Wonderful London WebQuest

London is a wonderful place to be!

It has great museums with priceless exhib-
its , old markets , clean green parks and
LONDON
the best shops and night clubs in Europe.
There is something for everyone. London
is on the River Thames about 40 miles
from the sea. Now London has around 7
million people living in and around it. It is
a financial and cultural centre but is
probably most famous for being the home
of the British monarchy. You can see the
Changing of the Guard everyday outside
Buckingham Palace. You can travel on the
bus , train , the underground or taxi to get
to different places in the centre and
around the town. London has 3 main air-
ports: Heathrow which is the biggest ,
Gatwick and Stansted.

WebQuest Gabriela Merghes– student in the

The modern Enviro400 double-decker bus
Gabriela Merghes - student in the IXth D grade at CNME
IX th D grade at CNME highscho ol
 London is one of the world's most important business,
financial and cultural centers and its influence in poli- the world by international passenger traffic and the
City Hall tics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the air space is the busiest of any city in the world.
arts contributes to its status as a major global
city.Central London is the headquarters of more than The largest parks in the central area of London are
half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE the Royal Parks of Hyde Park and its neighbor Ken-
100) and over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies. sington Gardens at the western edge of central Lon-
The city is a major tourist destination for both domes- don and Regent's Park on the northern edge.[133] This
London is the capital of both England and the tic and overseas visitors, with annual expenditure by park contains London Zoo, the world's oldest scien-
United Kingdom, and the most populous munici- tourists of around £15 billion. London hosted the 1908 tific zoo, and is located near the tourist attraction of
pality in the European Union. while the 1st big- and 1948 Summer Olympic Games and will host the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Closer to central
2012 Summer Olympic Games. London are the smaller Royal Parks of Green Park
gest urban area before Paris (see Largest urban
and St. James's Park.[136] Hyde Park in particular is
areas of the European Union). An important set- popular for sports and sometimes hosts open-air
Greater London contains four World Heritage Sites:
tlement for two millennia, London's history goes concerts.
the Tower of London; the historic settlement of
back to its founding by the Romans.Since its Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the
foundation, London has been part of many move- site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westmin- A number of large parks lie outside the city centre,
ments and phenomena throughout history, in- ster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church. including the remaining Royal Parks of Greenwich
Park to the south-east[137] and Bushy Park and Rich-
cluding the English Renaissance, the Industrial
London currently has a wide range of peoples, cultures, mond Park to the south-west,[138][139] as well as Victo-
Revolution, and the Gothic Revival.The city's ria Park, East London to the east. Primrose Hill to
and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within
core, the ancient City of London, still retains its the north of Regent's Park is a popular spot to view
the city. As of July 2007, it had an official population of
limited medieval boundaries; but since at least 7,556,900 within the boundaries of Greater London the city skyline. Some more informal, semi-natural
the 19th century, the name "London" has also making it the most populous municipality in the Euro- open spaces also exist, including the 791-acre
pean Union. As of 2001, the Greater London Urban (3.2 km2) Hampstead Heath of North London. This
referred to the
Area is the second largest in the EU after Paris with a incorporates Kenwood House, the former stately
whole metropo- home and a popular location in the summer months
population of 8,278,251, and the metropolitan area is
lis that has devel- where classical musical concerts are held by the lake,
estimated to have a total population of between
oped around it. 12 million and 14 million, the largest metropolitan area attracting thousands of people every weekend to
Today the bulk in the EU. The public transport network, administered enjoy the music, scenery and fireworks.
of this conurba- by Transport for London, is one of the most extensive
tion forms the in the world, Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in
London region of
England and the
Greater London
a d m i n i st r a t i v e WebQuest
area, with its
own e le ct e d
mayor and as-
Gabriela Merghes- student in the IX th D grade at
sembly. City Hall at night, CNME highschool
home of the Greater
London Authori ty
City of London