United Kingdom
London 3D
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Welcome to England! London is a huge, historic city on the River Thames, home to a queen's palace, a giant clock tower everyone calls Big Ben, bright red telephone boxes, and double-decker buses trundling through the streets.
Why is it famous?
London has been an important city for nearly 2,000 years, and today it's one of the biggest and most visited cities on Earth.
It's home to famous sights like the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and the River Thames winding right through the middle of it all.
A city with a long story
London started as a small Roman settlement called Londinium almost 2,000 years ago, built beside the River Thames.
It grew bigger and bigger over the centuries, surviving a great fire in 1666 and rebuilding itself into the sprawling modern city millions of people call home today.
Quick facts
- London's famous red double-decker buses have been carrying passengers around the city since the early 1900s.
- Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, including 78 bathrooms, and it's where the King works and greets important visitors.
- The London Underground, nicknamed 'the Tube,' opened in 1863 and was the world's very first underground train system.