LONDONCITY

Adam Košir

3 Basic information4 History7 Transport10 Sport13 Education14 Turistic attraction22 Parks and gardens25 Resources

Content

Basic information London - Capital city of the United Kingdom and England

Country United Kingdom

State England

Mayor Boris Johnson

Area 1 570 km2

Population 8 173 194

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 most tragic period

-1348 polluted water by rats-1/3 inhabitants dead

-1665 plague -100 000 inhabitants dead

-1666 great fire -most of architecture destroyed

City expansion

-1700 The biggest city in Europe

-500 000 inhabitants

-1837 Queen Victoria- expansion

London 20th century

-World war I.- a little damage-World war II.- aerial bombardment-Centre destroyed-1948 Olympic Games-2012 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

organization

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- 378 000 students. - University of London- 125

000 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 ATTRACTIONYou 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 Abbey

Big Ben

Buckingham Palace

Clarence House

Science Museum

National Gallery (Trafalgar square)

Greenwich observatory

London Bridge

Tower Bridge

London Eye

Chinatown

London ZOO

Tower of London

PARKS AND GARDENS

-11% of London area are parks

- Nine Royal parks

St. James's Park

The Royal parks

Hyde Park

Kensington gardensGreen Park

Regent's Park

Greenwich Park

Bushy Park

Richmonds Park

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8048165/London-Olympics-2012-Olympic-park-to-be-named-after-The-Queen.html

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