3. History Culture Sports
Points of Interest Cuisine
4. A Brief History of
London
The name “London” is originated from Latin “Londinium”
which means „wild‟.
founded by the Romans to be the capital city of Brittania.
After they left, several villages were integrated to
London, and thus became the largest city in United
Kingdom.
It became capital city in the 11th century up until today.
During world war II (1939 – 1945), London was bombed.
It was eventually rebuilt and discovered a new identity
as a post-imperial, multi ethnic metropolis.
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5. Culture
London is a large international and
diverse cultural centre,
represented by the arts, music,
festival, theatres, museums and
many others.
London is also famous for royal
culture, centered in royal
palaces such as Buckingham
Palace.
London is well-known as one of
the fashion cities in the world.
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6. Sport in London
London has hosted many major international
tournaments.
London has professional teams in different
sports.
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London was chosen to host the Games
in 2012, making it the first city in the world
to host the Summer Olympics three times.
London has hosted the Summer
Olympics in 1908 at White
City and 1948 at Wembley Stadium.
London will host the Paralympic
Games in 2012, for the first time.
The largest stadium in London is Wembley
Stadium
7. Popular Sports
London is the place of origin of football
(soccer), the most popular sport in the
world.
The top football teams from there are
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur,
Fulham, and Westham.
Rugby is the second popular sport in
London and the UK.
Another popular sport are cricket, rowing,
basketball, etc.
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BASKETBALL
8. Po i n t s o f
I n t e r e s t
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
Open to public. You can attend
debates and watch committee
hearings, tour the buildings or
climb the famous Clock Tower and
see Big Ben
London Eye
a giant observation
wheel located in the
Jubilee Gardens
9. • Buckingham Palace
The official residence and
office of the British Monarch.
• Tower of London
a castle complex which
houses the famous collection
of Crown Jewels.
• British Museum
Houses a world collection of
art and antiquities from
ancient and living cultures.
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10. Local Foods
Fish and Chips
It consists of battered fish
which is deep-fried and served
FISH AND CHIPS
with chips.
Jellied Eels
It consist of fresh eels cooked for
around thirty minutes and then
JELLIED EELS left to cool.
Roly Poly Pudding
pudding made of suet pastry spread
with jam or fruit and rolled up and
baked or steamed.
ROLY POLY PUDDING
