fun and little known facts about london

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Fun and little known facts about London

o The City of London is the historical core of the English capital. It roughly matches t

boundaries the Roman city of Londinium and of medieval London.

o Opened in 165! Pasqua Rosee's"as the first coffee house in London. It "as located on

$ichael%s &lley and burned do"n during the 'reat (ire of 1666.

o )rought bac* from +hina by ,utch merchants! teamade its first appearance in London

#eptember 165-! "hen the ne" beverage "as advertised in a pamphlet by Thom

'arra"ay! a coffeehouse o"ner.

o The Monumentcommemorating the 'reat (ire of London in 1666 is the tallest isolated sto

column in the "orld. It rises to 6 m / ft0 on (ish ill! 6 m a"ay from "here the fire beg

in a ba*ery in 2udding Lane.

o St Paul's Cathedral"as the tallest building 111 m3465 ft0 in London from 11/ to 16. It

the second largest church in the 78 after Liverpool +athedral. Its dome is the third largest

the "orld! and one of the highest. The to"ers of the cathedral contain the second largest ri

of bells in the "orld. #t 2aul%s also possesses Europe%s largest crypt! "here are burie

among others! #ir +hritopher 9ren the architect "ho rebuilt the +ity of London after th

'reat (ire0! the painters :oshua Reynolds and :.$9. Turner! Lord ;elson! and the ,u*e

9ellington.

o (ounded in London in 16/! the Hudson's ay Com!anyis the "orld%s oldest charter

company.

o &nother famous historical coffee house "as "onathan's Coffee#House! founded arou

16-/ by :onathan $iles. It "as frechange and "as renamed The #toc* E>change in 14! until it "as destroyed b

fire in 1-.

o (ounded in 16?! the ank of $n%land"as the first privately o"ned national ban* in a

country.


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o The ethlehem Royal Hos!italis "orld%s oldest institution to specialise in mental illnesse

It "as founded in 1? near )ishopsgate as the 2riory of #t $ary )ethlehem. In 1-// th

hospital moved to Lambeth in the building no" housing the Imperial 9ar $useum. It is no

located in )ec*enham! in #outh London! and "or*s in close partnership "ith the 8ing

+ollege London Institute of 2sychiatry. The "ord %bedlam%! meaning uproar and confusion!

derived from the hospital%s original name.

o The &orshi!ful Com!any of Clockmakers! one of the Livery +ompanies of the +ity London! "as formed by a Royal +harter in 1641 and remains the "orld%s oldest horologic

institution. The company possesses the "orld%s oldest collection of cloc*s and "atches.

o The world's first !ublic street li%htin% with %as"as installed in 2all $all! London in 1-/

In 1-1! the London and 9estminster 'as Light and +o*e +ompany became the "orld%s fi

gas company.

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The world's oldest !ublic ooopened in London in 1--.

o 8arl $ar> and (riedrich Engels%s Communist Manifesto"as first published in 'erman0

London%s Liverpool #treet by the 'erman printer :.E. )urghard in 1-?-.

o The "orld%s first underground public lavatory opened in 1-55 under the pavement ne>t to th

)an* of England.

o Established in 1-/! the City and South London Railway+@#LR0 "as the first deep=lev

underground rail"ay in the "orld. It "as also the first maAor rail"ay to use electric traction.

became the ;orthern Line of the London 7nderground.

o Established in 1/! Ealing #tudios in 9est London are the oldest continuously workin

film studios in the world.

o &t the the northern end of London )ridge! (delaide House"as the tallest office bloc*

London at ?4 m 1?1 ft0 "hen it "as completed in 15. It "as designed in a discreet &

,eco style "ith some Egyptian influences and "as the first building in the +ity to employ thsteel frame techni


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o The Shard! a =storey s*yscraper near London )ridge! is the tallest building in t

European 7nion! standing at a height of 4/.6 metres 1!/16 ft0. It "as inaugurated on 5 :u

/1! three "ee*s before the London Olympics.

o In /1 London became the first city to host the modern )lym!ic *amesthree times! havi

previously done so in 1/- and in 1?-.

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The (rcelorMittal )rbit! a 115=metre=high 4 ft0 sculpture and observation to"er in tOlympic 2ar* in #tratford! East London! is )ritain%s largest piece of public art. It is intended

be a permanent lasting legacy of London%s hosting of the /1 #ummer Olympics.

o London used to be the largest and most influential city in the "orld. 9ith a population of

million! it is still the world's lar%est financial centreand Europe%s largest city.

o London eathro" &irport is the world's busiest air!ortsby international passenger traff

and the third for total traffic.

o In //! Inner London = 9est had a ',2 per capita at 222 of 7#B 15!1160 = the highest

any city on Earth. In /1/! Eurostatcalculated that Inner London%s ',2 per capita stood

4-C of the E7 average.

According to Wealthinsight's World City Millionaire Rankings May 2013, London is the city with the most mult

millionaires(people with at least 30! in net assets" in the world# $here are in %act !ore !&lti!illionaires in

London than in the whole o% rance (),22) against 3,*00"# London also ranks third worldwide %or the n&!+er

!illionaires (a%ter $okyo and ew -ork", and third %or the n&!+er o% +illionaires (a%ter ew -ork and Moscow"#
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