1. LONDON

2. London was founded approximately 2000 years ago by the Romans. Londinium It was called Londinium

3. It’s one of the biggest cities in Europe  There 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  Indians  Polish  Irish  Nigerians

4. THAMES It is crossed by the River THAMES

5. There are many important and famous monuments. London contains 4 World Heritage Sites: The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey, Kew Gardens, Greenwich

6. The Tower of London

7. Westminster Abbey

8. Kew Gardens

9. Greenwich

10. The Mayor of London is Boris Johnson The Prime Minister lives at 10, Downing Street in London. His name’s David Cameron POLITICS

11. The City Hall 10, Downing Street

12. The City Hall The « Gherkin » Norman Foster has designed a lot of buildings such as

13. NORMAN FOSTER

14. In 2012, the Summer Olympic Games were organized in London

15. London is also very famous for fashion and clothes designers

16. Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Bailey