Westminster Bridge

Japanese: ウェストミンスター橋 - うぇすとみんすたーばし
Westminster Bridge

…During this time, suburban areas such as Marylebone, Islington, and Bethnal Green were developed one after another, and the population continued to grow. A second bridge over the Thames, Westminster Bridge, was built in 1750, and Blackfriars Bridge in 1769. It was also around this time that the River Fleet, which had become very polluted, was diverted and the city gates were removed. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to "Westminster Bridge" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この間にもメリルボーン,イズリングトン,ベスナル・グリーンなど郊外地が次々と開発され,人口増加が続いた。テムズ川にも第2の橋ウェストミンスター橋が1750年に架けられ,1769年にはブラックフライアーズ橋が建設された。汚れの激しくなったフリート川が暗きょ化され,市門が取り外されたのもこのころである。…

※「ウェストミンスター橋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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