text: Even if you 're not an archaeology buff who wants to understand the meaning of every stone , it 's worth at least an hour or two to stand among the debris of an empire and wonder whether Fifth Avenue , Piccadilly , the Champs-Elysees , or Red Square will look any better 2,000 years from now .
  
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  Piccadilly will look better in 2,000 years ' time .