City Gallery: London

London

London is the capital city of England. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom,
with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants.

Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its
history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium.

Facts about london:

London
  • London was the world’s largest city from 1831 to 1925
  • London was bombed by the Germans during WWI and WWII
  • London is one of the most diverse cities in the world
  • Number 10 Downing Street is over 300 years old
  • London is “one of the World’s Greenest Cities”
  • The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world
  • More than 300 languages are spoken in the London area
  • There’s a secret mark on the entrance to Buckingham Palace
  • It is illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster