London - Moscow: two great cities at a distance of 3 thousand km. Apart

London, Moscow are the capitals of their countries. Each of the cities is very famous and can be called a great one. Both cities are on the river. On the Thames is London. Moscow is on the Moscow River.

London

It is one of the twenty largest cities in the world in terms of the number of inhabitants. At the end of the XI century, London became the capital of England. On the territory of the capital there is a port that gave the city a great advantage in times of the Middle Ages. During the Second World War, the city was heavily destroyed by German bombers.

Four parts of the city

Unlike many other cities, London was formed thanks to the merger of four settlements. In our time, the capital of England has four parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster.

In the City there are offices of international corporations, a lot of banks, exchanges. The indigenous population of this part is only six thousand people. But every day about thirty thousand workers come to work from other parts of the city in the City.

The West End is filled with hotels, shopping centers, museums, colleges and other institutions. In the East End there are a lot of buildings that are located next to each other. In this part of London there are almost no trees, and all the place is occupied by buildings. In Westminster there is a court and other government buildings.

Now in London there are a lot of football stadiums. The largest and most famous is Wembley, which plays important matches for England, as well as the finals of the country's cups. Other well-known arenas of the city are the White Hart-Leigh stadiums, where the football club Tottenham, Emirates plays, where Arsenal and the home arena of the Chelsea football club, which calls Stamford Bridge, play.

London Attractions

In London there are many parks, museums and other famous places. One of the most famous sights of the English capital is Buckingham Palace - the residence of the Queen. Another famous and frightening place is the Tower, which for a long time was a dungeon and a place where executions took place.

Everyone has heard two famous squares of London: Piccadilly and Trafalgar. Also in London there is a wonderful Hyde Park. Madame Tussaud's wax museum is another place where tourists from all over the world come, including from Russia. The distance between London and Moscow is great, but for the sake of getting acquainted with the capital of the United Kingdom it is possible to grant it.

Moscow

Moscow is also rich in interesting and famous places. Firstly, this is the Red Square on which the Kremlin is located. And even a quick walk through the territory of Red Square will take more than two hours.

There are many churches here that you can admire for an infinitely long time. You can relax from a walk in the Alexander Garden.

Like London, Moscow also has stadiums. There is a stadium "Dynamo" and the arena of CSKA, which are played by football clubs with the same name.

From Russia to England

In London, very often fly tourists from Russia. There are direct flights London - Moscow. The distance between the cities is 2891 km. Also on the territory of England there are many famous Russians. One such businessman is Roman Abramovich, who has lived in London for many years.

Perhaps some inconvenience can create a time difference. London, Moscow - two big cities that are in different time zones.

Through London, the Greenwich meridian passes , which more than a hundred years ago was recognized as a starting point for the entire planet. This means that it is from him that the longitude on Earth is counted. The time difference between Moscow and London is 3 hours. This means that when the capital of Great Britain is noon, Moscow is already 15.00.