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Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Nature · 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) and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 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.  30 St Mary Axe is a building in London's financial district, the City of London. It is also known as the Gherkin or the Swiss-Re Tower. It is currently the second tallest tower in the City of London after Tower 42 and sixth-tallest in London overall, with a current height of 180 metres (591 ft). The building was constructed and opened in 2004 by Skanska and employs many energy-saving techniques which mean the tower only uses half the power a normal office building would.
A London Black Cab speeds along Whitehall between 10 Downing Street and Horse Guards. Whitehall is a main thoroughfare in central London running from Parliament Square in Westminster to Trafalgar Square in Charing Cross. The area is recognised as the centre of HM Government. Whitehall was named after the Palace of Whitehall.
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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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