London

About London

Population

8 173 194 dans la ville
11 850 000 dans laire urbaine

Résolution

1 579 km² (610 mi²)

Altitude

135 m

Welcome to one of the most dynamic, cosmopolitan and energetic cities in the world... a hub of finance, politics, history, culture, learning and entertainment. Welcome to London! London dates back 2,000 years to the Roman settlement of Londinium, with evidence of human habitation dating back a further two millennia. It is a city of traditions, with each new century adding its own unique layer to London's character. The result is a city in which castles, royal palaces and centuries' old churches sit comfortably alongside all the necessities of a thriving, modern-day metropolis. For such an enormous and important city, London is relatively low rise, with tall buildings clustered in The City of London and Canary Wharf, and spread sporadically over the rest of the city. It is not skyscrapers that define London's skyline, but a mix of architectural landmarks that have, over the centuries, come to define a city with a remarkable past. Chief among these are St. Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, but these are accompanied by hundreds of church spires and monuments. The recent interest in high-rise construction has seen these historic landmarks joined by a new breed of stunning modern structures, including City Hall, the The London Eye and 30 St Mary Axe. In the near future, London could be home to some of the tallest and most exciting skyscrapers in Europe such as The Pinnacle, The Shard, The Leadenhall Building, One Blackfriars Residential Tower and 110 Bishopsgate. In 2012 the city will be the first ever to have hosted the Olympic Games on three occasions.

Zones urbaines

Broadgate (13), Canary Wharf (85), City Road Basin (3), Elephant & Castle (30), Greenwich Peninsula (21), King's Cross Central (28), Paddington (49), Royal Victoria Dock (25), Stratford City (29), The Millennium Quarter (55)

Arrondissements

Barking and Dagenham (32), Barnet (27), Bexley (33), Brent (56), Bromley (11), Camden (179), City of London (347), City of Westminster (385), Croydon (128), Ealing (35), Enfield (47), Greenwich (72), Hackney (159), Hammersmith and Fulham (104), Haringey (23), Havering (24), Hillingdon (20), Hounslow (42), Islington (115), Kensington and Chelsea (90), Kingston upon Thames (15), Lambeth (145), Lewisham (74), Merton (6), Newham (211), Redbridge (24), Richmond upon Thames (9), Southwark (251), Sutton (17), Tower Hamlets (475), Waltham Forest (27), Wandsworth (233)

Région métropolitaine

Amersham, Ashford, Banstead, Basildon, Bishop's Stortford, Borehamwood, Bracknell, Brentwood, Byfleet, Chelmsford, Cheshunt, Dartford, Dunstable, Egham, Epsom, Farnham, Gerrards Cross, Gravesend, Grays, Guildford, Harlow, Harpenden, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, High Wycombe, Hoddesdon, Leatherhead, London, Loughton, Luton, Maidenhead, Maidstone, New Addington, Orpington, Potters Bar, Rainham, Reading, Redhill, Rickmansworth, Rochester Upon Medway, Romford, Sevenoaks, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Staines, Stevenage, Sunbury, Sunbury-on-Thames, Uxbridge, Waltham Cross, Watford, Welwyn Garden City, West Byfleet, Windsor, Woking, Wokingham

No.	Current status
3 858	Tous les bâtiments
2 826	construit
185	en construction
132	prévu
384	jamais construit
331	démoli

#	Bâtiment	Hauteur	Année
1	The Shard	1 004 ft	2013
2	22 Bishopsgate	913 ft	2020
3	110 Bishopsgate	794 ft	2011
4	The Landmark Pinnacle	784 ft	2021
5	One Canada Square	771 ft	1991

No.	Type
2 655	immeuble
651	Bâtiment bas
275	gratte-ciel
160	église
36	édifice avec tours
15	stade
13	pont
8	monument
7	grande salle
5	cheminée
4	sculpture
4	tour d'observation
4	mât (avec ossature)
3	mosquée
3	structure industrielle
2	clocher
2	édifice ouvert
1	tour de télécommunication
1	tour de contrôle
1	théâtre en plein air
1	château d'eau
1	grande roue
1	immeuble à pls étages
1	château fort
1	mât (haubané)
1	palais
1	édifice souterrain
1	pagode

No.	Type
52	Bâtiments célèbres
352	Bâtiments avec des images de construction

About London

Zones urbaines

Arrondissements

Région métropolitaine

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