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I've always thought that the expansion of 19th century London

must have been a real sight to behold.

I think of the glittering innovation of the great exposition of 1859,

held in the iron and glass crystal palace that attracted swells of people from

around the globe as a wonderful microcosm of the capital as a whole. Just as the Great

Exposition welcomed record numbers of people during its five-and-a-half-month run, London, too,

was increasing by leaps and bounds. During the 19th century, the capital of England grew exponentially, becoming, by the

1850s, the largest city in the world. A commitment to so-called motive power, the energy

used to produce power machinery, led to an expanse of railway systems that connected the center

of London to its environments and the countryside and to what would eventually

be considered the suburbs. London claimed the world's first underground metro system and the

city was also powered by horse-drawn trams. All of this transportation served not only to carry

its citizens around the city, but they also delivered immigrants in from all over the world

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