Do you know that despite the 1666 Great London Fire, London is considered as among the world’s premier financial and business centers? It wouldn’t come as a surprise that its underground railway dating as far back as 1863 is the world’s oldest?

Aside from being England’s and the U.K.’s capital city, London is also the largest and the most populated among all the cities of the European Union. Its population is highly multi-ethnic, composed of a wide variety of nationalities, religions, and cultures that use more than 300 various languages.

Greater London encompasses an area equivalent to 607 square miles or 1572 square kilometers. Its metropolitan area alone has around 7.4 million residents, who call themselves “Londoners”. When locals speak about “the city”, they often refer to the ancient City of London, otherwise called the “square mile”, which has now been converted into a financial neighborhood, with barely its share of overnight inhabitants.
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Over the years, coffeehouses have grown to be a prominent fixture in many communities and cities all over the world. Apparently, conversations over a cup of coffee are a seemingly sedate pastime enjoyed by a great number of people over the world. But what would you say if you were told that one of the world’s leading insurance provider stated form the humble beginning as a coffeehouse frequented by sailors, merchants and passengers way back in the 17th century. Quite impressive, right? What till you see the famous Lloyds of London building, which have easily become a tourist attraction in the city of London.

The world famous insurance provider has been in the business for over 300 years, making it a force to be reckoned with in the insurance industry. However, the Lloyds of London is not solely an insurance company it also offers its services to a great number of individual insurance firms such as arranging policies. The now famous building that have certainly gathered a lot of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ was designed by an architect named Richard Rogers who also claim the credit of being the architect of the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Heathrow terminal. It is certainly a majestic masterpiece to behold, and was actually opened by no less than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II way back in 1986. Certainly a long way from the modest beginnings of the unassuming coffeehouse owned by, you guessed it – Lloyd himself.
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Over the years, coffeehouses have grown to be a prominent fixture in many communities and cities all over the world. Apparently, conversations over a cup of coffee are a seemingly sedate pastime enjoyed by a great number of people over the world. But what would you say if you were told that one of the world’s leading insurance provider stated form the humble beginning as a coffeehouse frequented by sailors, merchants and passengers way back in the 17th century. Quite impressive, right? What till you see the famous Lloyds of London building, which have easily become a tourist attraction in the city of London.

The world famous insurance provider has been in the business for over 300 years, making it a force to be reckoned with in the insurance industry. However, the Lloyds of London is not solely an insurance company it also offers its services to a great number of individual insurance firms such as arranging policies. The now famous building that have certainly gathered a lot of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ was designed by an architect named Richard Rogers who also claim the credit of being the architect of the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Heathrow terminal. It is certainly a majestic masterpiece to behold, and was actually opened by no less than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II way back in 1986. Certainly a long way from the modest beginnings of the unassuming coffeehouse owned by, you guessed it – Lloyd himself.
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