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LONDON - THE PEOPLE’S CITY
By Mark on May 30, 2008
London is the capital city of England. History tells of the first ever city of London in 43AD, created by the Romans, and it was known then as Londinium. The city was around for about seventeen years until, Queen Boudica, conquered the city in 61AD. The city regrew again under Roman control and became the capital of Roman Province of Britannia outgrowing the former Roman capital the city of Colchester in 100AD.
This is a panoramic view of London city from google earth.
London is known for the many famous landmarks, attracting millions of tourists from all over the world. Some of the landmarks are as follows: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, St.Paul’s Catherdral, Big Ben, Tower of London, London Bridge and the river Thames Trafalgar square, Hyde park, Covent garden, Royal Albert hall and Downing street. The city is also known for it’s entertainment district, consisting of many famous threatres in the West End including The Prince of Wales, Adelphi, Dominian, London Palladium to name just a few and some very popular shopping areas including Oxford Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden and Piccadilly Circus acting as tourist magnets. London houses, some of the most famous department stores in the world, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges
This is a video documentary on some of London’s attractions from you tube.
There are other attractions in London for tourists they includeMadam Tussauds, London Dungeons, Science Museum ,Milllenium Dome, Cutty Sark and the London Zoo.
This is a photograph of the City of London showing the River Thames
- Google co-ordinates:51°29′48.16N 0°08′03.49″W
- London on Google maps
- Learn about London on Wikipedia
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
5:17 pm on May 31st, 2008
London is a wonderful city for tourists in terms of its history and sightseeing spots. If only everything didn’t cost so much!
Tokyo (my country’s capital), on the other hand, has so few places for tourists it’s really quite dull by comparison. Instead everyone goes to Kyoto, which is kind of like going to York or Bath in England!