1. LONDON

2. HISTORY AD 43 – established as a civilian town by the Romans – Londinium AD 60 – destroyed by the Iceny ( a Celtic tribe led by Queen Boudica) AD 70 – a complete recovery 2nd century – the capital of Roman Britain

3. London Wall AD 200 defense against the Saxon invaders the statue of Trajan

4. Anglo-Saxon settlement = Lundenwic (1 mile to the west of Londinium) Lundenwic = London trading town 9th century – Viking attacks Alfred the Great – beginning of the City of London

5. the Norman Conquest in 1066 the White Tower St John´s Chapel

6. London Bridge – then: and now:

7. Great Fire of London – September 1666 started at the bakery on Pudding Lane consumed -13,200 houses -87 churches -St Paul´s Cathedral

8. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt 50 churches + St Paul´s Cathedral in the City of London

9. St Paul´s Cathedral old (before 1666) new (1710)

10. 19th century the world´s largest city the capital of the British Empire the Metropolitan Police railway stations the London Underground 1851 - the Great Exhibition

11. Trafalgar Square

12. the Houses of Parliament + Big Ben

13. The Royal Albert Hall The Proms = summer eight-week festival of classical music

14. The Victoria and Albert Museum the world´s largest museum of decorative arts (ceramics, glass, textile, costumes, jewellery,furniture, sculpture, drawings, photographs …)

15. The Tate Gallery (now called Tate Britain) British Art and International Modern and Contemporary Art

16. Tower Bridge - opened in 1894 - 244 m long - 65 m high

17. 1940 – 1941 – bombing of London 1948 – Summer Olympic Games (Wembly Stadium) 1952 – Great Smog

18. 21st century Millenium Dome London Eye tall buildings

19. LONDON DISTRICTS City of London = business and financial centre City of Westminster = governmental centre West End = shopping and entertainment centre East End = poverty, immigrants

23. Greenwich

24. LONDON PARKS Green Park St James´s Park Hyde Park Kensington Gardens Regent´s Park (ZOO)

26. TRANSPORT IN LONDON