20 Facts about London

(1)    London is the ninth largest city in the world.

(2)    It is the first city to hold the Olympics for the third time.

(3)    London has the most international visitors than any other city leading up to 15.3 million per year.

(4)    Round about 270 different languages are spoke in the city.

(5)    London has the largest wheelchair-accessible bus network in the world.

(6)    The M25 is the largest orbital in the world, 122 miles.

(7)    If London was a country it would be the 8^th largest in the whole world.

(8)    The tallest building in London is the Cranary Wharf, which is a part of the London Docklands.

(9)    The Houses of Parliament also known as the Palace of Westminster, has over 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases and 3 miles (5 km) of corridors, as well as 19 bars and restaurants.

(10)  London is the combination of two ancient cities, city of London and city of Westminster which results in Greater London.

(11)  Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside, the tower is called St.Stephens Tower.

(12)  There are four World Heritage sites in London : Tower of London, Palace of Westminster, Maritime Greenwich and Kew Gardens.

(13)  The first escalator in London was installed in Harrods store.

(14)  There are about hundred theaters located in London.

(15)  The London Eye is so popular that it gets 3.5 million customers every year.

(16)  Approximately 80,000 umbrellas are lost in London.

(17)  Britain is the only country in the world which doesn’t have the country’s name in its postage stamps.

(18)  The Christmas Tree situated in Trafalgar Square every year, is a present to the people of Great Britain from the government of Norway, as a thank you for the help the U.K gave them during the second world war.

(19)  The Waterloo bridge was built during WW 2 only by women.

(20) London hosted the fifa-world-cup in 1966, England won the tournament.