London, England

London, England

• Population: 8,308,000

• Metropolitan London: between 12-14 million

London, England

• First major settlement was founded by the Romans in AD 43 as Londinium

• William the Conqueror was crowned King of England in the newly-finished Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066

• World's largest city from about 1831 to 1925

London, England

• World's first metro system—the London Underground (aka The Tube)—in 1863

• One of the first cities in human history to reach a population of one million, and was the first

More facts….

• World’s most visited city as measured by international arrivals

• 43 universities

• Congestion charge of £10 per day

Transportation

• London Underground• Rail• Bus• Car – congestion charge• 5 Airports

– Heathrow– Gatwick– Stansted– Luton– City

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Sightseeing

Picadilly Circus

Trafalgar Square

“Big Ben”

London Eye

Buckingham Palace

Tower of LondonUNESCO World Heritage Site

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Westminster Abbey

Windsor Palace

Tower Bridge

Greenwich

Most visited attractions in 2010

• British Museum• Tate Modern• National Gallery• Natural History Museum• London Eye• Science Museum• Victoria and Albert Museum• Madame Tussauds• National Maritime Museum• Tower of London

Sightseeing outside London

Stonehenge

Canterbury

Brighton