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[[Image:London.jpg|thumb|right|200px|London in real life]]
[[Image:London.jpg|thumb|right|200px|London in real life]]
[[Image:Map_of_London_in_London_1969.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Map of London in [[London 1969]]]]
[[Image:Map_of_London_in_London_1969.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Map of London in [[London 1969]]]]
'''London''', England, is the real-life capital of England and was the city used in both the mission packs available for the original [[Grand Theft Auto 1|Grand Theft Auto]] game ([[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA 1961]]).
'''London''', England, is the real-life capital of England and was the city used in both the mission packs available for the original [[Grand Theft Auto 1|Grand Theft Auto]] game ([[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA 1961]]).
To date, London is the only real-life city to be used in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game, as all others have been fictional cities ''based on'' real American cities. Real cities have been mentioned in the game series though, like Dundee, Scotland (seen in [[GTA Vice City]] on a billboard at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]), Kent, England ([[Kent Paul]]'s birthplace) and Paris, France and Hanover, Germany (both mentioned in the [[GTA IV era]]). There are also many other real-life cities mentioned in every GTA game, composing the [[GTA World]].
To date, London is the only real-life city to be used in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game, as all others have been fictional cities ''based on'' real American cities (apart from [[Anywhere City]]); however, other real cities [[Grand Theft Auto World#Mentioned Locations|have been mentioned]].


The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a [[wp:James Bond|James Bond-like]] character and the use of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain, and authentic London place names were used.
The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a [[wp:James Bond|James Bond-like]] character and the use of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain, and authentic London place names were used.
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