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1 LONDON CITY Adam Košir

2 3Basic information 4History 7Transport 10Sport 13Education 14Turistic attraction 22Parks and gardens 25Resources Content

3 Basic information London - Capital city of the United Kingdom and England CountryUnited Kingdom StateEngland MayorBoris Johnson Area1 570 km 2 Population8 173 194 Boris Johnson London Panorama

4 HISTORY -Uncertain etymology -C. 121 Londonium -Alfred the Great (9. century boom and expansion) -William the Conqueror (1066 Hastings) -London is a centre of the Empire Londinium

5 The m ost tragic period -1348 polluted water by rats -1/3 inhabitants dead -1665 plague -100 000 inhabitants dead -1666 great fire -m ost of architecture destroyed

6 City expansion -1700 The biggest city in Europe -500 000 inhabitants -1837 Queen Victoria- expansion London 20th century -World war I.- a little damage -World war II.- aerial bombardment -Centre destroyed -1948 Olympic Games -2012 Olympic Games London 1700

7 Transport -Transport is one of the four main areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London -Transport for London (TfL) institution -Cycling Underground -Oldest lane of the World - -3 million people per day -2th biggest transport network Subway entrance

8 Bus transport and Taxi -Double-deckers -700 routes -19, 500 stops - Black Taxi Air transport -6 airports -The biggest- Heathrow -The smallest- London City and Biggin Hill -Gatwick, Stansted and Luton

9 River Transport -Historical importance -Second-largest port in UK (history- largest of the world) -Tourist attraction -Tfl wants more of this transport style The Thames

10 SPORT -London Marathon -Summer Olympic Games (1908, 1948, 2012) -1st city with 3 Olympic Games organ izati on Olympic village in London (Major stadium- opening and closing ceremony)

11 Football -Number one in London -2 bigger clubs -Big four Chelsea and Stamford Bridge Arsenal and Emirates Stadium

12 -World Football Championship (1966) -Eourepan Football Championship (1996) -Football and Rugby Wembley Stadium

13 Education -43 Universities -378 000 students. -University of London- 125 000 students, 20 faculties -Imperial College London -University College London -Top ten Colleges of the world -Other: Brunel University, City University, London Metropolitan University, Imperial College London, Middlesex University, University of East London, University of Westminster a London South Bank University -Economic schools: - London Business School (the best) -Cass Business School (the biggest in Europe)

14 TURISTIC ATTRACTION You must see: Westminster with Westminster abbey Big Ben Buckingham palace Clarence House Science Museum British muzeum National gallery London Bridge, Tower Bridge Chinatown Soho London Eye London ZOO Tower City Piccadilly Circus

15 Westminster A bbey

16 Big Ben Buckingham P alace

17 Clarence House Science Museum

18 National G allery (Trafalgar square) Greenwich observatory

19 London Bridge Tower Bridge

20 London Ey e Chinatown

21 London ZOO Tower of London

22 PARKS AND GARDENS -11% of London area are parks - Nine Royal parks St. James's Park The RoyalparksThe Royalparks

23 Hyde Park Kensington gardens Green Park

24 Regent's Park Greenwich Park Bushy Park Richmonds Park

25 RESOURCES http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lond%C3%BDn http://co2calculator.wordpress.com/2008/11/ 26/boris-johnston%E2%80%99s-cycle-scheme- %E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-the-carbon- impact/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_Tha mes_Sunset_panorama_-_Feb_2008.jpg http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/si/iwb_vi ew.asp?navigation=none&title=KS2%20Roman %20presentation&theme=default&colourThem e=default&presentationMode=presentation&d ataSource=KS2_Roman_presentation.xml http://thebookhound.blogspot.cz/2011/06/jup iter-myth.html http://info.radynacestu.cz/dejiny-londyna/

26 http://michelinewalker.com/2013/01/07/oh- du-lieber-augustin-a-plague-song/ http://www.oldengland.com/thameslondon/p ages/London%20Bridge%201700.htm http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doprava_v_Lond %C3%BDn%C4%9B http://www.thebroadsheetrag.co.uk/minimum -ages-for-driving-london-taxis-minicabs-and- buses/ http://www.chelseafc.com/getting-to- stamford-bridge http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8 048165/London-Olympics-2012-Olympic-park- to-be-named-after-The-Queen.html http://fcarsenallondon.webnode.cz/news/e mirates-stadium/ http://www.wembleystadium.com/TheStadi um/StadiumGuide/Parking http://www.radiocentre.org/latest-industry- news/the-bay-sings-school-to-wembley- stadium http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/imag e_galleries/2012_aerial_photos_gallery.shtm l?11 http://www.urban75.org/london/autumn- regents-park.html

27 Thank You


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