London is an amazing and mysterious city. It has long been renowned as one of the major European capitals. It is not surprising that having such a long history this wonderful city accumulated a lot of interesting facts. For example, do you know that the UK capital has five international airports? Or that the London Underground has a line, on which trains run without drivers? We’ve collected for you the most interesting and gripping facts about London which you don’t even know.
10 amusing facts about London
1 London is the largest city in Europe, and 16th largest city in the whole world. The population of London is 8.2 million people.
2 The general area of the British capital is1706.8 sq km.
3 A distinctive feature of this city is the left-vehicular traffic. According to local Londoners – this is the only correct side of the road.
4 Prime Meridian, named after the district – Greenwich passes through the country’s capital.
5 Heathrow – one of the five international airports in London, as well as the most visited airport in the world.
6 Congestion charge, which helps to avoid traffic jams in the city center.
7 London is one of the biggest tourist capitals of the world. It’s the best and most exciting tourist destination ever. It is not surprising that half of the people met in the central streets of the city are tourists.
8 In order to become a taxi driver, each driver must pass a 3 year course of study. There are more than 1000 streets in London, and taxi drivers must know thoroughly all of them.
9 Londoners try to smile more often, because they regularly get on CCTV cameras, as well as tourists’ cameras.
10 In the United States, Canada and other countries, there is the city with the same name London. Surprising is the fact that the Canadian London is also situated on the banks of the river Thames.
The most attractive for tourists are of course London landmarks. One of them is famous Ferris wheel known as the London Eye. Now let’s learn some interesting facts about it.
1The London Eye is a Ferris wheel that is the third largest in the world, with a height of 135 meters.
2 For a half an hour, the wheel makes a complete turn.
3 The number of “booths” is 32, chosen in honor of London suburbs, with a weight about 10 tons, each one is for 25 people.
4 Each year, more than 3.5 million people visit the London Eye.
And we should also mention one more popular thing about London. It’s London Underground.
1 London Underground was opened in 1863 so it is the oldest underground in the world.
2 Underground (subway) is the official name of the underground. But more often used colloquial name that went according to the form tunneling – Tube (pipe).
3 Tickets cost in Metro depends on which of the 6 underground lines you move. Besides tickets are marked both at the entrance and at the exit.
4 Docklands Light Rail is a special line of light-rail underground that does not require drivers. It is controlled only by electronics.
Don’t miss the chance to visit this wonderful city. You will like it for sure. Travel, find new friends and have fun together!