The City Gripped by Filth
In the year 1860, London was consumed by a stench so horrendous that it became known as "The Great Stink". The River Thames, once a symbol of life and trade, had become a putrid mass overflowing with garbage. Londoners were compelled to wear their noses as they traversed the streets. The stench was so omnipresent that it pervaded even the palaces