London, Moscow are the capitals of their countries. Each of the cities is very famous and can be called great. Both cities stand on the river. On the Thames stands London. Moscow is located on the Moskva River.
London
It is one of the twenty largest cities in the world in terms of population. At the end of the XI century, London became the capital of England. There is a port on the territory of the capital, which gave the city a great advantage during the Middle Ages. During World War II, the city was badly destroyed by German bombers.
Four parts of the city
Unlike many other cities, London was formed through the merger of the four settlements. Nowadays, the capital of England has four parts: City, West End, East End and Westminster.
The city has offices of international corporations, many banks, exchanges. The indigenous population of this part has only six thousand people. But every day about thirty thousand workers come to work from other parts of the city in the City.
The West End is filled with hotels, shopping centers, museums, colleges and other institutions. In the East End there are a lot of buildings that are located next to each other. There are almost no trees in this part of London, and the whole place is occupied by buildings. Westminster has a court and other government buildings.
There are many football stadiums in London now . The largest and most famous is Wembley, which plays the England team's important matches, and hosts the finals of the country's cups. Other famous arenas in the city are White Hart Leigh Stadiums, which hosts the Tottenham Football Club, Emirates, where Arsenal plays, and the home arena of Chelsea Football Club, which is called Stamford Bridge.
sights of London
There are many parks, museums and other famous places in London. One of the most famous sights of the English capital is Buckingham Palace - the residence of the Queen. Another famous and terrifying place is the Tower, which was for a long time a dungeon and a place where executions were carried out.
Everyone has heard the two famous squares of London: Piccadilly and Trafalgar. Also in London there is a beautiful Hyde Park. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is another place where tourists come from all over the world, including from Russia. Distance London - Moscow, although large, but for the sake of exploring the capital of the United Kingdom, you can overcome it.
Moscow
Moscow is also rich in interesting and famous places. Firstly, it is Red Square, on which the Kremlin is located. And even a quick walk through the Red Square will take more than two hours.
There are many churches here that you can admire forever. You can relax from the walk in the Alexander Garden.
Like London, Moscow also has stadiums. There is a Dynamo stadium and CSKA arena, which are played by football clubs of the same name.
From Russia to England
Tourists from Russia fly to London very often. There are direct flights from London to Moscow. The distance between cities is 2891 km. Also in England there are many famous Russians. One of these is businessman Roman Abramovich, who has been living in London for many years.
Perhaps some inconvenience may create a time difference. London, Moscow - two large cities that are in different time zones.
The Greenwich Meridian passes through London , which more than a hundred years ago was recognized as the starting point of time for the entire planet. This means that it is from him that the longitude on Earth is counted. The time difference between Moscow and London is 3 hours. This means that when it is noon in the capital of Great Britain, it is already 15:00 in Moscow.