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1. The Loop is Chicago's business center
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Big Apple is the informal
name for New York City. The term was coined after the word "apple"
used by jazz musicians to mean "job," and the fact that New York
was the most sought-after place to have a job or engagement.
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5.Budapest For nearly a thousand years Buda and Pest were two towns.In 1873 they joined and became one city, Budapest. Until 1939 Budapest was one of the most important cultural capital of Europe. After World War II, the city was in ruins and the communists took control. In 1956 the people tried to free themselves, but they were not successful. Communist rule did not end until 1989.
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The name of this famous park 139-hectare (344-acre) is derived from the manor of Hyde, which once belonged to the abbott of Westminster.
Speakers' Corner is the meeting place of soapbox orators.
Other prominent features of the park are Rotton Row, the famous bridle path, and Serpentine Lake.
Under Henry VIII, king of England, Hyde Park was a royal deer park.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it was a fashionable park where royalty rode and drove, military reviews were held, and duels were fought.
The first world's fair was held in the park in 1851
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8.London London has been famous for its double decker red Routemasters buses, its black taxis, and its old red telephone boxes. Unfortunately, the fleet of the old double decker red Routemasters buses is dwindling as new single decker buses make their apearance and are more and more used by Londoners.
1. Stradford upon Avon
Stradford upon Avon is worldwide known as the town where Shakespeare was born.
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stradford upon Avon gives performances.
You
can also visit a replica of the GlobeTheatre in London, and there are other
less important Shakespearean centres
in other parts of the world,
especially in the US.
