The city and the tower of london
The City and The Tower of
London
Styv Solovjov
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The City
Founded by Romas 43-50 AD, set up trading post
It has seen at least 15 major fires
1666 burnt down 4/5 of its houses
Then The City was rebuilt
Tower Bridge (Tower Hill tube), built in 1894
during the Second World War, its was heavily bombed
Now there is one of the biggest financil centres in Europe
Banks, stock exchange
Many banking and insurance institutions have their headquarters there
Stock Exchange, Lloyd's of London,the Bank of England are all based in the
City
Over 500 banks have offices in the City
City is an established leader in trading in Eurobonds, foreign exchange, energy
futures and global insurance
Of the $3.98 trillion daily global turnover, trading in London accounted for
around $1.36 trillion,or 34.1% of the total
Canary wharf
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Second level
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