1、One of the Most Important CityLondon“It is said if youre tired of London, youre tired of life.” As we know London is of the most important city for England, also the most important city for the world. London is the British capital, the first English great city and a port, and also one of Europes lar
2、gest metropolitan area and ne of the todays global four metropolis standing side by side with New York, Paris, and Tokyo. Because its the Worlds most important political, economic, cultural and entertainment centers. We can see it from several aspects as follow.London is in the southeast England, cr
3、ossing the river Thames on both sides of the downstream. London occupies the area of 1605 square kilometers, consisting of “the city of London” and 32 of the autonomous city “great London”. It is dominant in the United Kingdom in all sorts of way. It is by far the largest city in the country, with a
4、bout one of seventh of the nations population. In general speaking , if everybody is talking about the “big London“ areas, meaning including 32 local administrative region and London City-“ the City of London “, is a large area, the total area is about 1500 square kilometers, and the M25 ring road s
5、urrounded by region. And limited sense, “a birds eye view of the river Thames in London, panoramic view of London“Two words mean the central area of the City, including is in the City of Westminster and autonomous City the two parts.London is one of the countrys political centres, British royal fami
6、ly, the government, the parliament and the headquarters of the political parties. It is the seat of government. The City of London haves independent administrative and legislative competence, higher rates. And Westminster City (City of Westminster) is called a City, but still belongs to one of the a
7、utonomous City of London. Westminster palace is the British parliament, the House of Lords and the lower house of congress activity places, so it is also called a council of the hall. Buckingham Palace is the palace ,locating in the central area of the west London, east to seat James park, west rece
8、ives the Hyde park, where is the royal family life and the work place, also be the place of British major state activities. Whitehall is the British government department, the prime ministers office, the Privy Council, the interior ministry, the ministry of foreign affairs, the ministry of finance a
9、nd the defense department and other major government agencies are here. Whitehall is the core of the Downing Street in no. 10 Downing Street; it is the British prime ministers official residence. London is not only the political center of Britain, but also many headquarters of the international orga
10、nizations, including the international maritime organizations, the international cooperative union, national sections of the pen, international womens alliance, the socialist international, amnesty international and so on.London is one of the worlds most important economic center, and also one of Eu
11、ropes largest economic centres. London is the worlds largest eponymous and New York international financial centre. The financial industry is the most important economic pillar of London. The city of London is the largest of the financial center, distributing of many Banks, insurance companies and f
12、inancial institutions. It is the worlds largest international insurance center.London is the financial centre of nation, and one of the three major international financial centres in the world. Londons culture is on the world cultural level. Such as the British Museum. Built in the eighteenth centur
13、y, it is the worlds largest museum, focus the British and the countries all over the world of many ancient cultural relics. Londons art, entertainment form is rich. Such as Opera, classical music, musical, rock, jazz, the royal ballet and tap dance. And the price is unbelievable. London theatre can
14、be divided to two; commercial theater to famous actors of the famous writer works primarily. The most famous is the national theatre and the royal Shakespeare theatre. Besides, London has five professional symphony orchestras: the London symphony orchestra, the London philharmonic orchestra, the roy
15、al philharmonic orchestra, philharmonic orchestra and the BBC symphony orchestra. London is also the centre of education. It is the city where the most number of British students, having a number of universities, colleges, schools and institutions. For example Imperial College London, University Col
16、lege London, London School of Economics and Political Science, Kings College London, and so on. Therein University of London is the UK and Europes biggest University.We should say that London is a big and important city. As such it combines the function of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, or New Yo
17、rk, Washington and Los Angeles, in one city. And gives its long-standing historical role in the UK, perhaps Xian too! London is a huge weight in Britains economic and cultural life, and to some extent the rest of the country lives in its. So in my opinion, the worlds “It is said if youre tired of London, youre tired of life.” is true! Class: B044101Number: B04410102Name: Chen Dan YanTeacher: Wang Wan YiOne of the Most important CityLondonClass: B044101Number: B04410102Name: Chen Dan YanTeacher: Wang Wan Yi
