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четвер, 4 листопада 2010 р.

London

London is the oldest city of the English-speaking peoples, more than twenty centuries old. It was first mentioned by the Romans. They called it Londinium, but the word is probably of Celtic origin meaning “lake fortress”. But why a lake fortress? We know that London stands on the river not on the lake! But when there was a rising tide in the sea, the waters of the Thames covered almost the whole place where the town was standing, making a great lake. Even now the city needs huge security buildings protecting the city from the floods.
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