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London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial centre. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its pop­ulation is about 8 million.

London is situated on the river Thames. The city is very old. It has more than 20 centuries old history. Tra­ditionally it is divided into several parts, the City, West­minster, the West End and the East, End. They are very different from each other.

The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre. Numerous banks, offices and firms are

concentrated here. Few people live in the City but over a million come to work here. There are two places of inter­est in the City: St. Paul's Cathedraland the Tower of London. St. Paul's Cathedral was built in the 17th cen­tury by the architect Christopher Wren. The Tower of London was built in the 15th century. It was used as a fortress, a palace and a prison.Now it's a museum.

Westminster is the aristocratic official part of Lon­don. There are Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives and the Houses of Parliament along the north bank of the Thames.

The clock towerof the Houses of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell known as «Big Ben». Westminster Abbey is the place where the coronation of nearly all kings and queens has taken place. Many of them are buried here as well as some other famous people of the country.

The West End is the richest and most beautiful part of London. The best hotels,restaurants, shops, clubs, parks and houses are situated there. There are many tour­ists there from different countries of the world.

Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of Lon­don, it was named in the memoryof Admiral Nelson's victory in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The tall Nel­son's Column stands in the middle of the square.

The East End is an industrial district of London. There are many factories there. The region is densely populat­edby working class families.