Living in London (continued)ShoppingOxford Street is a major road in the West End of London.It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors,and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops and boutiques.It is home to many of the UK’s prestigious flagship stores including Selfridges,John Lewis and HMV.Tower of London and Crown JewelsThe Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the RiverThames in central London.It is home to the Crown Jewels, which comprises of 142 historical ceremonialobjects. The collection is made up of crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords and robes,as well as many other priceless objects.The West EndThe West End is an area of Central London containing many of the city's majortourist attractions, shops, businesses, and entertainment venues, includingthe West End theatres.West End theatres are considered to represent the highest level ofcommercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show isa popular tourist activity.Kew GardensKew Gardens is the world's largest collection of living plants. Founded in 1840,from the exotic garden at Kew Park in the London Borough of Richmond uponThames, UK, its living collections include more than 30,000 different kinds ofplants, while the herbarium, which is one of the largest in the world, has overseven million preserved plant specimens.Page 10
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