London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and the largest metropolitan area in the European Union. Since it was founded, London has taken part in many movements and phenomena of history, including the English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and the Gothic revival. The old town, the ancient city of London, still retains its limited medieval boundaries; the nineteenth century the name "London" refers to the metropolis has developed around it.
London is one of the commercial, financial and most important cultural and influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, as in the arts and helps to make it a major global city.
The city is a major tourist destination for European tourists and for those overseas. It hosted the Olympic Games of 1908 and 1948 and will host the 2012 ones.
Samuel Johnson, author of the first comprehensive dictionary, wrote: "You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, When a man is tired of London he is tired of life, there is in London for All That life can afford. " ("You will not find a man, all intellect, that is willing to leave London. No, sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life because there is in London all that life can afford. "
London has four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London, the establishment of historic Greenwich, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the area where there is the Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and the church of st. Margaret .
The population of London is composed of a wide range of people, cultures and religions and more than 300 languages \u200b\u200bare spoken within the city. In July 2007 the official population was 7,556,900 people, and this makes it the most densely populated in the European Union. The public transport network is one of the largest in the world, the airport of Heathrow is the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and its air space is the busiest of all the cities in the world. Video
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