London - the best city on Earth?

- Scores of world famous buildings and iconic landmarks (e.g. Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye, to name just a few)

- Arguably the most cosmopolitan and multicultural population in the world (more than 300 languages are spoken here)- Most powerful financial centre in the world (beginning to surpass NYC)

- Largest aviation hub in the world- More parks and green spaces than any other city of its size in the world (almost 39% of its total area is green)

- Contains the world's most expensive house, and the world's most expensive commercial office space

- Lays claim to the world's oldest subway network; also the longest if measured by route kilometres

- Arguably the sports capital of the world. Contains more 10,000+ all-seater stadiums than any other city on the planet. Currently building the world's biggest football stadium.

- Some of the world's most prestigious and famous shopping, e.g. Harrods, Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Liberty's

- More than 12,000 restaurants and 5,000 pubs

- The largest nightlife district in the world

- Metropolitan area contains several of the world's top universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL)

- Nearly 2,000 years of history, heritage and cultural influence. Formerly the capital of a global empire.