The city core consist of historical building and government district Westminster. Around Great-London there is a 8km wide verdant zone, side of them are 8 newcitys, wich were built after the war to decrease the load from the Great-London. London was world tourism capital in the year 2002. 11.6 milion tourist when there, who mostly were americans and french. Most popular sights in London are : British Museum, National Gallery, Tate's Gallery, Saint-Paul's cathredal, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham palace, London zoo, Kew Garden, Harrod's Mall. Biggest cinemas and theatres are in Piccadilly or Soho. The first theater in London was founded by J. Burbage in 1576. There are 11 proffessional football clubs in london : Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Brentford and Leyton Orient. In 1908 the Summer Olympics were
It's a draw bridge, which can be raised to let the ships pass through. Westminister Abbery is one of the oldesr and most beautiful buildings in London. It is the religious centre of the country. There lie the graves of Newton, Shakespeare, most of the queens and kings and a lot of artists. Downing Street is the official London residence of the Prime minister. St. Paul's Cathedral is the centre of the city. It was built by sir Christopher Wren after the old Cathredal had been completely destroyed by the great fire of London in 1666. It was the setting fro the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.