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Tall Buildings in London
Until the early 1960s, it wasn't allowed in London to construct buildings over 30 metres in height, although there were some exceptions to this rule. When the rule was changed, lots of tall buildings appeared. Most famous of them was the Post Office (now ВТ) Tower. London's first skyscraper was the NatWest Tower (now Tower 42) in 1980 which was 183 metres tall. After it, in 1991, appeared 1 Canada Square which was 235 metres. In the next 10 years, several new skyscrapers appeared on London's skyline. The next few years will see far more skyscrapers appearing. Around 30 skyscrapers over 150 metres will change the city's skyline.
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1. The Olimpiiskyi National Sports Complex (also known as Republican Stadium or Central Stadium) is the main sports facility in Ukraine and one of the world's largest.
2. The construction of the Stadium in Kyiv was a long process which started in the 1920s but then was stopped several times. Finally, on August 12, 1923 the first Ukrainian games took place there. In 1936 there was a plan to reconstruct the Stadium and it was ready to seat 50,000 people by June 1941. The opening ceremony was planned for June 22. All the tickets were sold. But on that very day the war started and the ceremony was "postponed till after the victory". In 1948 the Stadium was opened after the reconstruction and those who had tickets for the opening ceremony in 1941, could use them.
3. The Stadium developed in the 1960s. It was enlarged and could seat 100,000 people. Indoor tennis courts, two more football fields and a ski jumping ramp were added. It really became a complex. In 1980, after the reconstruction, it became the place for the Olympic Games. The grand opening ceremony in Kyiv and several football matches took place there.
4. In 1997—99 the Stadium was reconstructed again and now it can seat 83,160 people. It is used for football matches including international and important home games. The Stadium is an official home ground of the Ukrainian national football team.
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A. The Segway is a transportation device invented in 2001. Computers in the base keep the Segway upright at all times. Users lean forward to move forward, and back to move backwards. Segways are driven by electric motors at up to 20 km/h. They can be used on sidewalks and bicycle lanes.
A Segway can be used for personal transportation between home and office, for getting around the city centre, shopping, outdoor trips, etc. It is already used'in some theme parks. Many companies organize guided group tours on Segways in the USA, France, Thailand and other countries. Several organizations have run tests on Segway business use, among them police departments and post offices.
B. The Kyiv funicular connects the historic Uppertown, and the lower part of Podil through the steep hill overseeing the Dnipro River.
The funicular was constructed during 1902—1905, and was first opened to the public on 7 May, 1905. The two cars of the Kyiv funicular have the Cyrillic letters Л and /7 which stand for left and right. The cars are powered by an electric motor which is situated inside the upper station. The travel time between the stations is about three minutes.
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— Hello!
— Hello, Dmytryk! It's Oleksii!
— Oh, hi! How are you? I called you yesterday but you were not at home.
— Yes, I went to the new entertainment centre not far from my house. It's called Dyvosvit. Have you been there?
— Oh, yes! It's wonderful! I went there last weekend with my mom and dad. I spent
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