This document provides an overview of the different regions that make up London, including Central London, the main business district containing many skyscrapers; the West End, known for leisure and shopping areas like Trafalgar Square and Oxford Street; East London, undergoing reconstruction projects for the 2012 Olympics; the East End, a traditional immigrant area with markets and museums; Docklands, redeveloped from abandoned warehouses; West London, home to elegant neighborhoods like Notting Hill; South London, including districts like Wimbledon and Greenwich; and North London, containing parks and views from hills.
3. CENTRAL LONDON
The city "City" is the main
business district of the
United Kingdom and one
of the largest in the
world. In recent decades
the district has seen the
construction of many
skyscrapers such as the
Tower 42 (until 1990 the
British tallest building in
the past and now known
colloquially as the Nat
West Tower) and the
recent 30 St Axe,
TOWER 42
completed in 2003. MORE IMAGES
4. WEST END
The West End is the main WEST END
district for leisure and
shopping. The most
popular place in the area
is undoubtedly Trafalgar
Square, while Oxford
Street is a street famous
for purchase in the world.
Oxford Street has a
junction with another route
also famous Regent
Street, which she is the
main center of the great TRAFALGAR SQUARE
centers of electronics, Hi-
Fi and computers.
5. EAST LONDON
EAST LONDON
In East London the area
is now under full
reconstruction
(Thames Gateway
project). Urban
redevelopment projects
in this part of the city
are the cover letter for
the appointment of
London host the 2012
Olympic Games and to
prepare the Olympic
event, new structures
are being planned.
6. EAST END EAST END
Near the old port of London has
traditionally been, for that reason,
the place where immigrants arrived
by sea, finding the first London
residence. Part of the Eastern side
of the city, and includes areas such
as Whitechapel, Mile End, Bethnal
Green, Hackney, Bow and Poplar.
There are several tourist
attractions, markets (eg the Road Flower Market
Columbia Road Flower Market and
Spitalfields, Brick Lane, Petticoat
Lane) and several museums,
including the Geffrye Museum and
the Museum of Childhood in
Bethnal Green.
7. DOCKLANDS
DOCKLANDS
Dockland in Cani Island,
developed enormously since
the early 80's. At the
beginning of this decade,
many abandoned
warehouses in the area of
Wapping began to be
transformed into artist
studios and studies at low
cost. This caught the
attention of the property that
at first gradually and then
with an ever faster pace,
began to acquire the stores
to retrain.
8. WEST LONDON
WEST LONDON
West London is known for
some of its elegant
residential districts such as
Notting Hill, now even more
famous by the eponymous
film of 1999 with Hugh Grant
and Julia Roberts.
Kensington and Chelsea are
the places with the highest
cost of living across the
country are part of the NOTTING HILL
district after the market in
Portobello Road and Kings
Road, an elegant shopping
9. SOUTH LONDON
SOUTH LONDON
Includes districts as
Wimbledon (famous as the
site's namesake tennis
tournament), Croydon,
Bermondsey and Dulwich.
The reconstruction of
Elephant and Castle, an old
district in the center, started
in 2006.
Greenwich is a historical Greenwich Hospital from Thames
place. It has a beautiful
park and a famous
observatory. It is also a
10. NORTH LONDON NORTH LONDON
North London includes sites such
as Hampstead and Highgate,
where one breathes the air of a
small town. North London is
the area with more hills many
of which are urban panoramic
views. In this part of the British
capital are large parks like
Hamstead Heath, including
Parliament Hill, a beautiful hill
recognized by the view from Alexandra Palace
the city and the opportunity to
swim in any of its nearby lakes,
or as Alexandra Park, where
the Alexandra Palace.
