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LONDON
History ....
There were some people living on the banks of the Thames when the Romans
came to England in 43 AD . The Romans built houses , a port and a bridge
over the river and named the place Londinium.
In September 1666 , when the Great Fire destroyed four fifts of the
wooden buildings . The fire began in the kitchen of the King ´s baker in
Pudding Lane and lasted for five days .
London .
London is an exiting city . The population of London is about seven million
people and it is made up of the people of very many nationalities .
There are nine piers where you can get a boat and enjoy numerous sights
like ....
The Tower of London
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St Paul ´s Cathedral
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The Houses of Parliament
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Shakespeare ´s Globe
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... and other sights
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Shopping ..
Many visitors come for shopping.
London ´s favourite shopping streets are :
Oxford Street ,
Regent Street ,
Bond Street
and others streets .
Oxford Street .
Oxford Street is one and a half miles end to end. Most shops open 10am
until 6 or 7pm. Some open Sunday 12 to 6pm with late nights on
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Thursday. Oxford Street is best known for Selfridges and the other big
department stores which are all found in the section from Marble Arch to
Oxford Circus, along with most of the big-name multinationals. It's more
of the same as you continue towards Tottenham Court Road, but
generally on a smaller scale. Oxford Street is said to be the busiest
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Regent Street .
Regent Street forms a neat dividing line between swanky Mayfair to
the West and trendy Soho to the East. The main shopping section of
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the street lies between Oxford Circus to the north, and Piccadilly
Circus to the south - a distance of about 3/4 of a mile. Our panoramas
will help you see what's on offer, especially as the shops here can all
appear rather uniform due to the regulations that they must blend in
with the elegant architecture of the street. Regent Street has similar
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Bond Street .
Bond Street in Mayfair is home to the most elegant
and expensive shops in London. Designer clothing
such as Gucci and Armani; perfume; art and antiques;
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and more Royal Warrant holders (suppliers to the royal
family) than anywhere else in London. New Bond
Street is a few minutes walk from Bond Street Station,
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and Old Bond Street is the short section at the
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Transport ..
A quick and easy way to get to different places in London is to use transport .
You can use ...
Buses ,
Trams ,
Rail,
Taxis and minicabs
and others transport .
Famous peolple from London :
Elizabeth Taylor 1932 Actress
Beatrix Potter 1866-1943 Writer
Michael Faraday 1791-1867 Scientist
Daniel Defoe 1661-1731 Writer
David Bowie 1947 Singer
and others .
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, (born 27
February 1932), also known as Liz Taylor, is an
English-born American actress. Taylor's older
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brother, Howard Taylor, was born in 1929. Both Second level
of her American parents were originally from
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Arkansas City, Kansas. Her father was an art
dealer and her mother a former actress whose
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stage name was Sara Sothern. Sara retired from
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the stage when she and Francis Taylor married in
1926 in New York City.
Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter was born on the 28th of July in 1866 at Number 2 Bolton Gardens, the Potter family home in the
South Kensington DIstrict of London. The Potters were typical of the Victorian era a middle class family of means;
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able to maintain a large house with several servants. As was the custom of the day, Beatrix was cared for and raised
by a nurse. She spent long hours alone, seeing her parents only at bedtime and special occasions. Her younger
brother Bertram was born when she was six, and was raised in a similar manner. Both children were educated at
home by a governess until Bertram was old enough to attend school. Beatrix did not attend school however, and
stayed at home under the care of a Governess who encouraged her to read and write and taught her music and art.
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All in all, Beatrix lived a lonely life at home, having little contact with other people.
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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, (22 September 1791 ­ 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or
and electrochemistry .
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natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism
Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current, and established the
basis for the magnetic field concept in physics. He discovered, He discovered electromagnetic induction,
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diamagnetism, and laws of electrolysis. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and
that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. His inventions of electromagnetic
rotary devicesformed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts
that electricity became viable for use in technology.
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Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 -- 24 April [ 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English
writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel
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Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the
some as one of the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he
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wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics
(including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He
He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.
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David Bowie
David Bowie born David Robert Jones on 8 January
1947) is an English musician , actor, record producer
and arranger. Active in five decades of rock music and
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widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his
work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence
by many musicians.Bowie is also known for his
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