United Kingdom

This structure, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, symbolizes the rise of consumer culture and the start of industrial design.

Title page from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740) - Samuel Richardson

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Formally "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The United Kingdom comprises the islands England, Scotland, Wales and the six counties of Northern Ireland. The UK is situated off the western coast of mainland Europe.

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