80 Facts About London UK

London UK is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million.

The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London UK, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament.

London UK has the busiest city airport system in the world and the London UK Underground is the oldest rapid transit system in the world.

London UK is one of the most-visited cities in the world and is home to the most 5-star hotels of any city.

London UK has four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London UK; Kew Gardens; the combined Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement in Greenwich, where the Royal Observatory, Greenwich defines the prime meridian and Greenwich Mean Time.

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London UK has many museums, galleries, libraries and cultural venues, including the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library, and numerous West End theatres.

Important sporting events held in London UK include the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the London UK Marathon.

In 2012, London UK became the first city to host three Summer Olympic Games.

London UK then grew slowly until a dramatic increase in about 950.

Winchester had been the capital of Anglo-Saxon England, but from this time London UK became the main forum for foreign traders and the base for defence in time of war.

London UK was a centre of England's Jewish population before their expulsion by Edward I in 1290.

Much of London UK property passed from church to private ownership, which accelerated trade and business in the city.

London UK became the main North Sea port, with migrants arriving from England and abroad.

The ban on theatre was lifted during the Restoration in 1660, and London UK's oldest operating theatre, Drury Lane, opened in 1663 in what is the West End theatre district.

Great Fire of London UK broke out in 1666 in Pudding Lane in the city and quickly swept through the wooden buildings.

London UK then overtook Amsterdam as the leading international financial centre.

No, Sir, when a man is tired of London UK, he is tired of life; for there is in London UK all that life can afford.

London UK was the world's largest city from about 1831 to 1925, with a population density of 325 per hectare.

Greater London UK's population declined in the decades after the Second World War, from an estimated peak of 8.

The principal ports for London UK moved downstream to Felixstowe and Tilbury, with the London UK Docklands area becoming a focus for regeneration, including the Canary Wharf development.

On 6 July 2005 London UK was awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics, as the first city to stage the Olympic Games three times.

Administration of London UK is formed of two tiers: a citywide, strategic tier and a local tier.

London UK is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom.

Funding cuts to police in London UK are likely to have contributed to this, though other factors are involved.

London UK, known as Greater London UK, is one of nine regions of England and the top subdivision covering most of the city's metropolis.

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Forty per cent of Greater London UK is covered by the London UK post town, in which 'LONDON' forms part of postal addresses.

The Greater London UK boundary has been aligned to the M25 motorway in places.

The area of Greater London UK includes areas that are part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire.

London UK has had a small number of earthquakes over the years, notably those of 1750 which macroseismic information indicates had their epicentres directly under the city.

London UK's building code is being redrawn so that every new structure must be able to withstand an earthquake of at least 6.

However, London UK is vulnerable to climate change in the United Kingdom, and there is increasing concern among hydrological experts that London UK households may run out of water before 2050.

The City of London UK is the main financial district, and Canary Wharf has recently developed into a new financial and commercial hub in the Docklands to the east.

West London UK includes expensive residential areas where properties can sell for tens of millions of pounds.

East End is the area closest to the original Port of London UK, known for its high immigrant population, as well as for being one of the poorest areas in London UK.

London UK's buildings are too diverse to be characterised by any particular architectural style, partly because of their varying ages.

Monument in the City of London UK provides views of the surrounding area while commemorating the Great Fire of London UK, which originated nearby.

London UK has 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, two national nature reserves and 76 local nature reserves.

In population terms, London UK is the 19th largest city and the 18th largest metropolitan region.

London UK has traditionally been Christian, and has a large number of churches, particularly in the City of London UK.

London UK is home to 44 Hindu temples, including the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London UK.

Bevis Marks Synagogue in the City of London UK is affiliated to London UK's historic Sephardic Jewish community.

Multicultural London UK English is a multiethnolect becoming increasingly common in multicultural areas amongst young, working-class people from diverse backgrounds.

London UK has some of the highest real estate prices in the world.

London UK is the world's most expensive office market according to world property journal report.

London UK is one of the pre-eminent financial centres of the world as the most important location for international finance.

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London UK took over as a major financial centre shortly after 1795 when the Dutch Republic collapsed before the Napoleonic armies.

Also, London UK's market-centred system grew more dominant in the 18th century.

London UK has over 480 overseas banks, more than any other city in the world.

London UK is a major retail centre and in 2010 had the highest non-food retail sales of any city in the world, with a total spend of around £64.

London UK is a major international air transport hub with the busiest city airspace in the world.

South London UK, particularly, has a high concentration of railways as it has fewer Underground lines.

London UK is the centre of the National Rail network, with 70 per cent of rail journeys starting or ending in London UK.

King's Cross station and Euston station, which are both in London UK, are the starting points of the East Coast Main Line and the West Coast Main Line – the two main railway lines in Britain.

London UK has one of the largest wheelchair-accessible networks in the world and from the third quarter of 2007, became more accessible to hearing and visually impaired passengers as audio-visual announcements were introduced.

London UK has a modern tram network, known as Tramlink, centred on Croydon in South London UK.

Similar to the London UK Cycle Hire Scheme bike hire scheme, the cable car was sponsored in a 10-year deal by the airline Emirates.

London UK has river boat services on the Thames known as Thames Clippers, which offer both commuter and tourist boat services.

London UK is notorious for its traffic congestion; in 2009, the average speed of a car in the rush hour was recorded at 10.

London UK is a major global centre of higher education teaching and research and has the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe.

Important scientific learned societies based in London UK include the Royal Society—the UK's national academy of sciences and the oldest national scientific institution in the world—founded in 1660, and the Royal Institution, founded in 1799; the basement of the latter is where Michael Faraday first demonstrated electric motion in 1821.

The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Royal Opera, and English National Opera are based in London UK and perform at the Royal Opera House, the London UK Coliseum, Sadler's Wells Theatre, and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as touring the country.

London UK is home to designers Vivienne Westwood, Galliano, Stella McCartney, Manolo Blahnik, and Jimmy Choo, among others; its renowned art and fashion schools make it one of the four international centres of fashion.

London UK offers a great variety of cuisine as a result of its ethnically diverse population.

Chinese takeaways are located throughout London UK, as are Indian restaurants which provide Indian and Anglo-Indian cuisine.

Around 1860, the first fish and chips shop in London UK was opened by Joseph Malin, a Jewish immigrant, in Bow.

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London UK has five 3-Michelin star restaurants, including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea.

Many hotels in London UK provide a traditional afternoon tea service, such as the Oscar Wilde Lounge at the Hotel Cafe Royal in Piccadilly, and a themed tea service is available, for example an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea served at the Egerton House Hotel, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed afternoon tea at One Aldwych in Covent Garden.

Literary centres of London UK have traditionally been hilly Hampstead and Bloomsbury.

London UK has played a significant role in the film industry.

Major studios within or bordering London UK include Pinewood, Elstree, Ealing, Shepperton, Twickenham, and Leavesden, with the James Bond and Harry Potter series among many notable films produced here.

London UK has been the setting for films including Oliver Twist, Scrooge, Peter Pan, The 101 Dalmatians, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Blowup, A Clockwork Orange, The Long Good Friday, The Great Mouse Detective, Notting Hill, Love Actually, V for Vendetta, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and The King's Speech .

Notable actors and filmmakers from London UK include; Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Caine, Emma Thompson, Gary Oldman, Guy Ritchie, Christopher Nolan, Alan Rickman, Jude Law, Helena Bonham Carter, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Keira Knightley and Daniel Day-Lewis.

London UK is a major centre for television production, with studios including Television Centre, ITV Studios, Sky Campus and Fountain Studios; the latter hosted the original talent shows, Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, before each format was exported around the world.

Many television shows have been set in London UK, including the popular television soap opera EastEnders, broadcast by the BBC since 1985.

London UK is home to many museums, galleries, and other institutions, many of which are free of admission charges and are major tourist attractions as well as playing a research role.

London UK is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and hosts major music corporations, such as Universal Music Group International and Warner Music Group, and countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.

London UK has numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including the world's busiest indoor venue, the O2 Arena, and Wembley Arena, as well as many mid-sized venues, such as Brixton Academy, the Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd's Bush Empire.

The largest parks in the central area of London UK are three of the eight Royal Parks, namely Hyde Park and its neighbour Kensington Gardens in the west, and Regent's Park to the north.

In 2017, London UK hosted the World Championships in Athletics for the first time.

Four London UK-based teams are in the Women's Super League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham United.