Londýn je hlavné mesto Spojeného kráľovstva a deviate najväčšie mesto na svete s populáciou približne 10 miliónov obyvateľov. Je známe svojou bohatou históriou, dopravnými prostriedkami ako červené dvojposchodové autobusy a podzemná železnica, a významnými historickými pamiatkami ako Tower of London a St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- Londýn je hlavné mesto Spojeného kráľovstva.
- Má populáciu približne 10 miliónov obyvateľov, z toho 1,2 milióna sú cudzíci.
- Celková rozloha Londýna je viac ako 4000 štvorcových kilometrov.
- Londýn leží na rieke Temža v juhovýchodnej Anglicku.
- Je známy svojimi červenými dvojposchodovými autobusmi a čiernymi taxíkmi.
- Podzemná železnica v Londýne je najstaršia na svete a má 11 liniek.
- Hlavné oblasti v Londýne zahŕňajú City, kde sa nachádzajú banky a historické pamiatky.
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London is one of the largest ports. The river Thames flows through cantenbury-the-city/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: the city">the city and divides it into two parts ( the left blank and right blank) but the central London (without the suburbs) can be divided into 4 main areas:
THE CITY Is the oldest part. It is a small area of about 2.5 square kilometres and with only around 10,000 permanent residents. But on weekdays it’s a very busy place as it houses a great number of banks, offices, headquarters of firms, the world’s most advanced stock exchange, foreign exchange market and other important institutions. Thousands of people residing in other parts of the city come to work here every day. At weekends the City is crowded with tourists coming to see historic attractions like the Tower of London (started about 900 years ago by William the Conqueror) and the Tower Bridge. Now the Tower is the museum of arms and the place where the royal jewels are kept. But it used to be a fortress, royal place, a royal treasury and also a notorious state prison where many famous people in English history were imprisoned or put to death. The Tower is guarded by Yeoman Warder’s populary called “beefeaters”. They wear the traditional black and red uniforms and every night they perform the ceremony of the Keys (the locking up the Tower for with. This tradition goes back to Middle Ages. Another well-known building in the city is St. Paul’s Cathedral famous for its whispering Gallery, which runs around the dome.
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Aké je hlavné mesto Spojeného kráľovstva?
Hlavné mesto Spojeného kráľovstva je Londýn.
Koľko obyvateľov má Londýn?
Londýn má približne 10 miliónov obyvateľov.
Aké sú známe historické pamiatky v Londýne?
Medzi známe historické pamiatky v Londýne patrí Tower of London a St. Paul’s Cathedral.