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The British Crown Jewels

The British Crown Jewels were given a new home in March 1994. The collection includes some 20,000 gems, among which is the world's largest diamond. It had been housed in an underground bunker at the Tower of London which could not accommodate the 2 million visitors a year who wanted to view the jewels. The Crown Jeweler himself, the only person allowed to handle the jewels, packed up the collection for the move to the 10-million pound Jewel House in Waterloo Barracks, just above the old bunker. The Crown Jewels have been at the Tower since 1327, they have been moved only twice since 1867, the last time to the bunker in 1967. The new premises feature a moving walkway which carries visitors past the displays, preventing the crush that so often occurred in the old site.


34. What claim in NOT made in the article about the Crown Jewels?


(A) It is the largest jewelry collection in history.

(B) It is visited by 2 million people a year.

(C) It contains the world's largest diamond.

(D) It consists of more than 20,000 jewels