YHE STORY OF EUROPE. 83

 

THE CITIES OF EUROPE.

 

“ ONDON,” said papa, “is a great
city of unusual interest to all loy-

~ers of travel. It is not only
the metropolis of England and the chief
town of thé British Empire, but it is the
metropolis of the world, Situated as it is,
on both banks of the river Thames, and at
the head of the greatest Empire of the
world, it is not only a large commercial,

but a great jmancial centre.

The City occupies a County, in itself,
and is governed by a Lord Mayor, twenty-
six Aldermen and two hundred and six
Councilmen.

London is the home of Queen Victoria,
and here, too, are located the great Houses
of Parliament. There are twelve bridges
besides the railroad bridges that cross the
Thames from one part of the City to the

other.

 

BUCKINGHAM PALACE,