History of London
The London Underground
Vocabulary
100

London was made by this group, who called it Londinium.

The Romans

100

The first underground railway in the world was made in January 1863 in this city.

London

100

umbauen/wiederaufbauen

to rebuild

200

This fire lasted from Sunday to Wednesday in 1666, destroying 80% of the city of London.

The Great Fire of 1666

200

This method creates a tunnel by digging a big hole, making a tunnel, and then filling the hole around the tunnel.

"cut and cover" tunnel
200

gegründet

founded

300

London was made in this location, because a bridge could be build across it.

What is the river Thames?

300

This tool makes a tunnel by digging a tunnel-shaped hole underground, so that workers don't affect the buildings above ground.

Greathead shield/tunnelling shield

300

jmdn./etw. zerstören

to destroy someone/something

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