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The earthTV camera in Washington is installed on top of the Phoenix Park Hotel and captures a breathtaking view of the Capitol, focal point of the city and seat of national government.

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Washington D.C. ist die Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Die earthTV-Kamera hat einen atemberaubenden Blick auf das Kapitol, den Sitz der Regierung und Mittelpunkt der Stadt.

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The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries. Use of the term in a pejorative sense began in the late 19th century, as the expansion of the population of London led to extreme overcrowding throughout the area and a concentration of poor people and immigrants in the East End.From 1801 to 1821, the population of Bethnal Green more than doubled, and by 1831, it had trebled (see table in population section). These incomers were principally weavers. For further details, see Andrew August "Poor Women's Lives: Gender, Work, and Poverty in Late-Victorian London" pp 35-6 (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1999) ISBN 0838638074 These problems were exacerbated with the construction of St Katharine Docks (1827) and the central London railway termini (1840–1875) that caused the clearance of former slums and ... Read more about East End on Wikipedia

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