BIG BEN and TRAFALGAR SQUARE

London Webquest 4e

You are going to learn more about a famous London place or monument. Click on the blue links to answer the questions.

You will find information about:

BigBen is

a palacea towera bell in a tower

Where is it situated? ______

Give the other* name of the Big Ben tower: ______

How much does Big Ben weigh*?12 tons13 tons14 tons

Where does the name «Ben» come from? ______

How high is Big Ben? ______

How many years did it take to build it? ______When was it finished? ______

So when did the construction of Big Ben start? ______

Trafalgar Square

When was the Square built? ______

Where does the name “Trafalgar” come from? ______

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Name the architect who designed the Square: ______

Before being a Square, what could you find on this place? a royal zoo

a royal foresta place for royal horses and eagles.

(Help! Mews: anciennes écuries/ a hawk: un faucon/ a stable: une écurie)

Name the museum on a side* of the Square: ______

In this museum, there arepaintingsstatuesEgyptian mummies.

This museum was created in180518241830by

King ______(write the King’s name!).

In the centre of the Square there isa pyramida fountaina column.

Give its name: ______It is5,5 m high56 m high.

When was it erected? ______

Who is the man on top? Why is he famous? ______

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What are there on the ground* around the column? ______

When were they sculpted? ______

Where did the metal used to make them come from? ______

(Help! battleships: navires de guerre)

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