LONDON. London was founded approximately 2000 years ago by the Romans. Londinium It was called...

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LONDON

London was founded approximately 2000 years ago by the Romans.

It was called

Londinium

It’s one of the biggest cities in EuropeThere are approximately 8,200,000 people living in the city, which is about 607 sq miles.

The 5 most important ethnic groups composing the population of London are:

British IndiansPolish IrishNigerians

It is crossed by the River THAMES

There are many important and famous monuments. London contains 4 World Heritage Sites:

The Tower of London,

Westminster Abbey,

Kew Gardens,

Greenwich

The Tower of London

Westminster Abbey

Kew Gardens

Greenwich

The Mayor of London is Boris Johnson

The Prime Minister lives at 10, Downing Street in London. His name’s David Cameron

POLITICS

The City Hall

10, Downing Street

The City HallThe « Gherkin »

Norman Foster has designed a lot of buildings such as

NORMAN FOSTER

In 2012, the Summer Olympic Games were organized in London

London is also very famous for fashion and clothes designers

Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Bailey

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