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Londres / Royaume-Uni

Londres [lɔ̃dʁ] est la capitale et la plus grande ville d'Angleterre et du Royaume-Uni,. La ville est située près de l'estuaire de la Tamise dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre. Londinium a été fondée par les Romains il y a presque 2 000 ans. La Cité de Londres, le noyau historique de Londres avec une superficie de seulement 1,12 miles carrés conserve des frontières qui suivent de près ses limites médiévales. Londres est gouvernée par le maire de Londres et l'Assemblée de Londres. Londres est considérée comme l'une des villes mondiales les plus importantes du monde,, et a été qualifiée la plus puissante du monde, la plus désirable, la plus influente, la plus visitée, la plus chère,, la plus durable, la plus propice aux investissements, et la plus populaire pour le travail. La ville exerce un impact considérable sur les arts, le commerce, l'éducation, le divertissement, la mode, les finances, les soins de santé, les médias, les services professionnels, la recherche et le développement, le tourisme et les transports,. Londres se classe 26e sur 300 grandes villes pour ses performances économiques. C'est l'un des plus grands centres financiers avec New York et Hong Kong, et a le cinquième ou le sixième plus gros PIB urbain mondial. C'est la ville la plus visitée mesurée par les arrivées internationales et possède le système aéroportuaire le plus fréquenté par le trafic de passagers du monde. C'est la première destination d'investissement,, et est la ville avec le plus de particuliers avec une situation nette au-dessus de 30 millions de dollars. Les 43 universités de Londres forment la plus grande concentration d'instituts d'enseignement supérieur en Europe, et Londres abrite des institutions très réputées comme l'Imperial College London en sciences naturelles et appliquées, la London School of Economics en sciences sociales,,. En 2012, Londres est devenue la première ville à avoir accueilli trois Jeux olympiques d'été modernes. La région de Londres, composée de l'Inner London et de l'Outer London, comptait environ 8 908 000 habitants en 2018 et réalise un cinquième du produit intérieur brut du Royaume-Uni. En 2018, l'aire urbaine de Londres comptait 9 787 426 habitants. En 2018, Eurostat estime que son aire métropolitaine est peuplée de 14 257 962 habitants, la plus peuplée de l'Union européenne quand le pays en faisait encore partie. En Europe, elle est la troisième agglomération après Moscou et Istanbul et la 25e mondiale. Ses habitants s'appellent les Londoniens . Londres contient quatre sites du patrimoine mondial : la Tour de Londres ; Kew Gardens ; le site comprenant le palais de Westminster, l'abbaye de Westminster et l'église St Margaret ; et le village historique de Greenwich où l'Observatoire royal de Greenwich définit le premier méridien et l'heure moyenne de Greenwich. Les autres monuments incluent le palais de Buckingham, le London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, la cathédrale Saint-Paul, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square et The Shard. Londres possède de nombreux musées, galeries, bibliothèques dont le British Museum, la National Gallery, le Natural History Museum, le Tate Modern, la British Library. Le métro de Londres est le plus ancien réseau ferroviaire souterrain du monde.

Borough londonien de Hammersmith et Fulham

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Le borough londonien de Hammersmith et Fulham est un borough du Grand Londres comptant 174 000 habitants en 2003. Il fut fondé en 1965 par fusion des districts d'Hammersmith et de Fulham.

Brentford Library

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Brentford Library is a Grade II listed building at Boston Manor Road, Brentford, London.It was built in 1903 by Joseph Dorey and Co; for the then Brentford District Council. The benefactor was Andrew Carnegie and the architect was Nowell Parr. The foundation stone was laid by the Countess of Jersey, who lived not far away at Osterley Park.The building is constructed from yellow stock brick laid in English bond and dressed with terracotta. The roof uses Welsh slate. It was designated a listed building on 2 October 1990.On the floor of the entrance hall is a mosaic displaying the coat of arms of Middlesex . Also in the entrance hall, on the staircase leading up, is a marble memorial by Nowell Parr dedicated to the local men who died in the Second Boer War.It closed in November 2016 due to plaster falling from the roof in the children's area. Structural engineering surveys show that all three ceilings need repair, and as of end December 2016, Hounslow Council hope to re-open it "very early in the New Year". It partially reopened in January 2017, and in full in April.

Lewisham Southwark College

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Lewisham College is a further education college in Lewisham and Deptford, south-east London. It was established in 1990, having previously been known as SELTEC since the early 1970s, which had campuses at Lewisham Way, Deptford and was run by the Inner London Education Authority. Lewisham College and Southwark College merged in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions. Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as LeSoCo, before this was dropped. It was then known as Lewisham Southwark College between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of Newcastle College Group in 2017.In October 2018 it was announced by Newcastle College Group that Lewisham Southwark College would return to being branded as two institutions: Lewisham College and Southwark College.

Moorfields Eye Hospital

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Moorfields Eye Hospital is a specialist NHS eye hospital in St Luke's in London, England run by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Together with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, which is adjacent to the hospital, it is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe.

County Hall, Kingston upon Thames

Londres / Royaume-Uni

County Hall is the main government building for Surrey County Council in England. It was opened 13 November 1893, and is located in Kingston upon Thames. County Hall is a landmark in Kingston and contains a clock tower entrance, sculptures, plaques of Surrey MPs and Lord Sheriffs, and the council chamber. It is located on Penrhyn Road, named in honour of the first chairman of the county council. It is a Grade II listed building.

Foundling Museum

Londres / Royaume-Uni

The Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square, London tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for children at risk of abandonment. The museum houses the nationally important Foundling Hospital Collection as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, an internationally important collection of material relating to Handel and his contemporaries. After a major building refurbishment the museum opened to the public in June 2004. The museum explores the history of the Foundling Hospital, which continues today as the children's charity Coram. Artists such as William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel are central to the Hospital story and today the museum celebrates the ways in which creative people have helped improve children's lives for over 275 years. It is a member of The London Museums of Health & Medicine group.

Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives is a facility provided by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to enable members of the public to consult books and records in their collection. It is located at Bancroft Road Library. The facility is located in a building which was formerly the Mile End Old Town Vestry Hall built in 1862. The building was converted into a library in 1902 with money from Andrew Carnegie.

Guy's Campus

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Guy's Campus is a campus of King's College London adjacent to Guy's Hospital and situated close to London Bridge and the Shard, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is home to the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and the Dental Institute.The campus is named for Thomas Guy, the founder and benefactor of Guy's Hospital established in 1726 in the London Borough of Southwark. Buildings include Guy's Chapel, the Henriette Raphael building, the Hodgkin building and Shepherd's House. The Students' Union centre at Guy's is situated in Boland House. Guy's Campus is located opposite the Old Operating Theatre Museum, which was part of old St Thomas Hospital in Southwark. The nearest Underground stations are London Bridge and Borough.

Musée Horniman

Londres / Royaume-Uni

Le Horniman Museum est un musée britannique situé dans le district de Forest Hill à Londres. Il présente des collections anthropologiques, d'histoire naturelle et d'instruments de musique. Il comprend également un jardin.