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Fun Facts about World Landmarks
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This building, built in 1889 for the Centennial Exhibition, includes restaurants and a museum.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Warsaw Trade Tower
Eiffel Tower
Palace of Versailles
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This natural wonder of the world is found off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Grand Canyon
The Great Barrier Reef
Bikini Atoll
Coral Triangle
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This oblong mass of rock comes from a Greek word meaning ‘city at the top’.
Nanya Rock formations
Kjeragbolten
Acropolis
Ayers Rock
4
Styled as a base for busy people, this landmark is found in Wellington, New Zealand.
Katherine Mansfield House
Old St Paul's Cathedral
Wellington Cable Car
The Beehive
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According to Māori legend, this is a wreckage from a giant canoe ....
Fox Glacier
Mt Ruapehu
Moeraki Boulders
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
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This Australian landmark was designed by Danish architect, Jørn Utzon, in 1957.
Parliament House, Canberra
Port Arthur, former convict settlement
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
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This place, in Peru, is a mixed World Heritage site.
Machu Picchu
Angel Falls
Amazon River
Christ the Redeemer statue
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This building constructed in Rome could hold about 50,000 people.
The Colosseum
St Peter's Basilica
The Pantheon
The Sistine Chapel
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An ancient city in Southern Italy - near to the site of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius.
Rome
Tuscany
Florence
Pompeii
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The building was built by ruler, Shah Jahan, as a monument for his beloved wife, in 1632.
The Kremlin
The Acropolis
The Taj Mahal
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
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This river is the longest river in Africa and drains into the Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Limpopo River
Zambezi River
Amazon River
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The world's highest waterfall is
Angel Falls
Niagara Falls
Victoria Falls
Bridal Veil Falls
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This mountain became known to Europeans when German missionaries discovered it in 1848.
Mt Etna
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mt Everest
Mt Vesuvius
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One of the biggest structures ever made by humans, initially to protect against invading armies
Balmoral Castle
Hadrian's Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
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This tourist attraction in England, is believed to be a place of worship.
Tower of London
London Eye
Stonehenge
Buckingham Palace
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The name given to the clock tower of London's Houses of Parliament - and the bell inside it.
The Prague Astronomical Clock
Big Ben
Philadelphia City Hall
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
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This is the highest point on earth, located on the border between Nepal and China.
Mt Everest
Mt Etna
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mont Blanc
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It has the greatest volume of water and the largest drainage basin of any river in the world.
Amazon
Nile
Rhine
Danube
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These huge structures were built as tombs for rulers & others in Ancient Egypt.
Ibn Tulun Mosque
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Karnak
The Great Pyramids of Egypt
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Found in the Northern Territory, the shallow caves at its base are sacred to Aboriginals.
Dandenong Mountain Range
Ayers Rock
Uluru
Barossa Valley