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Because of its history and fame, London has frequently been depicted in various forms of media. As such, cultural tourism is growing as London became the second most visited city in the world in 2017, and many travellers come to the capital to enjoy the British way of living. Culture tourism
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generates £3.2 billion per year for London's economy and supports around 80,000 jobs. This is why London has recently been promoted as a cultural centre to attract a greater amount of tourists, and compete with cities such as Tokyo, Paris and New York.
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London also hosts the Carnaval Del Pueblo, Europe's greatest Latin American Festival, held on the first Sunday of August each year. Seven countries participate in this street procession, which ends in
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In addition to spawning the bands mentioned above, London, in its capacity as the UK's cultural centre, has served as the base of a number of internationally important acts, including
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is held every October, and features a variety of dance companies putting on displays across London. In addition there are many smaller fairs and parades, including the
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Through music, comedy, and theatre, London has a lively nightlife with approximately 25.6 events per thousand people, 44.1% of those events being theatre based.
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has a major collection dedicated to prominent British people from all periods. The Royal Academy's temporary exhibitions are also important.
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London hosts several festivals, fairs and carnivals throughout the year with over 40 free festivals each year. The most famous is the
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London is home to over 240 museums, galleries, and other institutions, many of which are free of admission charges and are major
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London is the home of many professional sport teams and has hosted various international sporting events, including the
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among others have helped contribute to London gaining the status of having the strongest rap scene outside of the US.
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have originated in London, varying in size and musical style. Among the city's large symphonic concert choirs are the
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There are also several chamber orchestras, some of which specialise in period instrument performances, including the
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London is famous for its rock scene, and was the starting point of some of the greatest 60s and 70s artists such as
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The city is home to many nationalities, and the diversity of cultures has shaped the city's culture over time.
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The capital also boasts a successful dance and physical theatre scene, home to two ballet companies;
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companies, musical theatre, and touring ballet companies. Dance performances also take place at the
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was the first purpose-built public art gallery in England, opening in 1817. Its architect, Sir
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London also has a thriving urban scene, mainly throughout the 21st century. Soul singers like
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concerns the music, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within London, the capital city of the
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London is the home of one of the biggest underground scenes in the world. Genres include
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There are three major concert halls in the capital. One of these is the Barbican Hall at
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exclusively shows dance performances throughout the year ranging from existing and new
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Apart from the pubs and clubs, there are many music venues. Among the best known are
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London is also known for spawning numerous massively successful pop acts; with the
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are also extremely popular. London also has a strong rap scene; rappers including
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Its main religion is Christianity with 40.66% of the population being Christians.
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as well as playing a research role. The first of these to be established was the
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community with a high number of venues catering to gays and lesbians, such as
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Comedy is widely popular with the capital having around 100 venues showing
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has been an annual fixture on the London social calendar since 1769.
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There are over three dozen major theatres, most concentrated in the
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The city is particularly renowned for its theatre quarter, and its
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Because of the dominant role played by the city in the British
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for British and international film and television productions.
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There are many research libraries in London, including the
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paintings and furniture, with an emphasis on French works.
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In the latter half of the nineteenth century the locale of
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in Britain from its foundation in 1932, is now located in
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are all based in London as well as choreographers such as
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bands and a 3-mile street parade with dancing and music.
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have found themselves chart, and international success.
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one of the longest running comedy venues in the world.
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into a museum and architectural showcase, known as the
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was a singer-songwriter from Southgate, north London.
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