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Asked by Ben Yao on 17:04, 05/09/2008 - 108 views
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The headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London is in a building called New Scotland Yard and is referred to by the name 'Scotland Yard' for historical reasons.
http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm

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