What is London?
{{Use British English}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{For|the city in Canada|London, Ontario}} {{Infobox settlement | name = London |image_skyline = <imagemap> File:London Montage L.jpg|275px|center|alt=London montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article. rect 217 123 282 330 [[Heron Tower]] rect 322 123 380 330 [[Tower 42]] rect 441 154 498 330 [[30 St Mary Axe]] rect 505 87 572 330 [[Leadenhall Building]] rect 638 208 699 251 [[Willis Building (London)|Willis Building]] rect 596 251 715 332 [[Lloyds Building]] rect 740 217 851 275 [[Canary Wharf]] rect 888 168 940 330 [[20 Fenchurch Street]] rect 0 330 1200 450 [[City of London]] rect 0 460 330 1420 [[London Underground]] rect 330 460 622 1420 [[Elizabeth Tower]] rect 632 460 1200 951 [[Trafalgar Square]] rect 632 961 1200 1420 [[London Eye]] rect 0 1429 1200 1765 [[Tower Bridge]] rect 0 1765 1200 1809 [[River Thames]] </imagemap> | settlement_type = [[Capital city]] | image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[City of London]] in the foreground with [[Canary Wharf]] in the far background, [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London Eye]], [[Tower Bridge]] and a [[London Underground]] roundel in front of [[Big Ben|Elizabeth Tower]] <!-- maps and coordinates --> | pushpin_map_caption = Position in the United Kingdom##Location in Europe##Location on Earth | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map = UK#Europe#Earth | coordinates = {{coord|51|30|26|N|0|7|39|W|region:GB|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Sovereign state]] | subdivision_name = United Kingdom | subdivision_type1 = {{nowrap|[[Countries of the United Kingdom|Constituent country]]}} | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of England|Region]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of England|Counties]] | subdivision_name1 = England | subdivision_name2 = [[Greater London|London]] (coterminous) | subdivision_name3 = [[Greater&nbsp;London]]<br />[[City of London]] | established_title = Sett