London

The city of
lights
By Purcar Stefania,
Loloiu Maia and
Popa Mircea 9E
 London
London is the capital and largest city of England and
the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England, lying
astride the River Thames 50 miles (80 km) upstream from its
estuary on the North Sea.
London features a humid temperate oceanic climate. This
gives the city cool winters, warm to hot summers with
precipitation fairly evenly distributed all year round.
London it's one of the world's major global cities and it
is home to some of the highest-ranked academic institutions in
the world. It is the most visited city in Europe and has the busiest
city airport system in the world.
This city has four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of
London, Kew Gardens, the combined Palace of
Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church and
also the historic settlement in Greenwich.
London's buildings are too diverse to be characterised by
any particular architectural style, partly because of their varying
ages. Many grand houses and public buildings, such as
the National Gallery, are constructed from Portland stone.
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History of London
The area was originally settled by early hunter
gatherers around 6,000 B.C. and researchers have
found evidence of Bronze Age bridges and Iron
Age forts near the River Thames.
Ancient Romans founded a port and trading
settlement called Londinium in 43 A.D., and a few
years later a bridge was constructed across the Thames
to facilitate commerce and troop movements. But in 60
A.D., Celtic queen Boudicca led an army to sack the
city, which was burned to the ground in the first of
many fires to destroy London.
The city was soon rebuilt, but burned again about
125 A.D. More rebuilding occurred, and within a few
generations the population exceeded 40,000 people.
After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D.
however, the city was attacked numerous times
by Vikings and other raiders, and soon London was
largely abandoned.
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 People in London – demography,
ethnic groups, religion
According to the last census, in 2011, there were recorded
2,998,264 people living in London, which is the second largest city
with immigrant population. There is a myth which suggests that, in
London, could be living over 8 million people.
London has an increased workforce, giving that the majority
of the population is aged between 25-44 (30.6%).
There are two `main groups` of people living in London:
White (59,8%) and White British (44,9%). Also, in 2011 was
registered that 36,7% of the population, that were native from
London, were born as outsiders.
When it comes to the languages spoken in London, there’s the
most accentuate diversity, in comparison to all the other cities. There
are over 300 languages spoken in London.
Also, when it comes to wealth, 80 billionaires are living in
London, representing 80% of the billionaires in the UK.

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 Fun facts about
London
• Most londoners don't live in London.
• London has more Indian restaurants than
Mumbai.
• Traffic hasn't improved in 100 years.
• London buses were not always red
• There are twice as many people who visit
London each year than live there
• The smallest statue in the world was built in
London