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LONDON TOWN 
London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural centre.
Buckingham Palace. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Kensington Palace. Kew Gardens Palm House. Lloyd’s Building. Natural History Museum. Nelson’s Column. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Somerset House. St Paul’s Cathedral.
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London is a world city. A world city is not just important nationally, but also on the international stage. Along with New York, London is one of the two most important financial centres in the world. Much of London’s finance industry is located at the “Square Mile” or the “City,” the long standing business hub of London. The other major financial district is the Canary Wharf area, about four kilometres east of the City.
Many headquarters of international companies are located in London as well as major British companies. The city attracts highly skilled workers from across the globe. Additionally, London is also a national and international centre for education, media and communications networks, medial and legal facilities and culture, tourism and entertainment.
London has the second best global air connections in the world after Dubai. It is home to the UK’s two busiest airports, Gatwick and Heathrow. These help to maintain its importance as a tourist destination and maintain London’s global connections.
London became one of the first megacities in the world. Since the end of World War II , however , the population of the city has begun to decrease because many people have been moving to the suburbs and new towns outside of London
London is a multicultural city. In the 19th century thousands of people began pouring into London as a result of the Industrial Revolution. At the beginning of the 20th century immigrants from other European countries came.
In the 1950s and 60s people from Britain’s colonies came to London. Indians , Pakistanis and West Indians are a common sight in the city today. About 25 % of London’s population are immigrants or the children of immigrants.
London has a 2000 year old history. In the first century A.D. the Romans came to Great Britain and founded a settlement near the mouth of the River Thames . They called it Londinium.
After they left London about four hundred years later the Saxons, a Germanic tribe , settled in the area. In the centuries that followed Vikings repeatedly attacked the city .
When William the Conqueror invaded Britain in 1066 London was already the biggest town on the island. William made the city its capital and crowned himself king in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. He also built the Tower of London to protect the city from invaders .
During the Middle Ages London grew steadily . It became one of Europe’s trading centers and its population grew to about 200,000 by the beginning of the 17th century . Then disaster struck the city twice. The Great Plague of 1665 killed about a fourth of the city’s population. A year later the Great Fire burned down most of the older part of the city. After this tragedy the city was rebuilt with houses made of stone and brick instead of wood.
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