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Ci t i e s a ll a cro s s t h e wo r ld a re re n ow n e d fo r t h e ir ta ll b uild in g s , v a s t a m o u n t s of p e o p l e a n d wo r ld fa m o u s l a n d m a r k s . W h e n s o m e o n e i s a s ke d a b o u t a m a j o r ci t y o r to s a y s o m et hin g t h a t re min d s t h e m s e l v e s of t h a t p l a ce , t h e s a m e a n s w e rs a p p e a r . B i g B e n , Th e Lo n d o n Eye , M a d a m e Tu s s a u d s a n d K in g s Cro s s a re s o m e exa m p l e s of w h a t a re n a m e d towa rd s Lo n d o n . Thi s s h ow s t h a t p e o p l e o nl y fo cu s o n t h e g o o d a n d t h e g l a m o ro u s p a r t s of a ci t y in s t re a d of w h a t i s b e hin d t h e m a s k t h a t a re t h e fo u n d a t i o n ro o t s of t h e p l a ce i t s e l f .
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