*Easter Island
- A volcanic island in the pacific ocean on which many large caved stone heads are found. People are still not sure who made them or why they were made.
*Uluru
- This huge monolith lies in park which belongs to the Aborigines of Australia. The rock is sacred to them.
*Parthenon
- This ancient temple in Athens, Greece, was built to honor the goddess Athena. Like most Greek temples, it is built on an acropolis which means `Steep hill’ in Greek.
*Mount Rushmore
- The faces of four US presidents- Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt are carved on this granite cliff in the state of South Dakota, USA.
*Khyber Pass
- The most important pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Hindukush Mountains. It has been both a trade route and an entry point for armies invading India.
*Forbidden City
- The home of 24 Chinese emperors and where they held court, it is now a museum. The Dragon Throne inside was considered to be the center of the world. Commoners were not allowed inside.
*Stonehenge
- A famous group of huge standing stones on a plain in England, it may have been an observatory or a site for rituals by an ancient people.
*Kremlin
- A walled fortress surrounding places, cathedrals and government buildings. Many czars lived here. It is now the seat of the Russian government.
Famous bridges
*Bridges have been built for centuries –from a simple log across a river to the engineering marvels today.
- The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was completed in 1937. When it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
- The Sydney Harbor Bridge was opened in March 1932. Over 150,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day visitors can have climb to the top!
- The tower Bridge stands over the river Thames in London since 1864. Its two walkways are raised to allow boats to pass on the river underneath.
- The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan is the longest Suspension bridge in the world. It is 3911 meters long. It was completed in 1998.