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AMERICA

1. The ……………………. is 92 meters high and is made of a iron structure with copper skin.
Lady Liberty, as the statue often is referred to, was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and the
massive iron skeleton of the lady was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who also designed
the Eiffel Tower. The statue was built and completed in France in 1884. The
……………………. was a gift of the people of France to the American people on the American
Centennial in 1886. The torch’s flame is covered with gold and the crown has seven rays for the
seven continents. The monument stands on Liberty Island . You can climb up the steps from the
pedestal to the head of the statue where you can see New York.

2.Mount ............... .......... is a granite mountain, with four sculptures ,representing the faces of
famous U.S. presidents. Their full names – put in the order of their presidency period
are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

3. The Grand ………… is a very big hole in the ground. The Grand ………….. is located in
northern Arizona. It is (446 km) long, up to (29 km) wide and more than a mile (1,800 meters)
deep. It has been believed that the Colorado River began carving the Grand ……………. about
6 million years ago. The River cut a deep channel through layers of rock Yet, it’s not the deepest
canyon in the world.

EUROPE

1.Starting from an old idea, the building of the………………….was built under Nicolae
Ceauşescu during a period with high economic hardship. The building was made with
construction materials produced in Romania. Is one of the most significant sightseeing objectives
in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Many workers have lost their lives on the site in their
attempt to contribute to the construction of this architectural colossus – the world’s second
largest administrative building after the Pentagon.

2.The famous clock tower has become one the city’s most famous landmarks, as well as one
of the most iconic symbols of London. The gothic-styled tower standing 96 m high, holds a four-
faced clock and was built in 1858 at the far end of the Parliament. It is one of the world’s most
reliable clocks, withstanding rain, wind and snow. It even kept chiming during the bombing
attacks of World War II.

3.This metal tower with three floors stands in the city centre of Paris. It was built in 1889 to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. It has 324 metres , and was
constructed by Auguste Eiffel and a team of engineers. If you would like to take the steps up to
the tower viewing platform on the second floor, There are also lifts in each of the leg up to the
second floor.

AFRICA

1. The ……………………… near Cairo is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
and the only one which still exists. The pyramids are made of stone and bricks and stand near
Cairo which is the capital of Egypt. The Egyptian pyramids were built during a time when there
was only manual labour and no machine lifting equipment. They were built to house the bodies
of the pharaoh who ruled in ancient Egypt. Next to the Giza pyramids there is the S…….., the
famous monument of a lion body, with a pharaoh’s head.
2. Mount …………….. is located in Tanzania, a country in East Africa and it’s the highest
mountain from Africa. The mountain is a volcano with three cones, and rise around 5000 metres
above sea level. The nickname for Mount………………… is the Roof of Africa.

ASIA

1. The ……………………… is one of the seven wonders of the world. It runs over a very
long distance across China.It’s over 13.000 miles long. It was built with stones, bricks and tiles,
earth as well as of wooden material. The wall was completed in 1644, but it took more than
2,000 years to build.There are many watchtowers along the wall as it was built to protect the
country against invasions from nomads and enemies and to make it easier to collect duty for
goods that were transported along the Silk Road. Today, the wall is the most popular tourist
attraction in China .

2.The ……… ………. stands in India. In 1632 the emperor, wanted to build a tomb for his
favorite wife. The…… …….. houses the tomb of the wife as well as a mosque and a
guesthouse. The …… ……. has been built with white marble and the finest material from all
over Asia. It is decorated with precious and semi-precious stones. Lines from the Coran are
written on the walls. The main dome of the Taj Mahal is 35metres high. It is said that many
workers built the monument and over 1,000 elephants were used to help with the transport of the
heavy material during the construction

AUSTRALIA

The -----------------------, built in Australia’s biggest city, is famous for its roof architecture
resembling shells or sails. The opera house was designed by an architect from Denmark and it
was built between 1959 and 1973.The roof is covered with more than 1 million roof tiles. These
were manufactured in Sweden. The opera house has several performance halls ,a theatre and
exhibition spaces. More than 40 shows are staged here every week. Every evening, the roof is lit
up in a colourful way.

ANTARCTICA

…………….. is the coldest, windiest and driest continent. It contains 90 percent of all of the ice
on Earth .But this continent is much more than a big block of ice. Large populations of penguins,
whales, fish and invertebrates thrive along Antarctica's coasts and seas, especially in the
summer. There are no native people on the frozen continent. Many visiting scientists, inhabit
the continent during the summer.

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