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LONDON
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London was founded approximately 2000 years ago by the Romans.
It was called
Londinium
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It’s one of the biggest cities in EuropeThere are approximately 8,200,000 people living in the city, which is about 607 sq miles.
The 5 most important ethnic groups composing the population of London are:
British IndiansPolish IrishNigerians
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It is crossed by the River THAMES
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There are many important and famous monuments. London contains 4 World Heritage Sites:
The Tower of London,
Westminster Abbey,
Kew Gardens,
Greenwich
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The Tower of London
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Westminster Abbey
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Kew Gardens
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Greenwich
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The Mayor of London is Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister lives at 10, Downing Street in London. His name’s David Cameron
POLITICS
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The City Hall
10, Downing Street
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The City HallThe « Gherkin »
Norman Foster has designed a lot of buildings such as
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NORMAN FOSTER
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In 2012, the Summer Olympic Games were organized in London
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London is also very famous for fashion and clothes designers
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Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Bailey