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*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.

 

 

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