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_________________________________ originally a royal palace but now the world's most famous
museum, is a must-visit for anyone with a slight interest in art. Some of the museum's most
celebrated works of art include the Mona Lisa and the Venus of Milo.
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located on the site of a 9th-
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town of Magerit, constructed
outpost by Muhammad I of Có rdo
the official residence of the Spanis
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used for state ceremonies. King F
and the Royal Family do not resid
choosing instead the more modes
of Zarzuela on the outskirts of Ma
____________________________________________is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements locate
on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The park was built between 1900 and 1914 and was officially opened as
public park in 1926. In 1984, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site under "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
__________________________________is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. With the Pont du Gard in France, it is one of th
best-preserved elevated Roman aqueducts. It is the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on th
city's coat of arms. The general date of the Aqueduct's construction was long a mystery although it was thought to hav
been during the 1st century AD, during the reigns of the Emperors Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan.
___________________________________is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan archite
Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Gaudí's work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in Novembe
2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica.
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_______________________________________ is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, located in Canberra, the capital
Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects and opened on 9 May 1988 by Elizabeth
Queen of Australia. It cost more than A$1.1 billion to build.
____________________________________ is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is o
of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building w
formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of
international design competition.
________________________________________ is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory
central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs, 450 km (280 mi) by roa
Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home
an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings.
____________________________________ is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 9
islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometr
(133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
_____________________________________ is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicyc
and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The dramatic view of t
bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia.
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__________________________________ is a
prehistoric monument in Wiltshire,
England, 2 miles (3 km) west of
Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of
Salisbury. It consists of a ring of standing
stones, with each standing stone around
13 ft (4.1 metres) high. The stones are set
within earthworks in the middle of the
most dense complex of Neolithic and
Bronze Age monuments in England,
including several hundred burial mounds
______________________________________________It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and
traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. formally titled the Collegiate Ch
of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the we
the Palace of Westminster.
__________________________________________ is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built between 1886
1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of Lon
resulting in it sometimes being confused with London Bridge, situated some 0.5 mi (0.80 km) upstream.
___________________________________________is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monar
the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and r
hospitality. the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703
site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years.
_____________________________________________________is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in ce
London. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower, w
gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was a resented symbol of oppres
inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite.
_____________________________________is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church o
Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building
dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604.
_________________________________________________is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palac
Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well. A British cul
icon, the tower is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of
set in London. It was completed in in 1859.
_________________________________________ is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
structure is 443 feet (135 m) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 394 feet (120 m). When it opened to the public in 20
was the world's tallest Ferris wheel.
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objective is to regulate the Co
river, which at times overf
posing a threat to the n
community.
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bridge connecting San Francisc
and the Pacific Ocean. The str
links the American city o
Francisco, California – the no
tip of the San Francisco Peninsu
Marin County, carrying both
Route 101 and California State
1 across the strait.
___________________________________is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, a batholith in the Black
Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the p
execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum, and Chief Carver Luigi del Bianco.
______________________________________is a 630-foot (192 m) monument in St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clad in st
steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made monumen
Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building.
________________________________The Liberty Bell is a huge bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of Americ
historic bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The bell was originally cast in 1752 in London, England.
commissioned as a bell for the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall).
__________________________________is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Wash
once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States. Located almost due eas
Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both the w
tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7 11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) It is the tallest monu
column in the world if all are measured above their pedestrian entrances.
_________________________________________________is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United State
located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president sin
Adams in 1800. The residence was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the Neoclassical style. Constructio
place between 1792 and 1800 using Aquia Creek sandstone painted white.
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_______________________________was
complete in 1976 it became the
tallest tower in the world as well as
the tallest free-standing structure. It
got the name CN because it was built
by the railway company Canadian
National. It is still the tallest free-
standing structure in the Western
Hemisphere today. It is 1,814 feet
tall.
________________________________segment of the Rocky Mountains, extending southeastward for about 1,000 miles (1,60
from northern British Columbia, Canada, and forming nearly half the 900-mile (1,500-km) border between the provi
British Columbia and Alberta.
______________________________ cataract on the Niagara River in northeastern North America, one of the continent’s most
spectacles. The falls lie on the border between Ontario, Canada, and New York state, U.S. For many decades the falls w
attraction for honeymooners and for such stunts as walking over the falls on a tightrope or going over them in a barrel
_________________________________spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait. It links Prince Edward Islan
mainland New Brunswick, Canada. Before its official naming, Construction took place from October 1993 to May 19
cost C$1.3 billion.
_____________________________________ is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine on Westmount Summit in Mo
Quebec. It is Canada's largest church and the twenty-seventh largest church building in the world.