FAMOUS PLACES AROUND THE WORLD

A. These are pictures of the most famous landmarks in the world. Match the texts with
the corresponding picture:

a. An Inca citadel located in Southern Peru. It is

located in the Machupicchu District. Machu Picchu
was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor
Pachacuti.

1. Opera House (g)

b. It connects San Francisco and Marin County in

California, USA. It is recognized as an international
symbol of San Francisco. It was declared as one of
the Wonders of the Modern World.

2. Eiffel Tower (e)

c. It is located along the Nile River outside of Cairo. It

is more than 4,000 years old. It is considered one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

3. Taj Mahal (j)

d. It opened in A.D. 80. It was the greatest colosseum

in Rome’s Empire. It fit more than 50,000 spectators. It
was used for gam
es and festivities.

4. Machu Picchu (a)

e. It is one of the most visited monuments in the world.

It is located in Paris, France. It was designed and
built by Gustave Eiffel.

5. Great Wall (k)

 f. It is located in New York Harbor. It was given to the
US by the people of France to symbolize friendship
between the two countries. It became a National
Monument in 1924.

6. Golden Gate Bridge (b)

g. It is located in Sydney, Australia. It is recognized

as one of Australia’s top tourist attractions.

7. Tower of Pisa (L)

h. London tower clock, probably the most famous in the

world. It is recognized as a British cultural icon.

8. Great Pyramid of Giza (c)

i. It’s a mausoleum located in India. Its construction

was completed in 1653 and was designated as a
UNESCO World Heritage SIte.

9. Christ the Redeemer (j)

j. It’s the symbol of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. The

famous figure is 98 feet tall and was inaugurated in
1931. It provides a spectacular view of Rio.

10. Rome’s Colosseum (d)

 k. It was built more than 2,300 years ago. It is located
in China and it is the longest wall in the world. The
Mutianyu section is the most visited area.

11. Statue of Liberty (f)

l. It was built more than 200 years ago. It’s one of the
four buildings in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy.
You can climb to the top of the tower and capture a
photo holding the tower.

12. The Big Ben (h)

B. Look at the underlined words and try to identify the structure of these phrases. What
parts can you identify?