Eiffel Tower- Paris, France

Built by Gustav Eiffel- 1889

300 meters tall-3 floors
It is the tallest structure until 1930.
It is the most visited landmark in the
world.
Capital: Paris

Big Ben: clock

London, England
Largest 4 sided clock
Symbol of the UK
It was cast on 10th April 1858, so
he is 157 years old.
The size of Big Ben (including the
tower) is 96.3 m (315.9 ft).

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia
It is one of most loved buildings in
the world.
It is a performing arts center.
It is supposed to represent a sail
boat.
Capital: Canberra

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Pisa, Italy
Bell tower-55 meters tall
It leans because it was built on soft
ground.
The height of the tower is 55.86
meters (183.27 feet).

Taj Mahal: Agra, India

Great Pyramid of Giza
It was built of white marble.
Cairo, Egypt
It was a mausoleum built by the
It is the tallest building until 1311.
emperor Shah Jahan in memory of
Only one of Seven Wonders of the
rd
his 3 wife.
World that still exist.
The name Taj Mahal means crown of It was built as tombs for pharaohspalaces.
2560 BC
Capital: New Delhi
Capital: Cairo
Stonehenge
2000 BC started
It is a prehistoric/ring of stones.
It was a place of worship and a burial
ground.
Wiltshire, England

Great Wall of China

200 BC : Protects borders
Fortification
It is the longest man made
structure
It is 8851.8 kilometers (5500 miles),
the length of all the Great Wall built
over thousands of years is
estimated at 21,196.18 kilometers
(13,170 miles).
Capital: Beijing

Parthenon- temple for goddess

Athena

Coliseum- completed 80 AD
Rome, Italy

Athens, Greece
Completed 438 BC- made of white
marble
Intact until 5th century AD
Capital- Athens

It is the largest Roman

amphitheater.
It seated 50 to 80,000 spectators.
Gladiators fought here.
Capital: Rome

Machu Picchu
It is an ancient Incan fortress or royal
estate.
It was built in 1450 AD at 2400
meters above sea level.
It was built for the Incan emperor.
Made of dry stone walls
Capital: Lima

Petronas Towers
It is the worlds tallest twin
buildings- 452 meters tall
There is a sky bridge between the
towers.
Capital: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Christ the Redeemer

This statue was built in the 1931.
It is 38 meters tall.
It is one of the 7 modern wonders of
the world.
It was completed in 1931.
It is one of the biggest statues in the
world.
Capital of Brazil- Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.

The Statue of Liberty

It was assembled on its pedestal
after being constructed in France
and sent to the US in crates.
The female form represented by the
sculpture is based on Libertas, the
Roman goddess of liberty. She holds
a torch and a tabula ansata (tablet)
that has the date of the American
Declaration
of
Independence
inscribed in it (July 4, 1776).
The Statue of Liberty stands 151
feet (46 metres) in height, and 305
feet (93 metres) from the ground to
the torch.

The Great Sphinx

A Sphinx is a mythological creature
with the body of a lion and the head
of a person.
It is one of the largest and oldest
statues in the world.
Archeologists believe that it was
carved around 2500 BC and that the
head is meant to be the likeness of
the Pharaoh Khafra.
It faces the sunrise and guards the
pyramid tombs of Giza.

Arc of Triumph
The construction was ordered in
1806 by Napoleon, the French
Emperor.
There is a Tomb of the Unknown
Solider under the Arc de Triomphe.
It honours those who fought and
died for France in the French
Revolutionary and
the Napoleonic
Wars.