Culture and mass-media
London - the main centre of a cultural life of the Great Britain. Set закладов cultures concentrated in Вест-Енді. The greatest theatres and cinemas are in area of the area Leicester-square between prospectus Шефтсбері-авеню and Trafalgars-which the area. On the north from street Strend the located one more theatrical centre: to it the Royal opera theatre (Kovent-Garden) known for for ballet and an opera, and the well-known Royal theatre on Друрі-Лейн enter. A number of art theatres, for example theatre Mermejd in City, have been opened after the Second World War. On southern coast of Thames near station Waterloo, upstream the rivers, near to theatres Єлизаветинсько ї epoch there is well-known for the statements of Shakespearean and other classical plays a theatre "Олд Age", that became the company-founder of National theatre. The royal Shakespearean society has got in 1982 Two new theatre, having opened the Center of arts and conferences Барбікан, constructed near to the London shaft in City. London supports five main symphonic orchestras, and their concerts occur on all city. Nearby from "Олд the Age" is located a concert hall "Rojal-festi-shaft-hol". Many musical concerts, including the well-known flight symphony concerts, are given in Ройал-Альберт-Холі - to one з the greatest concert halls of London. Solo and chamber concerts are spent in Уїгмор-Холі. In 1963 in the Cut-don і, southern suburb of London, was opened Ферфілдс-Холс - ensemble of new halls for concerts and theatrical performances.
In the National picture gallery located on North side Tra-falgarsko ї of the area, the basic national collection of pictures, and in gallery Tejt on quay of Thames in Челсі - a remarkable collection of pictures of modern schools of painting remains. In the greatest in the world the British museum (based in 1753) Numerous archaeological exhibits of old Britain and classical antiquity remain. Funds of world famous library of the British museum which has on hand huge куполовидные reading rooms, charge more 10 million volumes; here too there is a storehouse of the greatest collection of historical documents. The museum of natural history, a science Museum (with the big collection of working models of cars), a museum of Victoria and Albert and Commonwealth Institute are in Southern Кенсингтоні (in general in capital it is charged more than 250 museums). Nearby the located big buildings of Imperial college of a science and technics that is a part of the London university (all in a city of 12 universities). The university administration is in Блумсбер і, near to the British museum and University college - найстарішим among numerous institutes and colleges, which образовывают this huge complex. Its other branches are scattered across all Greater London and even behind its limits. On Пікаділл і, in Берлінгтон-Хаусі the located Royal society - the main scientific organisation of England based by Charles ІІ in 1660 p., and also Royal academy of arts which holds here the annual elderly exhibition.
Art museums and galleries: National gallery (1824), Gallery Tejt (Тейт-брита-нія, 1897 p., Тейт the Modernist style, 2000 p.), National portrait gallery, Gallery Hej-uord, найстаріша in the country public art gallery Dal_dzh-koledzhu (1814 p., conducts the beginning with 1626 p.), meeting Wallace, Institute Kurtold, the Wax museum of madam Tussaud. About 80 theatres: "Друрі-Лейн" (1663 p.), Kovent-Garden (1732), a game - • цертний a hall the Hall ^-Холл-альберт-холл (1867-1871). Royal national (1962), Royal Shakespearean (1961 p.), reproduced Shakespearean theatre "Globe" in which time for two years is held the London international theatrical festival, the Royal opera on Боу-стріт. English national оиера at theatre "Collosseo", the London symphonic orchestra, symphonic orchestras Bi-Bi-Si, philharmonic societies, the Royal philharmonic society and the London philharmonic society.
Editions of the greatest newspapers and magazines concentrated on Фліт-стріт and it is direct near to this street. The best London newspapers is "Time", "Гардіан" (leaves simultaneously in London and the native Manchester) and "Дейлі the telegraph" Exists also a number of mass daily newspapers with big колом readers and huge circulations, for example "Дейлі the express train", "Дейлі міррор" and "Dignity" Some morning daily newspapers are published outside of London, in a city numerous magazines are printed also. As British broadcasting corporation (Bi-Bi-Si) with own radio and TV, and editions of the independent (commercial) companies of TV have the headquarters and the main studios in London
