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Eiffel Tower- Paris, France Empire State Building: NYC Big Ben: clock

Built by Gustav Eiffel- 1889


Skyscraper -103 floors London, England
300 meters tall-3 floors
Tallest structure until 1930 From 1931-1970 worlds Largest 4 sided clock
Most visited landmark in world tallest building Symbol of the UK
Capital: Paris Capital: Washington, D.C.

Sydney Opera House


Leaning Tower of Pisa Brandenburg Gate- grand entrance to city
Sydney, Australia- Berlin, Germany- built 1730
One of most loved buildings in the world Pisa, Italy Modeled after Acropolis gateway
Performing arts center Bell tower-55 meters tall Became a symbol of peace and unity after
Supposed to represent a sail boat
Leans because built soft ground German re-unification 1990
Capital: Canberra Capital: Berlin
Repaired recently so it wont fall over.

Taj Mahal: Agra, India Great Pyramids of Giza Stonehenge


Built of white marble Cairo, Egypt- tallest building until 1311 2000 BC started
Tomb built by emperor Only one of Seven Wonders of the
Wiltshire, England
In memory of 3rd wife World to still exist
Tombs for pharaohs-2560 BC
Prehistoric/ring of stones
Capital: New Delhi
Capital: Cairo Place of worship/burial ground

Great Wall of China Angkor Wat- - means city temple Parthenon- temple for goddess Athena
200 BC : Protects borders sanctuary- 1150 AD completed Athens, Greece
Fortification Located in Cambodia Completed 438 BC- made of white
Longest man made structure Pictured on flag marble
Largest religious monument in world Intact until 5th century AD
Capital: Beijing
Capital: Phnom Penh Capital- Athens

Coliseum- completed 80 AD Machu Picchu- ancient Incan fortress The Kremlin- largest fortress in Europe
Rome, Italy or royal estate Moscow, Russia
Largest Roman amphitheater Built 1450 AD/2400 meters above sea 5 palaces + 4 cathedrals
Seated 45 to 50,000 level- built for Incan emperor President lives here
Gladiators fought here Made of dry stone walls Symbol of Russian government
Capital: Rome Capital: Lima Capital: Moscow

The White House- 132 rooms Notre Dame- most famous Gothic Petronas Towers- worlds tallest twin
Washington, D.C. USA Church- 2 towers buildings- 452 meters tall
Built in 1800 One of most beautiful cathedrals Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Home + office of American presidents Paris, France Theres a sky bridge
Capital: Washington, D.C. Started 1163-finished 200 years later between the towers
Capital: Paris Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Christ the Redeemer- 38 meters tall Sagrada Familia- Roman Catholic Church Burj Khalifa- 828 meters tall
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Barcelona, Spain 2 X taller than Empire State Building
Designed by Antoni Gaudi
One of 7 modern wonders of the world Dubai, UAE
Started 1882 will be finished 2028
Completed 1931 12,000 people built it
One of biggest statues in the world Most unusual Gothic and
Art nouveau church Tallest building in the world
Capital of Brazil- Brasilia
Capital: Madrid Capital: Abu Dhabi

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