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As well as being the capital of England, London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is one of the greatest, most colourful and interesting cities of the world, and it tops the list of the cities I would like to visit. I know a lot about it - I have studied its map, seen a lot of postcards, talked to people who have been there. Sometimes I close my eyes and imagine I walk down Piccadilly, Regent or Oxford Street, cross the Thames by London or Tower Bridge, or knock on the door of Number 10, Downing Street, just to Say "Hi!" To Tony Blair.
London is a city which was never planned. It has accumulated. So, it includes the City of London, the West End and the East End. The city is really large - more than 8 million people live in so-called Greater London - that is, London and its suburbs. It stands on the both sides of the river Thames and 14 bridges span the river. The Thames, described variously as "liquid history" and the "noblest river in Europe" is graced in London with a score of bridges, tunnels and a barrier, but until 1750, when the first Westminster Bridge opened, London Bridge was the one and the only. The first one built in stone from 1176 to 1209 became renowned throughout Europe for its houses and a chapel dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. Several of London bridges have special features - Hammersmith Bridge has ornamental metal work and Vauxhall has larger than life bronze figures representing pottery, engineering, architecture, agriculture, science, fine arts, local government and education. Which among the Boats ply the river, few Attract Attention more than the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.
London WAS Founded by the Romans in 43 AD and was called Londinium. In 61 AD the town was burned down and when it was rebuilt by the Romans it was surrounded by a wall. That area within the wall is now called the City of London. It is a financial and business center of the country. The Stock Exchange, the Bank of England, offices of major banks and companies are all there. Only People Come to the City to work, nobody Lives there, and at night it Becomes deserted.
Situated Here is the Tower of London. The Tower was built by William the Conqueror who conquered England in 1066. The Tower of London has been "fortress, palace, home of the Crown Jewels and national treasures, arsenal, mint, prison, observatory, zoo and tourist attraction", wrote the Duke of Edinburgh in a book celebrating the Tower's 900th anniversary. It is interesting to mention the tradition connected with the history of Tower. The royal menagerie departed to the Zoo in 1834, leaving only the ravens behind. Tradition says that if the ravens leave, the Tower and the country will fall. So Beefeaters - Warders of the Tower - Give Ravens meat every night.
finest Part of The London West End is the Streets of Long with Fine Shops, theaters, picture Gallery. Soho, the home of strip-tease, the cinema industry and international haute cuisine, is on the edge of theatreland, rich in history and rich in cultural mix. The name Soho probably came from the ancient hunting cry - So - Ho - in its farmland days. By the 19th century it must have seemed a strange area, described by John Galsworthy in the Forsyte Saga as "Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of out windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic ". Today there is A Complete China Town and Restaurants serve Haute Cuisine from Scores of Countries.
There are beautiful parks in the West End, such as St James's Park, Green Park, Kensington Gardens, and Hyde Park with ITS Speaker's Corner there you can go up on a platform and speak freely on the topic that you find vital. The Royal Parks are central London's lungs. Bands play Beside Lakes, parks have Cafes and art Galleries.
Houses of Parliament The ITS with Big Ben, the chimes of Which are Heard Throughout the World o
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