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SOME FAMOUS ATTRACTIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
Τάξη Γ, Work Book, page 9, Activity 13
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Australia, Sidney
The Sydney Opera House is a performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Situated in Sydney Harbour, it was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in 1973.
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
The statue of Christ the Redeemer.
It was created by French sculptor and the French engineer Albert Caquot.
It is 38 metres tall, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide.
It was constructed between 1922 and 1931.
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China: The Great Wall
It is a series of fortifications built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in order to protect the Chinese Empire against various nomadic groups and other enemies.
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Egypt: The Pyramids
They were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their wives.
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Egypt: Dromedary Camels
with one "hump" on their back.
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France, Paris
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower located in Paris. It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower in 1889.
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India
The Taj Mahal meaning "crown of palaces", is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra.
Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632, when the 3rd wife of the Shah Jahan died.
The principal mausoleum was completed in 1648.
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Italy, Rome
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Construction began in 70 AD, and was completed in 80 AD.
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Italy, Venice
The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
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Japan, China
A pagoda is a tower built in the traditions originating in historic East Asia common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Burma and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function.
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Mexico
Pyramid in Chichen Itza: The city was a large city built by the Maya people.
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Mexico
The Aztecs Pyramid at St. Cecilia Acatitlan, Mexico State.
An Aztec warrior
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Russia, Saint Petersburg
Hermitage Museum: on the Neva River, a former residence of Tsars, now one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852.
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Russia, Moscow
The Saint Basil's Cathedral, was a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building is now a museum. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible.
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Turkey, Constantinople: Aghia Sophia
Justinian
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UK
Anglia (The medieval Latin name for England):
The Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument
located in Wiltshire, England.
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UK The University of Cambridge was
founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England.
It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 80 km north of London.
Coat of arms (Θυρεός)
Punting
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UK, London
The Tower bridge: Built in between 1886-1894 crosses the River Thames. It is close to the
Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become a symbol of London.
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UK, London
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London (now the Houses of Parliament).
The clock first ticked on 31 May 1859. It is famous for its reliability.
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UK, Scotland
Loch Ness The Loch Ness Monster Nessie is a a
creature whose existence has been suggested but has not been discovered or documented by the scientific community.
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USA
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls between Canada and the United States.
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USA, New York
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States in 1886, and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
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USA, Washington DC
Washington DC: the capital of the United States.
The Capitolium (The United States Congress).