Top 10 Facts about London the United Kingdom Capital City

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The London Top 10 Fact List.

10. Westminster Palace

The houses of parliament are officially know as the palace of Westminster and it is the largest palace in the united kingdom.
Although the meeting place of the united kingdoms government, the palace of Westminster has 8 bars where prices are kept cheap by the uk tax payer, 6 restaurants, 1000 rooms, 100 staircases, 11 court yards, a rehearsal hall and rifle shooting range. And oddly it is illegal to die in the palace of Westminster.


9. Strange London Street Names

London has places of massive historical importance but also some oddly named street names. Such as **** Lane, near Holborn Viaduct, didn't get its name due to any association with poultry, but because it was the only street to be licensed for prostitution in medieval times.

Other unusual street names in London include Ha Ha Road in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow, Quaggy Walk in Blackheath, and Cyclops Mews and Uamvar Street in Limehouse.

Street names that sadly no longer exist include Shiteburn Lane, Pissing Alley, and more than one Grope c*nt Lane, which as the name might suggest, was associated with prostitution.


8. The River Thames

The river Thames for centuries it has been as much of the a London landmark as some of London many mane made structures.

It is said the river holds over 119 species of fish and at least one dead body is pulled from the Thames each day.


7. The Underground

The underground employees approximately 19,000 people and an average of 2.7 million journeys are made on the London underground everyday.

3 babies have been born in the underground the first was in 1924, the second in 2008 and the 3rd in 2009.

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It's a common mis conception that the bridge is called London bridge, the real name is actually tower bridge.

40,000 people cross the bridge everyday lifting at least once to let a ship past.

On a previous version of the bridge spikes were used to impale traitor and convicts heads.

5. The Met Police

The metropolitan police #service was the first police service in England and is responsible for the majority of greater London.

Apart from the central city of London which has its own police service.

The term bobbies comes from the founder of the met police, Sir Robert Peel.

4. The London Eye

On average the London Eye receives more visitors per year than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza.

The London Eye is not a Ferris wheel. It’s the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel.

Supermodel Kate Moss has been on the London Eye 25 times the record for a UK celebrity

3. The British Museum

The British museum opened to the public in 1759, it was the first publicly open museum in the world.

Over the course of the British empire, the worlds largest and most diverse collection was created it includes items from ancient Greece, the pharaohs of Egypt, the Ming dynasty and so much more. Over 2 million years of human history are stored in its walls.

2. Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the clock at the north end of the palace of Westminster. This is usually extended to apply to both the bell and the tower. The tower is officially known as the queen Elisabeth the 2nd tower named to celebrate the diamond jubilee in 2012. Previously it was known simply as the clock tower. When completed in 1859 it was said clock maker Ian west-worth the prince of time keepers to be the biggest and most accurate four faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower has its 150th anniversary on the 31st of May 2009, on which celebratory events took place.

A British cultural icon is one of the most prominent symbols of the united kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.

1. Buckingham Palace

Bunckingham Palace the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the united kingdom.

Located in the city of Westminster, the palace is often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality.

It has been a focal point of the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning, the palace has 775 rooms including
19 state rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.

All the London images were attained by google image search with images tagged free to use and / or modify including for commercial use.

All the clips are for free commercial use and modification (credits in video).

The London City video music was attained from You Tubes Free to use Music Library.

The London Video Narration was created on http://text2speech.org