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#54: Harrods | The Playground of London's Rich & Famous

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The History of Harrods

The first escalator was installed at Harrods in 1898. It soon became a favourite of high-class Londoners. Oscar Wilde, Charlie Chaplin and Sigmund Freud were among its customers. In 1985 it was bought by the Egyptian Muhammad al-Fayed. He is an Egyptian who accumulated large amount of money through slightly opaque business dealings in Egypt, the Middle East and Haiti.

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