LONDON CITY Adam Košir

3Basic information 4History 7Transport 10Sport 13Education 14Turistic attraction 22Parks and gardens 25Resources Content

Basic information London - Capital city of the United Kingdom and England CountryUnited Kingdom StateEngland MayorBoris Johnson Area1 570 km 2 Population Boris Johnson London Panorama

HISTORY -Uncertain etymology -C. 121 Londonium -Alfred the Great (9. century boom and expansion) -William the Conqueror (1066 Hastings) -London is a centre of the Empire Londinium

The m ost tragic period polluted water by rats -1/3 inhabitants dead plague inhabitants dead great fire -m ost of architecture destroyed

City expansion The biggest city in Europe inhabitants Queen Victoria- expansion London 20th century -World war I.- a little damage -World war II.- aerial bombardment -Centre destroyed Olympic Games Olympic Games London 1700

Transport -Transport is one of the four main areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London -Transport for London (TfL) institution -Cycling Underground -Oldest lane of the World - -3 million people per day -2th biggest transport network Subway entrance

Bus transport and Taxi -Double-deckers -700 routes -19, 500 stops - Black Taxi Air transport -6 airports -The biggest- Heathrow -The smallest- London City and Biggin Hill -Gatwick, Stansted and Luton

River Transport -Historical importance -Second-largest port in UK (history- largest of the world) -Tourist attraction -Tfl wants more of this transport style The Thames

SPORT -London Marathon -Summer Olympic Games (1908, 1948, 2012) -1st city with 3 Olympic Games organ izati on Olympic village in London (Major stadium- opening and closing ceremony)

Football -Number one in London -2 bigger clubs -Big four Chelsea and Stamford Bridge Arsenal and Emirates Stadium

-World Football Championship (1966) -Eourepan Football Championship (1996) -Football and Rugby Wembley Stadium

Education -43 Universities students. -University of London students, 20 faculties -Imperial College London -University College London -Top ten Colleges of the world -Other: Brunel University, City University, London Metropolitan University, Imperial College London, Middlesex University, University of East London, University of Westminster a London South Bank University -Economic schools: - London Business School (the best) -Cass Business School (the biggest in Europe)

TURISTIC ATTRACTION You must see: Westminster with Westminster abbey Big Ben Buckingham palace Clarence House Science Museum British muzeum National gallery London Bridge, Tower Bridge Chinatown Soho London Eye London ZOO Tower City Piccadilly Circus

Westminster A bbey

Big Ben Buckingham P alace

Clarence House Science Museum

National G allery (Trafalgar square) Greenwich observatory

London Bridge Tower Bridge

London Ey e Chinatown

London ZOO Tower of London

PARKS AND GARDENS -11% of London area are parks - Nine Royal parks St. James's Park The RoyalparksThe Royalparks

Hyde Park Kensington gardens Green Park

Regent's Park Greenwich Park Bushy Park Richmonds Park

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