London is the World s favourite city
New York is losing its place to London as the world’s leading financial centre. Last year, 419 international companies were listed on the London Stock Exchange compared to just 174 in New York.
London’s international image also helped it win the huge prize of the Olympic Games. The competition was tough - New York, Madrid, Moscow and Paris.
A Parliament has been on this site, next to the River Thames, since the 11th century, however the current gothic Houses of Parliament were built between 1840 and 1888, after a fire in 1834 destroyed most of the original building. You can take a tour around the Houses of Parliament by contacting your local MP or visiting during the Summer Recess. Don’t miss Big Ben attached to the Houses of Parliament building.
Victoria and Albert Museum is located near the Natural History Museum and Science Museum in South Kensington. The V&A is a great museum of art and design, and holds over 3000 years worth of artifacts from many of the world’s richest cultures, inclding the most comprehensive collection of British design and art from 1500 to 1900. There’s furniture, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and much more.
London is world famous for its theatres. From huge long running shows like Les Miserables, to tiny avant guarde performances in small theatres there is something to suit everyone.
Looking back in the day we can find here the Globe Theatre for instance - the place were originally Shakespeare performed. It has been reconstructed to be exactly as it would have been in Shakespeare’s time.
So it`s ideal place for Shakespeare lovers.
The Saatchi Gallery - an impressive and unique houses. It`s one of the most influential collections of contemporary art in London. It displays works from an array of national and international sculptors, painters, photographers, and multimedia artists, many who have never before been seen in London. The Saatchi Gallery prides itself on supporting new and previously unexhibited artists and in this way acts as a springboard for their careers.
