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2. The river Thames
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1. The River Thames, 209 miles long, made London a center of international
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2. Now it is used mainly by
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boats. There are many things to see along the Thames.
3. HMS /Her Majesty Ship/ Belfast, built in 1938 is open as a
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4. In the 1800's three
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were built along the Thames with underground railways.
5. Cleopatra's Needle on Victoria Embankment is an
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Egyptian monument.
6. Victorian
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are buried underneath it, including a railway timetable, newspapers and a box of cigars.
7. Tower Bridge /1894/ is one of the
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of London and a fine example of Victorian engineering.
8. Tower Bridge is the only Thames
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which can be raised.
9. A
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London Bridge was only 4 m wide between the shops.
10. In 1733 a "keep left"
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was enforced on the bridge to keep the traffic moving.
11. A new bridge was built in 1831. Now it is in Lake Havasu City, USA, as a
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attraction.
12. The present
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Bridge opened in 1973.
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