
Read MoreLondon Escalators
by lingofacts | Mar 31, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
London’s underground escalators travel a distance equal to 2 trips around the world each week.
Read MoreThe London Bridge
by lingofacts | Mar 10, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
US Customs Declaration made London Bridge the world’s largest antique ever sold. In 1960s, it was sinking under the weight of modern traffic and in 1831, the bridge was put up for sale to replace it.
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