London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
An important settlement for two millennia, London's history goes back to its founding by the Romans.
The city's core, the ancient City of London, still retains its limited mediaeval boundaries; but since at least the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred to the whole metropolis that has developed around it.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church.
The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is the most extensive in the world, London Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic and the airspace is the busiest of any city in the world.
London was named by New York Magazine as the capital of the world for the 21st century.
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