It consists of three parts: the City of London, the West End and the East End.
Built by King Henry VIII between 1531 and 1536 on a rather unappealing site – a former leper hospital in the name of St James the Less
London is very rich in museums and art galleries. If you are fond of painting you'll go to the Tate Gallery.
The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world. The present building was built in 1852.