London Guide Lucie Nadymáčková

Content Basic information about London Economy Tourism Transport – London underground Interesting facts about London Greenwich Mayfair

London The political, economic and cultural capital of Britain Situated in the South East of England with population of 8 million people Fouded by the Romans in the 40 A.D. Stands on the river Thames

London boroughs Since 1965 has been London divided into 32 boroughs (the 33rd is the City of London)

Economy World‘s financial center London's major industries:  Professional services  Media  Tourism  Technology  Retail Bishopsgate, in the City of London

Tourism Europe's most visited city The most famous attractions are the Big Ben, the House of Parliament, Buckingham palace, the Tower of London etc.

Transport Public transport system operated by Transport for London London public transport includes: London Underground, Buses and trams, River services and National Rail the red double-decker bus

London Underground Also called „tube“ 11 lines stations Runs over 408 kilometres – the longest underground railway in the world The oldest underground railway network in the world

Interesting facts about London 1.There are more than 300 languages spoken in London 2.London has over 170 museums with 11 national museums 3.Around 250 festivals take place in London every year 4.Now the world’s third busiest film production centre with over 14,000 ‘shooting days’ 5.London has more than 800 bookshops and over 380 public libraries

Greenwich =the Royal Borough of Greenwich maritime, military and royal history Royal Observatory Greenwich - Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Prime Meridian of the World (0° longitude) Greenwichpark com/watch?v=9LxKEnp 2Xjk com/watch?v=9LxKEnp 2Xjk Royal Observatory

Queen‘s House the first classical building that have been constructed in Britain Architect Inigo Jones

Greenwich Park

Mayfair Luxury area with many restaurants, wine bars, scotch lounges and hotels Surrounded by the Hyde Park in the west, north by Oxford Street, east by Regent Street, and the south by Piccadilly The most luxurious streets for shopping are Oxford street, Bond Street Two well-known luxury hotels: Browns Hotel, the Claridges

The Handel House Museum

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