London

London

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Population8,908,083
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 8,866,180 in 2022. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of the national government and parliament. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire, which since 1965 has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority.

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The Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial is a Gothic Revival ciborium in Kensington Gardens, London, designed and dedicated to the memory of Prince …

Waterloo Block

Waterloo Block

Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall is a medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It was …

Carlton House Terrace

Carlton House Terrace

Carlton House Terrace is a street in the St James's district of the City of Westminster in London. Its principal …

Kyoto Garden

Kyoto Garden

Gray's Inn Hall

Gray's Inn Hall

The Fan Bridge

The Fan Bridge

The Merchant Square Footbridge (also known as The Fan Bridge) is a moveable pedestrian bridge spanning a canal in Paddington, …

The Cinema Museum

The Cinema Museum

The Cinema Museum is a museum in Kennington, London. Its collection was founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin …

Cleopatra's Needle

Cleopatra's Needle

Cleopatra's Needle in London is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles, that were moved from the …

Greenwich Meridian

Greenwich Meridian

The Greenwich meridian is a prime meridian, a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, …

Jack the Ripper Museum

Jack the Ripper Museum

The Jack the Ripper Museum is a museum and tourist attraction that opened in August 2015 in Cable Street, London. …

Parliament Square

Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in …

The Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum London was a museum of British Jewish life, history and identity. The museum was situated in Camden …

Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner

A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and …

Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge is a road-and-foot-traffic bridge crossing over the River Thames in London, linking Westminster on the west side and …

Horniman Museum

Horniman Museum

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 …

London Canal Museum

London Canal Museum

London Canal Museum in the King's Cross area of London, England, is a regional museum devoted to the history of …

National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a …

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Rolling Bridge

The Rolling Bridge

The Rolling Bridge is a kinetic sculpture, and a unique type of curling moveable bridge, completed in 2004 as part …

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