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London - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Etymology 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Prehistory 2.2 Roman London 2.3 Anglo-Saxon and Viking-period London 2.4 Middle Ages 2.5 Early modern 2.6 Late modern and contemporary 3 Administration Toggle Administration subsection 3.1 Local government and services 3.2 National government 4 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 4.1 Scope 4.2 Status 4.3 Topography 4.4 Climate 4.5 Areas 4.6 Architecture 4.7 Natural history 5 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 5.1 Ethnicity 5.2 Religion 5.3 Accents 6 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 6.1 Finance 6.2 Media and technology 6.3 Tourism 7 Transport Toggle Transport subsection 7.1 Aviation 7.2 Rail 7.3 Buses, coaches and trams 7.4 Cars 7.5 Other modes 8 Education Toggle Education subsection 8.1 Tertiary education 8.2 Primary and secondary education 8.3 Royal Observatory, Greenwich and learned societies 9 Culture Toggle Culture subsection 9.1 Leisure and entertainment 9.2 LGBTQ scene 9.3 Literature, film and television 9.4 Museums, art galleries and libraries 9.5 Music 10 Recreation Toggle Recreation subsection 10.1 Parks and open spaces 10.2 Walking 11 Sport 12 Notable people 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References Toggle References subsection 15.1 Bibliography 16 External links Toggle the table of contents London 281 languages Аԥсшәа Acèh Адыгабзэ Afrikaans Alemannisch አማርኛ Pangcah Aragonés Ænglisc अंगिका العربية ܐܪܡܝܐ الدارجة مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Авар Kotava अवधी Aymar aru Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Betawi Български भोजपुरी Bislama Banjar বাংলা བོད་ཡིག Brezhoneg Bosanski Буряад Català Chavacano de Zamboanga 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн Cebuano ᏣᎳᎩ کوردی Corsu Qırımtatarca Čeština Kaszëbsczi Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki Dolnoserbski Kadazandusun डोटेली ދިވެހިބަސް Eʋegbe Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Fulfulde Suomi Võro Na Vosa Vakaviti Føroyskt Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Furlan Frysk Gaeilge Gagauz 贛語 Kriyòl gwiyannen Gàidhlig Galego گیلکی Avañe'ẽ गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 ગુજરાતી Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî Hawaiʻi עברית हिन्दी Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Interlingua Jaku Iban Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Igbo Ilokano ГӀалгӀай Ido Íslenska Medžuslovjansky Italiano 日本語 Patois La .lojban. 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