Information about London

London is the capital of the UK, like England, in the southeast which is. Spans the River Thames, where is Port, one of the largest in the country. For two millennia was important settlement. The story reduces its founding by the Romans. Since its founding in London remains a protagonist in important movements and phenomena of world history, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Rebirth of Gothic Architecture. The city core is the old city of London, from which they are still preserved medieval remains limited. At least since the 19th century the name “London” It refers to the entire metropolis around it. The Metropolitan London include, Over The City (City, downtown), 32 apartments, which was originally self-contained cities, But finally they pooled due to urban expansion of the British capital and incorporated in this. H city has an elected mayor and Assembly.

It is big business, financial and cultural center. There they established many companies, organizations, and various other global institutions. The London effect on policy, in education, the media, fashion and the arts, They contributed to considered as a major global city. In London are four World Heritage Sites: the Palace, Abbey and the church of St. Margaret in Westminster, the Tower of London, the historic settlement of Greenwich and the Royal Botanic Gardens Qiu. The city is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world due to the economic growth of the popularity has increased in recent years.

The population is growing even more if you count a few million residents of the greater metropolitan area. The versatility of the population is extremely large, as it includes people from all the world's races and therefore makes it one of the largest multicultural communities worldwide. Residing in London some of the richest people in the world. more than 300 languages ​​are spoken within the city. Based details 2006, the official population is 7.512.400 Residents within boundaries of Greater London is the most populous municipality in the European Union. The 2001 the urban area of ​​Greater London had a population 8.278.251 residents, while the metropolitan area estimated numbers 13.708.000 residents. London hosted the Olympics 2012.