London is the capital of theLondon is the capital of the
United Kingdom, itsUnited Kingdom, its
economic, political andeconomic, political and
cultural center.cultural center.
It is one of the world's mostIt is one of the world's most
important ports and one of the largestimportant ports and one of the largest
cities in the world.cities in the world.
London with itsLondon with its
suburbssuburbs ((окрестности)
has a populationhas a population
of about 11of about 11
million people.million people.
London has been a capital forLondon has been a capital for
nearly a thousand years. Manynearly a thousand years. Many
of its ancient buildings stillof its ancient buildings still
stand.stand.
The most famous of them areThe most famous of them are
the Tower of London,the Tower of London,……
The most famous of them areThe most famous of them are
the Tower of London,the Tower of London,……
The most famous of them areThe most famous of them are
the Tower of London,the Tower of London,……
Most visitors also want to see theMost visitors also want to see the
Houses of Parliament and the manyHouses of Parliament and the many
magnificentmagnificent (великолепный, величественный)
museums.museums.
Once London was a small Roman townOnce London was a small Roman town
of the north bankof the north bank ((берег)) of the Thames.of the Thames.
Slowly it grew into one of the world'sSlowly it grew into one of the world's
majormajor ((главный, крупный)) cities.cities.
By the day the whole ofBy the day the whole of
London is busy.London is busy.
By the day the whole ofBy the day the whole of
London is busy.London is busy.
At night, offices are quiet andAt night, offices are quiet and
empty, but the West End staysempty, but the West End stays
alive, because this is wherealive, because this is where
Londoners come to enjoyLondoners come to enjoy
themselves.themselves.