London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom

Greater London encompasses a total area of 1,583 square kilometres (611 sq mi), an area which had a population of 8.674 million in 2015. Modern London stands on the Thames, its primary geographical feature, a navigable river which crosses the city from the south-west to the east.

London has a temperate oceanic climate, similar to all of southern Britain. Summers are generally warm and sometimes hot. Winters are generally cool and damp with little temperature variation.

London is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and in 2015 was ranked as the most visited city in the world with over 65 million visits.

London's buildings are too diverse to be characterised by any particular architectural style, partly because of their varying ages.

Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, The site of Trafalgar Square had been a significant landmark since the 13th century and originally contained the King's Mews.