THE FACTS OF LONDON
THE FACTS OF LONDON
Country: United Kingdom
1. London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe.
2 London occupies over 620 square miles
3. In census 2011, London had an official population of 8,174,100
4. About 12 percent of Britain’s overall population live in London
5. The tallest building in London is the Canary Wharf Tower.
6. London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway, known as the 'Tube'.
7.There are over 100 theatres in London, including 50 in the West End. London theatre accounts for 45% of all UK theatre admissions and over 70% of box-office revenues.
8.The City of London, know simply as 'the City' is the business and financial heart of the United Kingdom. It is also known as the Square Mile (2.59 sq km/1 sq mi). It was the original Roman settlement (ancient Londinium), making it the oldest part of London and already 1,000 years old when the Tower of London was built.
9.London Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers and the airspace is the busiest of any urban center in the world.
10.London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church
11. London is the world's foremost global city alongside New York City and the largest financial center alongside New York City and Tokyo and one of the most important cultural centers.
12. London hosted the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympic Games and will host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
13. Its history spans nearly 2,000 years, beginning with the arrival of the Romans soon after their invasion of Britain in AD 43.
14. London is made up of two ancient cities which are now joined together: the city of London,known as “the City” which is the business and financial heart of the United Kingdom; and the city of Westminster, where Parliament and most of the government offices are located as well as Buckingham Palace. Together they are known as Greater London.
15. Francis Bacon, philosopher; Robert Browning, poet; Geoffrey Chaucer, writer; Michael Faraday, scientist; Alfred Hitchcock, film director; and Jerry Springer, T.V. host are all from London.
16. London has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than 300 languages are spoken within the city.
17. Regional dishes include:Steak and kidney pie; Bury black pudding, made from congealed pig's blood and oatmeal and produced widely throughout the region; Lancashire Hotpot, a meat stew, probably originated in the cotton towns of Lancashire as a simple dish quickly prepared and slow cooked, similar to Irish Stew.
Places of Interest:
* The British Museum
* Buckingham Palace
* Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms
* The London Dungeon
* Tate Modern
* London Transport Museum
* The Big bus Company
* Florence Nightingale
* English Heritage
* Shakespeare’s Globe
* Big Ben
* The London Eye
* Madame Tussauds
* BBC Tours
* Winston Churchill’s Britain at War Experience
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