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Los pelícanos de St James Park, la Torre del Big Ben, las cabinas rojas, Covent Garden o The Mall, todas tienen su historia. Te descubrimos 100 peculiaridades de Londres para que seas el listo del viaje en tu próxima visita. Corbis Texto: Álvaro Anglada.
- Álvaro Anglada
- Los ingleses La capital tiene unos dos mil años. No se sabe la fecha exacta de fundación.
- En el pasado, Londres se llamaba Londinium, Augusta, Lundenvik y Lundenburch.
- Londres tiene una población de 8,9 millones.
- Los ingleses nativos constituyen aproximadamente el 50% de la población de la capital de Gran Bretaña. El resto son en su mayoría de África y Asia (datos curiosos sobre Gran Bretaña).
- London Had A Gin Craze, and It was… Crazy
- We Drive on The Left, Except at The Savoy
- London Is Actually A Forest
- But Some Were Deemed So Bad That Theya Had to Be Changed
- Harrods Used to Sell A Welcome Present to Help Soldiers Shoot Up
- The Heart of The City Is only 1 Square Mile
- The Lord Mayor Is Inducted Into Power in Almost Total Silence
- London Still Has Sheriffs
- During The Second World War, London functioned as The Capital of Six Countries
- The City Has Not One But Six Major Orchestras
No, we’re not kidding you. If you think that Londoners are obsessed with gin now, try London in the 18th century. It’s a little-known fun fact about London that the city officially went through a period called the Gin Craze between 1720 and 1751. During the peak of the craze, the average consumption of gin was 2 pints per week – for every person in...
In a bizarre turn of events, the only road we don’t drive on the left in the UK is the small road leading from the Savoy to The Strand and back again. The road layout means it’s a much more efficient way to drive – we bet it didn’t hurt that it’s at The Savoy either.
Standing in the middle of The City of London it feels difficult to believe but London has so many trees that it falls within the UN definition of a forest. In fact, London has its own official Forestry Conservator.
However, some of London’s dirtier street names have been lost as they were deemed too filthy for decent eyes and ears. Over the years we’ve waved farewell to Pissing Alley, Shiteburn Lane and Gropecunt Lane. Can’t think why.
The gift kit, sold by the prestigious department store in 1916 included morphine, coke and syringes, to be sent to the Western Front in the height of World War II. With bullets and artillery shells flying around wantonly, we wonder how many of these ‘Shooting Up’ kits were gratefully received by recipients!
You know how they refer to The City – the original heart of London – as the Square Mile? Well, they’re really not joking. Although London is home to a population of over 8 million people and 3,236 square miles, the actual City of London is contained to an area of one square mile, making it the smallest city in England.
The Lord Mayor is the senior representative of the square mile and makes lots of important decisions on behalf of London. However, the ceremony in which the mayor is inducted into power is known as the Silent Ceremony because barely any words are used throughout. It’s followed the next day by the much more flamboyant (and noisier)Lord Mayor’s Show.
London’s tradition of having Sheriffs dates all the way back to the 7th century and it’s still going strong. They’re not sheriffs in the way that you might think – protecting the city from evildoers in the style of a John Wayne Western – the Sheriffs have to carry out the instructions of the High Court of Justice and support the Lord Mayor. Their j...
Governments displaced by the Nazi regime took up residence in London during the second world war – so the city was the seat of the governments of six countries at the same time. That covered the governments in exile of France, Poland, Holland, Belgium and Norway and, of course, the home government of the United Kingdom.
We always tell people that London is cultured AF but the proof, as they say, is in the pudding. Or perhaps that should be in the music. London has six orchestras – The Royal Philharmonic, The London Philharmonic, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the London Symphony Orchestra.
- Todo el mundo dice que en Londres llueve siempre pero, estadísticamente, llueve más en Bruselas! Eso sí, llover llueve mucho así que nunca salgas del alojamiento sin un paraguas.
- Hay 33 puentes que cruzan el Támesis: el más antiguo es el Puente de Richmond (1777) y el Millenium Bridge es el más moderno (2002).
- En Harrods, se decía que podías encontrar de todo (desde una aguja hasta un elefante) y es cierto… ¡Hasta 1916 se podría encontrar un kit que incluía… ¡cocaína!
- En los lugares turísticos está prohibido: hacer barbacoa, dar charlas propagandísticas , lavar ropa, dar de comer a los pájaros o dormir en una cama… Aunque todo eso se podría hacer si se recibe un permiso del alcalde.
30 de ago. de 2023 · The Shard in London is the tallest building in Western Europe, standing at 310 meters (1,016 feet). Oxford Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street. The London Zoois the world’s oldest scientific zoo, opening in London on 27 April 1828.
4 de dic. de 2020 · 1.1 London is actually the smallest city in England. 1.2 Technically London is a forest. 1.3 Over 300 languages are spoken in London. 1.4 Only 6 people died in the Great Fire of London. 1.5 There are over 10,000 foxes in London. 1.6 The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square has been a gift from Norway since 1947.
28 de jun. de 2020 · Hay un montón de datos curiosos sobre Londres. La capital de Inglaterra es la ciudad más visitada del mundo y, para nosotros, la más bonita de Europa. Londres es una ciudad imprescindible para cualquier turista, y aunque sea bastante cara, seguro que al volver de viaje no os arrepentiréis de haberos gastado ese dinero.
