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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Join the Queen's Jubilee in London

If you are thinking about a trip to London in the coming months, take the opportunity to visit some of the exhibitions, to special occasion, show the most iconic buildings and monuments of London relating to the Royal Family. Go and booking tickets.The jewels of the Queen at Buckingham PalaceBesides visiting the main room which is the official London residence of British sovereigns, magnificently decorated with some of the most important treasures from the Royal Collection: paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto, Canova sculptures, porcelains of Sevres or stroll through the gardens of the palace, this summer you can visit the exhibition Diamonds: a celebration of the anniversary, which will show the many ways in which British monarchs have used diamonds over the past 200 years. The exhibition includes an unprecedented show of some of the Queen's personal jewelry.
Leonardo da Vinci in the Queen's GalleryAs of October 7, in this gallery at Buckingham Palace can also visit the exhibition Leonardo Da Vinci: Anatomy. L It is most important studies of the human body made by Leonardo da Vinci, which are among the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection.The Royal GarageTake you're in Buckingham to enter the royal garages, home to the official vehicles of the Royal Family, both carriages and cars used for coronations, State visits, weddings of members of the royal family, Opening ceremony of Parliament and other official acts. Look at the Golden Chariot of the State, which was used last time for the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the Queen.
The Tower of LondonIt was the Royal Palace, Fortress of His Majesty and imprisonment. Famous for housing the Crown Jewels, where you can see treasures such as the enormous Cullinan I and the famous Koh-i-Noor, do not miss the Ceremony of the Keys, a free attraction and popular (though with limited seating and long reserve) where the Beefeaters (Beefeaters), symbolically closed the tower each night.
Kensington PalaceIn this symbolic royal residence outside the official Diana of Wales and will be of the Dukes of Cambridge can visit two exhibitions. Victoria revealed explores the life of the only British monarch Queen Elizabeth as well as holding its 60 th anniversary of the ascension to the throne, Queen Victoria. The Anniversary-Seen by the crowd tells the story of the celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the Queen, in 1897, from the point of view of the millions of people who participated in the festivities, from duchesses to vendors.
Museum of LondonBeen asked to submit photographs Londoners themselves, made in their own homes with their memories of the Queen: A professional photographer will photograph ten of them and these images form the exhibition At Home with the Queen. As of November 4.
National Maritime MuseumSince the birth of royal London has looked into the Thames to display his power, his influence. This is reflected in the exhibition Real Rio: the splendor of power and the Thames, which can be seen until 9 September. If you can travel on a royal barge, there are many other ways to enjoy the river, and the many attractions of its banks, including a sightseeing cruise, a trip faster in the Thames Clipper catamaran, or travel RIB high speed.
National Portrait GalleryThe Queen. Art and image is the title of a groundbreaking exhibition that, until 21 October, brings together 60 of the most extraordinary images of the Queen throughout his 60 year reign, some of which will be presented to the public for the first time of Beaton Leibovitz to Annigoni and Warhol.
Windsor Castle (40 km)It is the largest inhabited castle and old world and one of the official residences of Her Majesty the Queen, as well as one of his favorites (spends many weekends on it). Until next January, the castle's Drawings Gallery will present the exhibition The Queen: 60 pictures for 60 years. Images found between the works of renowned photojournalists of the last six decades and offer a portrait of Her Majesty's reign as it was captured in fleeting moments both in official and informal family gatherings.
And if you want to further explore the real places, two places you must:
Westminster AbbeyIt's where the wedding was the Queen in 1947 and their parents and, more recently, of course, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen was also crowned in the abbey - the first televised coronation in history - and has been the scene of coronations since 1066. Visitors to Westminster Abbey can see the tombs of 17 kings, monuments and many leading figures in British history. In addition, the Coronation Chair is part of the Abbey Museum, along with works of art, stained glass, fabrics, etc..
St Paul's CathedralIt is the venue for the Mass of Thanksgiving on June 5, and it also held the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the Queen, in 2002 and his 80th birthday in 2006. And it was here that Queen Victoria in 1897, decided to commemorate its 60th Anniversary. This was the first cathedral to be built after the English Reformation in the sixteenth century, when Henry VIII began the Church of England outside the jurisdiction of the Pope and the Crown took control of the life of the Church.

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