Téma prezentace: London
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LONDON
Ondřej Špála
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County flag City flag
Greater London ´ London
General information
othe capital city of England and the UK
othe largest city in the UK
opopulation: 8 million people
omulticultural city
ocentre of business, finance, fashion, politics, etc.
Geography and climate
oLondon – Great London (county)
oSouth-Est of the UK
oriver Thames
omild climate
orainy mornings
oGulf stream – almost no snow
History of London
o43 – Londinium founded by the Romans
o7th century – Lundenwic built by the Anglo-Saxons (Trafalgar Square)
o9th – 11th century – attacked by the Vikings
o1066 – William the Conqueror was crowned
o1100 – 18 thousands inhabitants
o1300 – 80 thousands inhabitants
History of London
o14th c.– Black death (plague) – death of 1/3 inh.
o1605 – Gunpowder Plot (Guy Fawkes)
o1665 – the Great Plague of London(15%)
o1666 – the Great Fire of London
– Conflagration (4 days, It consumed 13,200 houses – 70.000/100.000 people without home)
History of London
o1831 – 1925 – the biggest city in the world
o1848, 1866 – cholera epidemics (20.000)
o1863 – the first underground
oWorld War II. – bombed by the Germans – Luftwaffe (30.000)
o1952 the Grat Smog
Population, religion
oPopulation
o8 000 000 inhabitants
o3. bigest town in Europe
o76% white man
o10% Asians
oReligion
ochristian 48.2%
ono religion 20.8%
oislam 8.5%
Sport
oOlympic games
1908, 1948, 2012
oFootball
oWembley stadium
oFootball clubs
Chelsea
Arsenal
Sport
Cricket
Rugby
Rowing
Basketball
Tenis (Wimbledon)
Interesting places
Tower of London
- The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, a zoo, the home of the Crown Jewels and a tourist attraction.
London Eye
one of London’s newest and most fun visitor attractions
Westminster Abbey
holy place
All English kings have been crowned and buried in the church since 1308.
Westminster Cathedral
1895 – 1903
seat of the Cardinal Archbishop and the leading Roman Catholic Church in England
bell tower – 84m
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Parliament
This big palace is well-known around the world
The building is 280 metres long.
There are more than 1000 rooms.
Tower Bridge
The most famous bridge in London
Tower Bridge is a bascule-bridge.
open to let ships pass through.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Consecrated – 1708
Prince Charles and Princess Diana married here in 1981.
Oxford Street
The Europe’s busiest shopping street
the name of the street derives from being part of the old London—Oxford Road
Picadilly Circus
was created by John Nash
circular open space street junction
Special: billboards
Shaftesbury
memorial
fountain(1893,
Lord Shaftesbury
ommemoration )
Trafalgar Square
othe largest square in London
ois named after the Battle of Trafalgar where the English fleet defeated the French (Napoleonic Wars).
The End
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