the City
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The City is London's historic and financial district, renowned as one of the world's leading centers for banking, insurance, and global finance.
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial district
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ neighbourhood of London ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Square Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
about 1.12 square miles
ⓘ
about 2.9 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ Hackney NERFINISHED ⓘ Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialHead | Lord Mayor of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Roman settlement Londinium ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of London Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal corporation ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Barbican Estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guildhall NERFINISHED ⓘ Leadenhall Market NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to the Great Fire of London NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Lord Mayor of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSkyscraper |
20 Fenchurch Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
30 St Mary Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ Heron Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ The Leadenhall Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
medieval walled city
ⓘ
original core of London ⓘ |
| hostsInstitution |
Bank of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbican Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Guildhall NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd's of London NERFINISHED ⓘ London Metal Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ London Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinancialCentreOf |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGlobalFinancialCentre | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accounting services
ⓘ
banking ⓘ foreign exchange trading ⓘ global finance ⓘ insurance ⓘ legal services ⓘ professional services ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater London
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | City of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeForce | City of London Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | large daytime working population ⓘ |
| populationType | resident population relatively small ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
business services
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| shortName | the City ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | British Summer Time ⓘ |
| transportHub |
Bank and Monument stations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cannon Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenchurch Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorgate station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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