London possesses 33 districts, we are going to give a revision to the most important:
Whitehall and Westminster
These districts have been, for more than thousand years, the center of the political and religious power of England, for what they possess a great monumental, scanty wealth in other zones of the city. To diary his streets fill with civil servants since the offices of the Administration are in this district. In the north, Trafalgar Square marks the beginning of the West End, district of animated night life
Indispensable visits are the Big Ben, the Abbey of Westminster, The Houses of the Parliament and the Cathedral of Westminster.
Piccadilly and St Jame's
Is the principal artery of the West End. In the 18th century it was surrounded with royal residences and was the favorite place of purchases for the courtiers. The most elegant zone of London continues being Mayfair, in the northern part. Picadilly Circus marks the beginning of the Soho.
Soho and Trafalgar Square
Created at the end of the 17th century, was for his first hundred years the most elegant place of London. Artists and intellectual they frequent his informal pubs and clubs. Today it is the most permissive zone and one of the most multiracial districts. He is known by his Chinese neighborhood Chinatown.
Covent Garden and Strand
Is one of the districts most animated by London. The great tourist attraction of the zone resides in his coffees outdoors, the shops of luxury, the street artists and the markets. In his center the Piazza raises designed in 1630 by Iñigo Jones.
In Covent Garden do not get lost the square and the market.
Bloombury and Fitzrovia.
This zone is a residence of artists and writers. It possesses numerous bookshops. In Bloomsbury also one finds the University of London, the British Museum and numerous Georgian squares.
Do not get lost the British Museum and Russel Square.
Here attorneys and journalists were centering. In this district the Royal Courts locates of Justice and the Inns of Court. Lincoln's Inn is loaded with history. It is the juridical London. It preserves buildings of the 15th century, different of them previous to the great fire of 1666. Holborn was in other times an important commercial district.
The City
Although his complete name is the City of London, she is known by the City. It is the financial district of London, sedate of the Stock exchange and the Bank of England, with an intense activity during the day.
Although his complete name is the City of London, she is known by the City. It is the financial district of London, sedate of the Stock exchange and the Bank of England, with an intense activity during the day.
It occupies the place of the Roman original accession. After the great fire of 1666, which destroyed most of the primitive City, Christopher Wren supervised the reconstruction of 52 churches of the zone that they remain still in foot.
In the 19th century it was one of the most requested residential neighborhoods, but at present few people reside in the zone. In the City modern office blocks are mixed by numerous banks, confirming the Victorian style and the modern one.
You visit her more important of the zone they are San Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
Smithfield and Spitalfields
Is one of the most historical zones of London. To the north of the City, it used as refuge those who were not received well in her. In the 17th century, the Huguenots and other immigrants of Europa and of Bengal established, constructed factories and brought his gastronomy and his religion.
It receives one of the most ancient churches of the capital, some Jacobin houses, remains of the Roman wall and the only one bought of wholesale nourishment of the downtown.
Desde the middle ages up to the 18th century, Southwark was a very popular zone on having been out of the jurisdiction of the authorities of the City in which many pleasures and amusements were prohibited and this zone was constituting a route of leak. In the Globe Theatre, which has been reconstructed near his(her,your) original emplacement, it(he,she) had his(her,your) sedate the company of Shakespeare. In the XVIIIth and XIXth century the zone I fill of wharves, stores and factories. Nowadays, Southwark is one of the most entertaining neighborhoods of London.
South Bank
This zone was very damaged by the bombardments of the World War II. In 1951 it was chosen sedate of the Festival of Great Britain that was commemorating the centenary of the Great Exhibition. The only building that stays in foot of 1951 is the Royal Festival Hall.
In South Bank we find the London Eye, the famous treadmill of London.
Chelsea
In times of the Tudor, a village close to the river, Chelsea became fashionable. Enrique VIII constructed here a palace, already missing. Tomás Moro lived here. Many artists felt attracted by the panoramic ones of the river that were contemplated from Cheyne Walk. In the 18th century his gardens were full of beautiful court and the Chelsea Arts Club organized scandalous dances during more than one century. In the XIXth it was populated of artists and intellectual. Nowadays it is a very expensive zone for the artists, but it supports his link with the artistic world with his numerous galleries of art and antique shops.
South Kensington and Knightsbridge
This zones are between the most elegant of London, with his numerous embassies and consulates. Due to his proximity to Kensington's palace this area preserves his original aspect. In Knightsbridge people reside very amassed by what possesses the most luxurious shops. The zone possesses also a cultural character due to the great number of museums and of university institutions.
In these districts we find some of the most important visits of London: the room of concerts Royal Albert Hall, the monument Albert Memorial, the museum Victory and Albert Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Hyde Park.
Kensington and Holland Park
Until 1830 the zone was a rural people of markets and mansions. The most famous is Holland House, part of whose lands constitutes now Holland Park. The majority of his buildings dates back to the 19th century, with magnificent Victorian houses, two of which can visit. The sides west and Kensington Gardens's north constitute a residential zone of luxury, in which many foreign embassies are located. His shops almost equalize in luxury those of Knightsbridge.
Regent's Park and Marylebone
Marylebone, former medieval people to the south of Regent's Park, preserves the major concentration of Georgian mansions of the whole capital. Up to the 18th century it was surrounded with fields and gardens. In the XIXth the houses were occupied principally by doctors, for what, nowadays, his medical tradition and his elegance preserves.
Greenwich and Blackheath
Greenwich is known fundamentally for being the place where the midday zero is defined. It is sedate of the Maritime National museum.
In the epoch Tudor a palace was raised here of the one that nowadays only remains the Queen's House constructed by Iñigo Jones for the wife of Jacobo I. In Greenwich we can enjoy museums, bookshops, antiquarians, markets and a park.
The principal street, Queensway, is a place of meetings in clubs and coffees. Between his places of interest we find the market of Portobello, Nothing Hill and Holland Park.
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