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• Westminster Cathedral, built between
1895 and 1903, is composed of red brick and grey Portland stone. More than 100 different kinds of marbles were used for its decoration.
• The eight Royal parks of London are for-
mer royal hunting grounds which are now open to the public.
• Until the 1970s, most of the national news-
papers were concentrated in Fleet Street. In the 1980s, they moved to new places, but Fleet Street is still used as a term for the national press.
• London has the largest student population of any British city. The University of London, with over 125,000 students, is the largest university in the United Kingdom and in Europe. It includes over 50 colleges and institutes.
• In January 2005, The Guardian newspaper
published a survey which stated that there were more than 300 languages spoken in London.
• Kyiv is known as a green city. It is said that
one can walk from one end of Kyiv to the other in the summertime without leaving the shade of its many trees.
• The Centre of Kyiv (Independence Square
and Khreschatyk Street) becomes a large outdoor party place at night during summer months, with thousands of people having good time in nearby clubs and outdoor cafes.
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