{"id":3539,"date":"2019-03-17T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T19:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2019-11-21T22:03:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T05:03:54","slug":"25-fun-facts-about-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/25-fun-facts-about-london","title":{"rendered":"25 Fun Facts about London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting London has never been better than now. Christmas decorations sprawl in all directions. The city is bursting with happy Londoners\u00a0and vibrant streets. And Christmas celebrations are like none other in the world. Before you go, here are<strong>\u00a0fun facts about London<\/strong> to read on the plane. Our guide Anna went on a <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/tours\">Moscow tour<\/a> to beat the autumn swarm and here is what she learnt about the city.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_19351\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UrEwC-uqccw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3554\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3554\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3554\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"london tour\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-600x407.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1-1290x876.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tour1.jpg 1712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London at night<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>The famous <strong>221B Baker St in Sherlock Holmes &amp; Dr. Watson<\/strong> \u00a0actually takes place at 187 North Gower Street. The apartment is located right\u00a0above the now famous Speedy\u2019s Caf\u00e9. Come and\u00a0grab a coffee while\u00a0Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman filming some scenes.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3547\" style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3547\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3547\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tourism.jpg\" alt=\"london tourism\" width=\"717\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tourism.jpg 717w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tourism-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tourism-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-tourism-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sherlock Holmes Museum<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>The price of a ticket in the <strong>Undeground<\/strong> depends on the direction you are going.<\/li>\n<li>There are more <strong>Londons in the world<\/strong> we should know about. The USA alone has 8 towns with the same name. Even in Canada there is its own London situated on the river Themes as well.<\/li>\n<li>Each <strong>Englishman<\/strong> is daily photographed on 50 street surveillance cameras and a least 15 photos of tourists.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3542\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3542\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3542\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-attractions.jpg\" alt=\"London attractions\" width=\"820\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-attractions.jpg 820w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-attractions-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-attractions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-attractions-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guide in London<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>It will be considered a betrayal towards the government if someone in Great Britain puts <strong>a stamp with an image of British monarch<\/strong> in upside down way.<\/li>\n<li>It is prohibited to enter <strong>House of Parliaments<\/strong> in armor.<\/li>\n<li>If London was a separate country, it would be the greatest power of <strong>Europe<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>The world famous landmark of London, <strong>Big Ben<\/strong> is actually neither the name of the Clock nor of the Tower. It is the name of the bell that is inside the Clock. The Tower is officially called the Elizabeth tower since 2012.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3549\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3549\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3549\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in London\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London-1290x860.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Things-to-do-in-London.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London landmarks<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Modern London was formed by two ancient cities \u2013 <strong>City and\u00a0Westminster<\/strong>, which together formed a district of greater London.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>world&#8217;s first subway<\/strong> was built in London in 1863.<\/li>\n<li>A well-known landmark of the capital of England is <strong>Marble arch<\/strong>, which was originally built as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, but for some\u00a0reasons, it had never been used. Inside this arch there is a tiny office, which is now used as the police station.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3543\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3543\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3543\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"london facts\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts-1290x860.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/london-facts.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna&#8217;s vacation in London<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Palace of Westminster<\/strong>, also known as the house of Parliament has\u00a0over 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases, and 5 km of corridors.<\/li>\n<li>With about 270 nationalities and 300 languages spoken, London is considered <strong>the most international city in the world<\/strong>. 2.5 million people, one third of Londoners, are foreign born.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3545\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3545\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3545\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"London sightseeing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing-1290x860.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sightseeing.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking the streets of London<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxi drivers<\/strong> must know all the streets and pass the 3 year course\u00a0&#8220;Knowledge&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tube<\/strong>\u00a0 is a nickname for the subway that went from cylindrical tunnels, while the Underground \u2014 its official name.<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>metro line<\/strong> on which trains are electronically operated and go without drivers at all.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3548\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3548\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3548\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London.jpg\" alt=\"London museums\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London.jpg 640w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guide on London holidays<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Angel Tube Station has <strong>the longest escalator<\/strong> in Western Europe \u2014 318\u00a0steps.<\/li>\n<li>In 2008, the name <strong>Muhammad<\/strong> became the most popular for newborn boys in London.<\/li>\n<li>London is the first of the world&#8217;s major cities in 2010 that imposed\u00a0restrictions on the movement speed of \u2026 <strong>pedestrians<\/strong>.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3544\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3544\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3544\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sights.jpg\" alt=\"London sights\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sights.jpg 615w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sights-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/London-sights-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London park<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>In any area you can find the <strong>Laundry room<\/strong>, as washing shirts and t-shirts at home is generally not common.<\/li>\n<li>London is a <strong>city of queues<\/strong>. Residents stand in line, even when there is no\u00a0queue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>London Eye<\/strong> is 135 meters high and is tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. The number of capsules for passengers represents the number of suburbs of London \u2014 32. Each &#8220;Cabinet&#8221; weighs about 10 tons, and can accommodate 25 people.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3541\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3541\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3541\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/fun-facts-about-London.jpg\" alt=\"fun facts about London\" width=\"574\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/fun-facts-about-London.jpg 574w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/fun-facts-about-London-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/fun-facts-about-London-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guide in London<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>In 1666 in London there was the biggest fire in the history of the city, called the <strong>Great London Fire.<\/strong> About 60% of the city was on fire for over 4 days, the fire destroyed more than 13 thousand buildings. The restoration of the city continued for several decades.\u00a0According to official data, only 8 people died.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Olympics 2012<\/strong> in London cost 9.3 billion GBP or US $ 15 billion.<\/li>\n<li>London became the first city in the history that <strong>hosted the<\/strong> <strong>Olympic\u00a0games for the third time<\/strong>. Competitions have been held here in 1908 and\u00a01948. The Olympic stadium in London is unique in that with 10,000 tons of steel used in construction it is one of the \u201clightest\u201d in the world. For comparison, the stadium is 75% lighter than its \u201cbig brother&#8221; in Beijing.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3551\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3551\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3551\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"Visiting london\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-600x299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london-1290x644.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Visiting-london.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London parks<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting London has never been better than now. Christmas decorations sprawl in all directions. The city is bursting with happy Londoners\u00a0and vibrant streets. And Christmas celebrations are like none other \u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/25-fun-facts-about-london\">Continue<i class=\"icon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[669],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2122,3267,693,705,2639,1802,3266,1902,3264,3270,814,3268,2053,789,3269,3265,1106,1261,1642,968],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3539"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6530,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539\/revisions\/6530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}