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• The Panama Canal is an interoceanic waterway • It is one of the most famous monuments in New

between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific York, the United States and around the world. It
Ocean that crosses the Isthmus of Panama at its is located on Liberty Island south of Manhattan
narrowest point. Island, next to the mouth of the Hudson River
Considered one of the great works of world and near Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty was a
engineering of the 20th century, the canal gift from the French to the Americans in 1886 to
works through locks at each end that raise the commemorate the centennial of the Declaration
boats to Lake Gatún, an artificial lake. one of of Independence of the United States and as a
the largest artificial lakes in the world, the sign of friendship between the two nations. It
Gatún was inaugurated on October 28(TUENI EIGTH),
During the construction of the canal, more than 1886(EITING IRE SIX) in the presence of the US
183 million cubic meters of material originally president.
excavated were removed that, if put on a The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in the right
platform train, would go around the world four hand, on the left a table with the inscription
times. (July 4(FOUR), 1776(SEVENTY SEVEN Y SIX)), in
honor of the Independence Day of the United
States.
• The tower began to tilt as soon as construction
began in August 1173(ELEVEN SEVEN Y TREE). • Also at sea, between the Palm Jumeirah and the
Its height is 55.7(FIGTY FAYTO SEVEN) meters Palm Deira, there is a set of 300 (TREE
from the base, its weight is estimated at 14,700 HANDER)artificial islands called "The World"
(FOYTING SEVEN ZERO ZERO)(TREE POINT because together they create the shape of the
NAI)tons and the inclination of about 4 °, world. It ended in 2008(TI DAUSEN HEIGHT),
extending 3.9 m from the vertical. It has eight (9.34 km²), and added 232(TWO ERIG TERI
levels: a base of blind arches with 15 TWO) kilometers of coastline or beaches to the
(FICTING)columns, six levels adorned with open Emirate of Dubai. On the islands, the owners
arches of half a point, and a bell tower at the can build a residence there. An island has
top. The inner spiral staircase has 294(TWO already been bought by celebrities such as
NAIGNI FOUR) steps. It is considered, next to Michael Schumacher, David Beckham and Rod
the cathedral of which it is part, one of the Stewart.
jewels of Romanesque art.

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