Interesting Facts On London

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Interesting Facts on London

London is made up to two old cities which are now joined together. The city of London which is known as 'the city' today it houses all the business and finance offices for the UK. This part of London was the original Roman settlement and the oldest part of London. The City of Westminster is the other half which houses all the government buildings and is the official residence of the Queen and the Royal family. Both of these cities now are classed as one and called Greater London. The Tower of London was constructed by William the Conqueror shortly after his victory at the battle of Hastings in 1066.

An interesting fact is that there are 15 secret rivers flowing beneath the city. We all know about the Thames but there are many tributaries which are small rivers leading off from the thames and many of them underground only raising in places. The names are Peck, Ravensbourne, Falcon, Neckinger, Black Ditch, Beverly Brook, Wandle, Effra, Walbrook, Fleet, Tyburn, Westbourne, Counter's Creek, Stamford Brook and Parr's Ditch.

London is the biggest city in Europe and occupies over ...
... 620 square miles. Roughly 12% of Britain's overall population live in London and the estimated population in 2006 was just over 7.5 million. The city has the highest population density in Britain, with 4,699 people per square kilometre,

The tallest building in London is One Canada Square. This is more commonly known as the Canary Wharf Tower due to its location and is a recognised London mark. The building is 770 feet high and is mainly used for offices, but there are some shops on the ground floor.

In the early 19th century the underground railway known as the 'tube' began construction. One interesting fact about the tube is that it was the first underground railway built in the whole world. The oldest tube line is the Metropolitan line which opened on the 10th January 1863. Harry Beck the designer of the tube map was only paid five guineas for his work. Bargain!
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