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London is a city known for its famous districts, landmarks and hotels. It’s Growth is the result of two
cities, the original City of London and the City of Westminster.
It is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Located on the banks of the River Thames, has more
than two thousand years of history since it was founded by the Romans. Its population is made up of a wide variety of cultures, ethnicities and religions that give rise to more than eight million people. The public
transport network is one of the largest in the world and London Heathrow Airport is the busiest international passenger volume in Europe.
One of the main attractions of the city are its vast areas of open parks, commons and woodland. It also has some of the most famous landmarks in the world
as Big Ben, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace.
LONDON
The lifestyle in London is intense and enjoyable. It is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, a place where people of
different ethnicities, religions and nationalities. Besides its residents, London receives over 15 million tourists per year
(staying at least one night), and a percentage of them find new options in this vertiginous
city life.London is one of the main cities of Europe and the world. Its dense population with about 14 million
inhabitants in its metropolitan area (the second most populous in Europe after
Moscow) makes it a city full of activities and opportunities.
LIFESTYLE
With a total area of 1,579 square kilometers with 33
districts (including the City), the current London or Greater London, with
7,512,400 inhabitants (2006), making this one of the most populated cities in Europe, along with Moscow, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Berlin.
EXTENSION
Public transport in London is not just transportation, but
true national symbols, which makes them the most
popular advertising media and recognized in the world.
The transport network is controlled from Transport
for London, which manages bus services, taxi, metro and ferries. Intercity transport (trains and airplanes) are otherwise controlled by
private
TRANSPORT
Just walk through the central districts of Westminster and the City becomes a major attraction for the senses. Millions
of people from all backgrounds are mixed in a frantic coming and going, but while one can enjoy the leisure
offering thousands of pubs, dozens of theaters, hundreds of parks, markets such as Covent Garden, the nightlife and
commercial areas of the West End (where two of the most famous roads in London: Oxford Street, Regent Street and
Piccadilly Circus), luxury shopping in Knightsbridge, Kensington High Street and Bond Street
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
At the Olympic Stadium was developed where the vast majority of activities of London 2012 Olympic Games, is a beautiful setting for up to 80,000 spectators.
OLYMPIC STADIUM
LONDON EYE
Also known as the Millennium Wheel, completed in 1999 and opened in March 2000, was the largest Ferris wheel in the world-viewpoint until the opening of the Star of Nanchang in May 2006, and later Singapore Flyer in 2008. The London Eye reaches a height of 135 m on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the Thames, London Borough of Lambeth.
This is one of the bridges over the Thames. Une Chelsea with Battersea, and is named in honor of
Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria I.Construction lasted from 1870 to 1873 and the result was the suspension bridge 216.4 meters
long and 12.5 meters wide, designed by Rowland Mason Ordish.
ALBERT BRIDGE
TOWER BRIDGE
This is one of the newer bridges London. Construction began in 1886 to decongest the other bridges in the city with a design of Horace Jones.Drawbridge was constructed not to cut traffic, as the boats entered the Upper Pool, and gothic style to harmonize with the Tower of London.
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
This museum, close to the Royal Hospital, shows the history of the British Navy, from when men and women fighting on the front line by the king, to the present.Showing weapons, artillery, military tactics ... and even the skeleton of Napoleon's favorite horse.