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1. The city center is in a church. If you are looking for point 0 of London, you will not find it in any famous market, but in a place of worship. St Martin's in the Fields Anglican Church is located in north-east Trafalgar Square and houses a monument marking central London. 2. There are over 200 museums in London. The capital of England is home to over 200 museums, each with its own charm. The best known are the British Museum, the National History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Modern. If someone is afraid that he will get bored in this city, he can visit one museum a day, and this will keep him busy for more than half a year. 3. Big Ben is not really Big Ben. As confusing as it sounds, so true. Although most people who come to London call the famous tower in the heart of Big Ben, its real name is not. The one named Big Ben is actually the bell inside the tower, which was recently named Elizabeth Tower. 4. The first traffic light in the world was installed in London. A traffic light on the street corner or in the middle of the intersection is extremely common nowadays, but in 1868 the only place in the world where you could find such a system was in London, in Parliament Square. 5. Even though it is not located in an area with extreme temperatures, London was home to a polar bear a few centuries ago. We are not talking about zoos or stuffed animals, but a real polar bear that belonged to King Henry II. King Henry III received the animal as a gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1251 and kept it in his palace, Tower of London. 6. There is a street in London on the right. Although it is known that the English drive on the left, there is still a street, namely Savoy Court, on which all cars drive on the right. The reason for this change is quite simple, the taxis that stop in front of the Savoy Theater would prevent access to the Savoy Hotel if they were stationed on the opposite side, so on this portion you drive only on the right side. 7. The beginnings of television have their roots in London. In 1926, Scottish-born inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated in his small laboratory how a mechanical television would work.
