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London, located in the southeast of Great Britain, is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom ; long the capital of the British Empire, it is now the headquarters of the Commonwealth.
Founded there almost 2000 years ago by the Romans under the name Londinium, in the nineteenth century London was the most populous city in the world. Although widely exceeded in this area many megacities, it remains a metropolis plan2 first, because of its influence and its economic power, particularly due to its position as the financial center mondial .
London, the only city to have hosted the Olympic Games three times (1908, 1948, 2012), is dynamic and very diverse culturally. It plays an important role in art and fashion. It receives 27 million tourists pa7 and has four World Heritage Sites and numerous iconic landmarks: the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and renowned institutions like the British Museum or the National Gallery.
London is a major tourist destination in the world. This sector generates between 280 00070 350 00071 jobs and according to sources. In 2008, 26.1 million tourists visited London, representing revenues of 10.5 billion £ 72. Of these 26.1 million tourists, 14.8 million were in the outremer .
London enjoys its status as capital in Europe and English and each year attracts many mainland students came to learn the English language. A significant saving of the student tourism has developed around this windfall, some do not hesitate to take advantage of the practical limit of légalité.
The most famous landmarks of London are the British Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Tate Modern, Madame Tussauds, the Palace of Westminster and Buckingham, the Imperial War Museum, Science Museum, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the Tower of London, London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral and Arsenal Football Club Museum.
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