Thursday, 3 September 2020

PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

 LONDON

London is the capital of the UK; it is located on the shore of the Thames river. It was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans; the original name was "Londium".


EDINBURGH

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and it has been since 1437. It is located on the Scotland's seaside, near the fjord of the Forth river. Edinburgh is not only the capital of Scotland but also the headquarters of the Scottish government.


LIVERPOOL

In 1207 it was a small village located in the northwest of England, near the Mersey river. Today it is a big city in the shire of Mersey, and it have been since 1880, when the original village became big enough to be known as a city.


GLASGOW

Glasgow is the biggest city of Scotland and the second most populated city in the UK. It is located on the shore of the Clyde river and today it has a population of about 600 thousand people.


CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge is a small city, it has only 110 thoushand people, but it is important because it was the home of many of the most famous scientists, people like Newton or Darwin lived there for a period of time. If it weren't interesting enough, the Victorian epoch's architecture is amazing, a good example could be the King's college Capella. Of course, the most important thing there is the university of Cambridge, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world, it has more than 20 thousands of students from every part of the planet.

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