Today World Says is going to let you know about London.
London
London
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations.
Facts About London
Unusual street names in London include Ha Ha Road in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow.
London is full of pubs associated with artists, writers, and poets.
Only one house where Charles Dickens lives still stands, at 48 Doughty Street, which is now a museum. He lived there from 1837 and 1839, and it's where he wrote Oliver Twist and The Pickwick Papers.
Hitler wanted to dismantle Nelson's column and rebuild it in Berlin.
Arsenal are the only football team in London to have a Tube station named after them.
London buses were not always red Before 1907, different routes had different-coloured buses.
The Houses of Parliament are officially known as the Place of Westminster and it is the largest palace in the country.
In 2016, London was ranked as the 6th most expensive city to live in.
In 2014, 16 million people visited London, making it the most-visited city.
More than 300 languages are spoken in London. So when you are in London, the chances of finding someone who speaks your change is really high up there.
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