RED
TELEPHONE BOXES
Not many
other nations in the world have as many symbols as can be directly associated
with them as the United Kingdom. Where else would foreigners take photographs
of telephone boxes?
Nowadays,
telephone boxes are unusual, but several years ago they were very common
because people did not have mobile phones. In some parts of the United Kingdom
these telephone boxes are peculiar because they are red. They were designed by
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1924. Today red telephone boxes are very popular
among tourists and everybody wants a photograph with them. They are a symbol of
the United Kingdom.
THE UNION FLAG
The Union
Flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom and is commonly known as the Union Jack. It is a symbol of the union of
different kingdoms: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It combines the different flags of England, Scotland and Ireland, Saint George's cross, Saint Andrew's cross and Saint Patrick's cross. Wales was
not included because at that time Wales was a Principality and not a Kingdom.
Saint George's cross. England
Saint Patrick's cross. Ireland
Saint Andrew's cross. Scotland
The Union Flag
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