London, England, UK, Europe

Major Landmarks In the Area: Elizabeth Tower/ Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Thames River, The Tower of London, The
Gherkin, The London Eye, Tower Bridge, St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster abbey, Trafalgar Square, The Shard, Royal Botanical
Gardens, Natural History Museum, Covent Garden, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Gardens, Shakespeare’s Globe, Marble
Arch and Royal Albert Hall, to name a few.

Is the place known for any unique features or history: London is well known for its attractions and landmarks, influences on other
countries since the middle ages, complimenting old architecture, being a major city for international trade in the British Empire,
the diversity of the people and Buckingham Palace. There are many other aspects and history to London that make it famous, but
it’s age and overwhelming number of landmarks make it near impossible to name them all.

What Does This Place Look Like: London is a mix of modern, old, greenery and concrete. It is beautiful, yet usually crowded.
London is quite charming and has an air of a mystery thriller or a Victorian romance.

What make this place special to you: London is special to me because I adore the elegant timey architecure, the landmarks, the
way the weather and buildings and lights work together to shroud the city in mystery, and of course, the amount of novels I
adore that are set in London. I am also absolutely fascinated with London’s Victorian era: their ettiquette, patents, immoral
practises, customs, clothing, stories and more. London is like a pass-the-parcel game that never ends or stop giving, there is
always another layer to the city to peel away and discover.

The 16 key criteria rankings:

1) Access to employment: London has very many job opportunities and a constant flow of young people eager to take part
in this illustrious city. 1/6 people in London are employed despite this since there’s a lack of filled job positions in the
labour-intensive jobs due to the attraction of the intellectual sides of the city. The access to employment, however, is
very good, people just aren’t taking it.
2) Train/ Light Rail: London has a very impressive and accessible (as well as disability friendly due to special features added
to the trains and the ability to ride with registered assistance dogs) underground, overground and light rail as public
transport.
3) Bus: London has 700 hundred bus routes with accessible buses travelling throughout them, and many buses even
operate throughout the night. London buses are also, apparently, ‘cheaper’ than other buses. They are also an iconic red.
4) Ferry: London has ferries that vary in cost by area. One famous ferry is the Woolwich ferry that has a 10-15 minute wait
and goes between north Woolwich and Woolwich.
5) Main Roads Congestion: 0. London scores a zero for this, as the most congested city in the UK.
6) Education: They have a higher number of graduates than any other major city in the world and are among the best
education systems in the world.
7) Shopping: There are almost 9000 grocery outlets in Greater London, and in 2011, London was crowned the shopping
capital of the world.
8) Open Space: London already has a fair amount of open/ green space but are still trying to open up space for more since it
is very important to the Londoners.
 Here is a small map of London open spaces.

9) Tree Cover: There is a fair bit of tree cover since the 40% of London which is concrete needs to be covered from masses of
rain. There are roughly 8.4 million trees, which used to be almost one for each person. In fact, London is a forest, and not just a
forest, the world’s largest urban forest.

10) Topographic Variation: London is mostly flat and has a few tame hills on the outskirts, but overall would score poorly on this
criterion.

11) Cafes and Restaurants: London has 128+ cafes and restaurants, and from what I’ve seen, have nice aesthetics. I haven’t a
clue what the food tastes like, or the prices, but it seems that there is a decent amount of cafes and restaurants to choose from.

12) Crime: London has a kind of high crime rate with a recent influx of stabbings. In 2019 there was 149 homicides, which has
been London’s highest murder figure in over a decade. One person was stabbed with a foot-long machete.

13) Telecommunications: “The City of London is served by over 10 independent tier 1 telecommunications operators, (each with
its own fibre optic network deployed in the ground), providing City businesses with unparalleled connectivity, speed, and
resilience to support business operations throughout the Square Mile.” In 2018, 77% of London households did not have an ultra-
fast broadband connection, I don’t know if that figure has changed, but I’d say that London would have an average score for this
criterion.

14) Views: This is very subjective, but I would say that London has marvellous views, from brilliant timey architecture to wood-
esque parks to pink sunsets. I, personally, would rank London decently high in this criterion.

15) Beach Access: London is a two hour drive away from some of the UK’s finest beaches, not making a day trip impossible. Quick
trips to the beach are a problem though, probably not giving London the best score for this point.
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actually that
London is astounding, charming and has a retro noir while still
hilly, even the
modern atmosphere. It is also home to plenty of famous and
stunning views and attractions such as Elizabeth Tower, hilly edges of
Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Shakespeare’s Globe, and the city are
many more. fairly level.

London’s accessible public transport caters to

disabilities. Registered assistance dogs can ride the
public transport.

London is a centre
of cultural and creative
industries, including film, fashion and
design and tech industry. There are London has accessible buses in operation across
many famed and diverse museums, 700 London bus routes. Transport includes river
galleries and theatres. London is buses, London trams, taxi’s, emirates airline cable
associated around the world with its car and Liberty Drives.
rich and distinguished theatre.

There is a fair bit of tree cover since the 40% of

London which is concrete needs to be covered
from masses of rain. There are roughly 8.4
The National Health Service is their primary
million trees, which used to be almost one for
healthcare provider. NHS treatment is free for
each person. In fact, London is a forest, and not
Londoners usually resident.
just a forest, the world’s largest urban forest.