history of the city of london (english)

London (UK spelling: [lʌndən]) is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. The city built by the Romans in the past and this used to be called Londinium on January 1, 2005 population of about 7.4 million people in the Greater London area and many millions more people in the metropolitan area.

London's population consists of various ethnic, cultural, and religious, as well as speaking in nearly 300 languages​​, making it the most cosmopolitan and dynamic cities in the world. London residents used to call himself Londoner.

London is also the basis of various organizations, institutions and influential companies in the world. London is also a mixture of tradition and technology, as well as one of the main tourist destination.
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London is one of the world's great cities with New York, Paris, and Tokyo. London is also very developed in various fields such as finance, communications, and art. London also has various castles, museums, theaters, concert halls, galleries, airports, sports stadiums, and the palace.

On July 6, 2005, London managed to get the rights to host the Olympics in 2012. Earlier, London also had to host the Olympics 1908 and Olympics 1948.

history

The name London is estimated to originate from Londinium in Latin. The Romans founded the city that it became the capital of the province of Brittania at the time of Roman rule in Britain.

After the Roman Empire fell, the city was abandoned and in the 7th century, a Saxon town stood about 1 mile west of the modern with the name Lundenwic Aldwych. City of London Romans inhabited again around the 9th century and 10.

During its development, which was a city of Westminster itself, evolving along with London and became the largest city in England, although not yet become the capital. British capital until around the 12th century is Winchester.

 

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