LONDON

LONDON IN NUMBERS
The
Greatest
City
are spoken in
London – more
than in any
other country
in the world
LONDON IS THE
GREENEST
CITY OF ITS SIZE
IN THE WORLD.
HYDE PARK
ALONE COVERS
350
ACRES
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CITY
London boasts the tallest isolated
stone column in the world,
MONUMENT
which stands at
202
FEET
MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS
WITHIN THE CAPITAL MAKE LONDON
A CULINARY WORLD HOTSPOT
1908
1948
London has hosted the Olympic
Games an impressive three times,
more than any other city
The Shard stands at 1,016 feet
tall and is the tallest building
in Western Europe
TORRE DE CRISTAL
MADRID
London is Europe’s most
populated city and has
more billionaires per head
than any other world city
TORRE BANKIA
MADRID
MESSETURM
FRANKFURT
COMMERZBANK TOWER
FRANKFURT
2012
THE SHARD
LONDON
LONDON HAS MORE THAN
170
MUSEUMS
AND OVER
850
ART GALLERIES
MANY OF WHICH OFFER
FREE ADMISSION
THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
HAS THE OLDEST
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
IN THE WORLD.
THE METROPOLITAN LINE
O P E N E D
1863
I N
Sources: Languages: london.gov.uk;
Nelson’s Column: BBC; Populated city:
londoncouncils.gov.uk/huffingtonpost.
com; Restaurants: viamichelin.co.uk;
Museums: london.gov.uk; Metropolitan
Line: tfl.gov.uk; The Shard: the-shard.
com; Olympics: wikipedia.org; Hyde
Park: lonelyplanet.com
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