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Wikipedia portals: Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Natural sciences · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous city in the European Union.  London is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. It is a leader in international finance, politics, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. It is widely regarded as one of the world's major global cities, and has been an important settlement for nearly 2000 years. London has an estimated population of 7.6 million (as of 2005[update]) and a metropolitan area population of between 14 and 16 million. London has an extremely cosmopolitan population, drawing from a diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions, speaking over 300 different languages. Residents of London are referred to as Londoners. The city is an international transport hub and a major tourist destination, counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery. London has three main central business districts: the City of London, the West End in Westminster and Canary Wharf in Docklands. The City of London is the largest financial and business district in Europe. 
The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also known as the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks on London's public transport system during the morning rush hour. The suicide bombings were carried out by British Muslims who were motivated by Britain's involvement in the Iraq War. At 08:50, three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. A fourth bomb exploded on a bus nearly an hour later at 09:47 in Tavistock Square. The bombings killed 52 people and the four suicide bombers, injured 700, and caused disruption of the city's transport system (severely for the first day) and the country's mobile telecommunications infrastructure. The series of suicide bomb explosions constituted the largest and deadliest terrorist attack on London's transit system in history.  Detail of a mounted guard from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (Life Guards) on duty, at the entrance to Horse Guards, facing Whitehall. They share these duties with the Blues and Royals and both units are based at the Hyde Park Barracks. more... Horse Guards Parade is used for ceremonial purposes, most notably the annual Trooping the Colour. In June, it was used for the "London Polo Championships" and it will be the site of the beach volleyball competition in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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 Sir Christopher Wren (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometer, mathematician-physicist and one of the greatest English architects in history. Wren designed 55 of 87 London churches after the Great fire of London in 1666, including St Paul's Cathedral in 1710, as well as many secular buildings of note. He was a founder of the Royal Society (president 1680–82), and his scientific work was highly regarded by Sir Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal. Wren died 25 February 1723 (aged 90) with some of his work unfinished; they were completed by his 'Clerk of Works', Nicholas Hawksmoor. This included the magnificent Greenwich Naval Hospital. Wren is buried in St Paul's, with a tomb marked by a simple stone tablet bearing the words "LECTOR, SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE."; or, "Reader, if you seek his memorial - look around you." Did you know... ... that the City of London ...
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London has one of the oldest and most famous public transport systems, which are now all controlled by Transport for London (TfL) - a government body responsible for the transport system throughout Greater London. Its role is to implement the transport strategy for, and to manage transport services across London.
On top of TfL responsibilities, the capital is served by several major railway stations serviced by privatised rail companies, international rail travel in the form of Eurostar, and 6 international airports. The British motorway network was designed around London, with several major motorways beginning from London. As with the rail network, this has proven to be a problem for journeys through London - the M25 London Orbital has gone some way to ease this.
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