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London

About London

8,173,194 in city
11,850,000 in metro
1,579 km² (610 mi²)
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

Broadgate (11), Canary Wharf (74), City Road Basin (3), Elephant & Castle (21), Greenwich Peninsula (11), King's Cross Central (16), Paddington Waterside (38), Royal Victoria Dock (22), Stratford City (15), The Millennium Quarter (43)

Boroughs

Barking and Dagenham (32), Barnet (27), Bexley (33), Brent (56), Bromley (11), Camden (147), City of London (326), City of Westminster (342), Croydon (99), Ealing (35), Enfield (47), Greenwich (71), Hackney (109), Hammersmith and Fulham (80), Haringey (23), Havering (24), Hillingdon (20), Hounslow (42), Islington (100), Kensington and Chelsea (64), Kingston upon Thames (15), Lambeth (122), Lewisham (42), Merton (6), Newham (157), Redbridge (24), Richmond upon Thames (9), Southwark (207), Sutton (17), Tower Hamlets (392), Waltham Forest (27), Wandsworth (148)

Metro Cities

Amersham, 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. of Buildings

No. Current status
3,164 All Buildings
2,256
existing
133
under construction
177
planned
318
unbuilt
280
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 The Shard 1,004 ft 2013
2 110 Bishopsgate 794 ft 2011
3 One Canada Square 771 ft 1991
4 The Leadenhall Building 737 ft 2014
5 25 Canada Square 655 ft 2001

Building types

No. Type
2,354 high-rise building
332 low-rise building
215 skyscraper
158 church
34 building with towers
14 stadium
13 bridge
6 monument
6 hall
5 chimney
4 mast (framework)
3 industrial framework
3 mosque
3 observation tower
2 sculpture
2 clock/bell tower
1 castle
1 mast (wired)
1 palace
1 subterranean building
1 pagoda
1 telecommunications tower
1 airport tower
1 water tower
1 ferris wheel
1 multi-story building

Other buildings

No. Type
48 Famous buildings
183 Buildings with construction images