7 Facts You Didn't Know About London

7 FACTSYOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT

LONDON

Want to study abroad in one of the world’s best student cities?

Here’s 7 facts about London to inspire

you!

1. MORE THAN HALF OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND NETWORK RUNS

ABOVE GROUND

2. ‘BIG BEN’ IS THE NAME OF THE BELL, NOT THE TOWER. IT CHIMES IN THE KEY OF E

3. LONDON BECAME THE FIRST CITY TO REACH A POPULATION OF

ONE MILLION, IN 1811

IT REMAINED THE WORLD’S LARGEST CITY UNTIL 1957, WHEN IT WAS

OVERTAKEN BY TOKYO

4. IT’S ESTIMATED THAT HALF A MILLION MICE LIVE IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

5. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DIE IN THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

6. THERE ARE FIVE LONDON UNDERGROUND STATIONS NAMED AFTER PUBS

THEY ARE ANGEL, MANOR HOUSE, ROYAL OAK, SWISS COTTAGE AND ELEPHANT & CASTLE

7. LONDON IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE CITIES IN THE WORLD, WITH

OVER 300 LANGUAGES SPOKEN