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City (pop., 2001: metro area, 432,451), southeastern Ontario.
It lies on the Thames River, near several of the Great Lakes . Its name and site were chosen in 1792 for the location of a capital of Upper Canada, but the plans failed to materialize. First settled in 1826, it was incorporated as a city in 1855. It became an important transportation and industrial centre as a result of its interlake location. It is the seat of the University of Western Ontario.
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officially Greater London
Capital and largest city (pop., 2001: 7,172,036) of the United Kingdom, situated in southeastern England on the River
It is the political, industrial, cultural, and financial centre of the country. Formally known as the metropolitan county of Greater London (established 1965), it has an area of 659 sq mi (1,706 sq km) and consists of two regions: Inner London comprises 13 of London's 33 boroughs (including the original City of London), and Outer London encompasses the other 20 boroughs. Greater London is an administrative entity, with an elected mayor and assembly. Founded by the Romans as Londinium in the 1st century AD, it passed to the Saxons in the 6th century. City fortifications were destroyed by the Danes, who invaded England in 865, but were later rebuilt. William I (the Conqueror) established the central stronghold of the fortress known as the Tower of London . Norman kings selected Westminster as their seat of government, and Edward the Confessor built the church known as Westminster Abbey . The largest city in Europe north of the Alps by 1085, it was struck by the Black Death in 1348–49. Trade grew significantly in the mid-16th century, fueled by the establishment of Britain's overseas empire. In 1664–65 the plague killed about 70,000 Londoners, and in 1666 the Great Fire of London consumed five-sixths of the City of London; it was afterward rebuilt (see Christopher Wren ). London was the centre of world trade from the late 18th century to 1914. It opened the world's first electric underground railway in 1890. Severely damaged by German bombs in the Battle of Britain during World War II, it was again rebuilt and grew rapidly in the postwar period. Among its sites of interest are Buckingham Palace , the Tate Gallery , the National Gallery, the British Museum , and the Victoria and Albert Museum .
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Greater London
Great Fire of London
Great Plague of London
Illustrated London News
Lloyd's of London
London Bridge
London Company
London Naval Conference
London Stock Exchange
London Jack
London Treaty of
London University of
Tower of London
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