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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 world’s tallest Largest 4 sided clock
    Most visited landmark in world building Symbol of the UK
    Capital: Paris Capital: Washington, D.C.

    Sydney Opera House


    Sydney, Australia-
    Leaning Tower of Pisa Brandenburg Gate- grand entrance to city
    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 won’t 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
    Prehistoric/ring of stones
    Capital: New Delhi Tombs for pharaohs-2560 BC
    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 marble
    Longest man made structure Pictured on flag Intact until 5th century AD
    Largest religious monument in world Capital- Athens
    Capital: Beijing
    Capital: Phnom Penh

    Coliseum- completed 80 AD The Kremlin- largest fortress in Europe


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

    The White House- 132 rooms Notre Dame- most famous Gothic Petronas Towers- world’s 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 There’s 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
    Completed 1931
    Started 1882 will be finished 2028
    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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