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The origins of the city
The city doesn't appear until after the Roman conquest. Roman rule stretched from the 1st century AD. until the 5th century, when the Empire fell. In the 3rd century, Londinium, with its port, was an important population center -
Feb 10, 1000
The origins of the city
The city doesn't appear until after the Roman conquest. Roman rule stretched from the 1st century AD. until the 5th century, when the Empire fell. In the 3rd century, Londinium, with its port, was an important population center -
1500
A sprawling city
During the 14th century the port of London became a merchandise distribution center. This activity was reinforced in the 15th century by a powerful textile industry. -
Catastrophe
In 1665, although the great urban planning plans had already begun, most of the city was enclosed within the old wall, which led to a serious plague epidemic -
Population
Since 1750 the population went from 700,000 inhabitants to more than 4,500,000 in 1901 (6,600,000 with the suburban area). By the end of the 19th century, London had become the capital of international finance and trade. -
Architecture
Recent tall buildings such as the Tower 80 skyscraper from the 1980s, the Lloyd's building with services along the exterior structure and the 2004 Swiss Re building, nicknamed the “pickle”, which set a new precedent for recent skyscraper developments, stand out. including Richard Rogers Leadenhall Building. -
London today
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and is considered, with its 7.7 million inhabitants, the largest city in Great Britain and Europe. London is a multicultural city in which hundreds of races, cultures and religions coexist apart from the white race. Below you can discover what is the economic, political and cultural situation of the British capital -
Westminster
The City of Westminster is the former political center of power and contains the world renowned Palace of Westminster and the iconic Big Ben clock tower. The city contains many monuments, -
Economic
London stands out for being the only one that maintains stable economic levels along with the southeast of the country. Between 2007 and 2011, Great Britain experienced negative economic growth coinciding with the global financial crisis that affected the economies of virtually the entire world in 2008. -
Migration
London is currently a multicultural and multiethnic city in which white citizens occupy 45% of the population according to the 2011 census, so, contrary to what one might think, they are a minority. In fact, London is a city of immigrants since the 16th century, when the Huguenots, French Protestants who settled in London during the wars of religion, arrived in the British capital. -
Royalty
Queen Isabel II is the current monarch of the United Kingdom. She was crowned on June 2, 1953 at 25 years of age and currently has 62 years at the head of British Royalty, she has been the second Queen of England to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, after Queen Victoria in 1827. -
Standard of living
The capital is an expensive city and therefore the standard of living is above that of other European cities and even other UK cities. For example, the average salary of an employee from London may be 30% higher than that of an employee in the same job in another area of the UK. -
My opinion
I think, this city has always been a great city, in every way, as much as in the past and now, its economy has increased little by little and that is admirable of this capital
