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London (/ˈlʌndən/ ( listen) LUN-dən) is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.[8][9] Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia.

London (/ˈlʌndən/ ( listen) LUN-dən) is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.[8][9] Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium.[10] London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) medieval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire,[11][12][13] which today largely makes up Greater London,[14][15][note 1] a region governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.[16][note 2][17]

London is one of the leading global cities [18][19] in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation.[20][21][22] It is the world's largest financial centre [23][24][25][26] and has the fifth or sixth largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.[note 3][27][28] London is often regarded as a world cultural capital.[29][30][31] It is the world's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals[32] and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic.[33] It is the world's leading investment destination,[34][35][36][37] hosting more international retailers [38][39] and ultra high-net-worth individuals [40][41] than any other city. London's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe.[42] In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.[43]

London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region.[44] Its estimated mid-2016 municipal population (corresponding to Greater London) was 8,787,892,[4] the largest of any city in the European Union [45] and accounting for 13.4% of the UK population.[46] London's urban area is the second most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census.[47] The city's metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 14,040,163 inhabitants in 2016,[note 4][3] while the Greater London Authority states the population of the city-region (covering a large part of the south east) as 22.7 million.[48][49] London was the world's most populous city from around 1831 to 1925.[50]

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (in which the Royal Observatory, Greenwich defines the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and GMT).[51] Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other cultural institutions, including the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library and West End theatres.[52] The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.

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Eton College/伊顿公学

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伊顿公学（Eton College），全名為温莎宫畔伊顿圣母英皇书院（The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor）^{[Note 1]}，是英国著名的男子公学，位于英格兰温莎，泰晤士河边。

1440年，亨利六世创立了伊顿公学，最早为七十名贫穷学生提供免费教育，作为进入剑桥大学英皇学院的预备学校，早期伊顿公学是一所平民學校，但到17世纪以後，学校逐渐貴族化，一直以来英国的皇室成员都把男孩子送到伊顿公学，伊顿还培养了十九名首相。著名的校友包括了雪莱、乔治·奥威尔、亨利·菲尔丁、伊恩·弗莱明、亨利·萨尔（后来成为伊顿校长）、凯恩斯、威灵顿公爵、和威廉王子等人。

这所学校传统为只招收1480名13至18岁的男生，每名住校生一学年（三学期）的学费和住宿费大约是26,490英镑。伊顿公学学生的成绩都十分优异，是英国皇室、政治界、经济界精英的搖籃。伊顿公学以其古老的传统和特别的校服而闻名。伊顿校服最早是乔治三世去世时人们为悼念他而穿的，后来却成为学校的校服，直到今天。其他古老的传统还包括了伊顿野地游戏（Eton Field Game）、伊顿墙球（Eton Wall Game）、伊顿五人（Eton Fives）和各种的伊顿用语，如：称老师为beak，称一节课为one div。

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Horse Guards/皇家骑兵队阅兵场

2 years ago

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Royal Pavilion/皇家穹顶宫

2 years ago

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Royal Gallery/皇家画廊

2 years ago

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Clarence House/克拉伦斯府

2 years ago

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