London isnot only the capital of the most important English-speaking country. It’s alsoone of the largest and most beautiful cities in the world. The population ofLondon at the moment is more than 8 million people. Besides, London isinhabited by people of almost all nationalities and races. The city lies onboth banks of river Thames. The most important parts of London are: the City,the East End, the West end and Westminster. The busiest part is, of course, theCity. companies, business organizations, banks and offices are situated thereand millions of people work there on daily basis.Thousands of The West End and the East Endclassification shows that London has still class distinction system. The WestEnd is traditionally inhabited by rich and successful people.Besides,almost all the city theaters, museums, galleries, posh shops and restaurantsare situated in West End area. East End is the place where working class lives.Thisdistrict is not as rich as others and has fewer parks. Westminster area containsmany sightseeing buildings. The most famous of all is the Westminster Abbey.It’s the place where many prominent Englishmen are buried. Among them CharlesDarwin, Isaac Newton, Alfred Tennyson and many others. London is full of placesof interest. When tourists arrive there, they want to see the PiccadillyStreet, which is especially beautiful at night, the Baker Street, the placewhere Sherlock Holmes lived and worked, the Tower, which is famous as home ofthe Crown Jewels, the Hyde Park with its Speaker’s Corner, the Museum of MadameTussauds and many others. One of the favourite tourist attractions is LondonEye. It’s one of the largest Ferris wheels in the world.
