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London the capital and the heat of Great Britain London is the capital of Great Britain. It’s a very old city. It was situated upon both banks of the Themes. There are 17 bridges across the river. The population of London is about 9 mln people/ London has got 3 parts:
1. The city of London.
It’s oldest part of London. You can see narrow streets and pavement there. There are many officers, firms and banks the city of London is the financial center of the UK.
2. The West End.
It’s the center of London. There are many sights in the West End. They are, for example, the Houses of Parlament with “Big Ben”. They came into service in 1859. It’s the biggest clock in the Britain. There are many nice squares in the London. Trafalgar Square is one of them. There are many museums, libraries and galleries in London. The British museum is a very interesting place in London. It was founded in 1752.
3. The East End.
It’s the district for working people. There are many factories, workshops there.There are many cars and buses in London. There is a tube inLondon.It’a nice one.
One can say that City is the money of London, The West End is the goods of London and the East End is the hands of the London.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge in London over The River Thames. In the second half of the 19th century increased commercial development led to a requirement for a new river crossing downstream of London Bridge. A traditional fixed bridge could not be built because it would cut off access to the port facilities situated at that time in the Pool of London, between London Bridge and the Tower of London.

A Special Committee was formed in 1876 to find a solution to the river crossing problem. It opened the design of the crossing to public competition. Over 50 designs were submitted but it was not until 1884 that a design submitted by Horace Jones, the City Architect, was approved.

Jones' design was for a bascule bridge 800 feet in length with two towers built on piers. The central span of 200 feet between the towers is split into two equal bascules, which can be raised to allow river traffic to pass. Although each bascule weighs over 1,000 tons, they are counterbalanced to minimize the force required and allow raising in one minute. The original hydraulic raising mechanism was powered by pressurized water stored in six accumulators. Water was pumped into the accumulators by steam engines. Today the original hydraulic machinery still opens the bridge, however it has been converted to use oil instead of water and electric motors have taken the place of the steam engines and accumulators. The old mechanism is open to the public.

Construction of the bridge started in 1886 and took 8 years to complete, the bridge was opened on 30 June 1894 by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark.

The high-level walkways between the towers gained an unpleasant reputation as a haunt for prostitutes and pickpockets and were closed in 1910. They have now been reopened as part of the Tower Bridge Experience.

A computer system was installed in 2000 to control the raising and lowering of the bascules remotely. Unfortunately this has proved less reliable than desired, resulting in the bridge being stuck in the open or closed positions on a number of occasions (most recently 2 June 2005).