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 From Westminster Abbey to Covent Garden

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Thousands of people go to Westminster Abbey every day to see the monuments, the , Poets' Corner and the Tomb of the Unknown . Edward the built the first church here in 1065, of which only the east part of the remains today.
The Abbey has held all royal since that of William the Conqueror. By the of the 19th century the river Thames was so filthy that the in the House of Commons was disgusting.
The London Eye, which has become one of London's most famous , works very similarly to an oversized wheel.
Cleopatra's Needle, erected around 1450 BC, is London's monument. However, it didn't come to Britain until 1877.
Covent Garden used to be a kitchen owned by Westminster Abbey. In 1630, the fourth Earl of Bedford commissioned Inigo Jones to design a , and he based his design on an piazza. This design became very fashionable in 17th century London and was very much , unfortunately, none of these 17th century houses today.

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