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Landmarks and Monuments
Landmarks are features or places that are highly recognizable. They were originally used to track locations, but they have also become famous as tourist areas. There are people that will save their entire lives to make a trip just to see the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, or the Great Wall.
1,263 Questions
Where did the book Ben and Me take place in?
Ben and Me (Robert Lawson, 1939) takes place partly in Colonial America (mainly Philadelphia, PA) and partly in France.
How many stones does stonhedge have?
There are 93 total rocks at stone hedge which include broken pieces of larger stones. However, there are 75 worked Sarsens in total.
What is the largest city in the world that is below sea level?
The capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku (population 2, 374,000), is 92 feet (28 m) below sea level.
Some but not all of Amsterdam in The Netherlands is slightly below sea level, but the entire metropolitan area has a population of about 2,411,000 which is only slightly greater than Baku.
The city of Jericho (population estimate 23,200 in 2016) is on the Dead Sea, and has an elevation of 846 feet (258 meters) below sea level. It is the lowest actual city in the world.
What is the circumference of big ben?
It should be noted that Big Ben is the name of the bell and not the clock at the Palace of Westminster
How did big bens bell get its name?
Big Ben is the name given to the 13.5 ton bell inside the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster in London. Many people now call the clock itself Big Ben. The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall who was Commissioner of Works when the bell was installed.
Why were the Italian city-states a favorable setting for a cultural rebirth?
Because Italy had been the center of the roman empire, it was a logical place for this reawakening to begin.
How is a protectorate distiguished from a colony?
The difference between a protectorate and a colony is that a protectorate is a separate country from the main part whilst a colony is ruled by the nation.
Eg. The Ottoman Empire had a protectorate of the Khanate of the Crimea whilst say Ottoman Arabia was a colony.
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How much space does the Eiffel tower take up?
From memory its only about 10mx10m across at the base, and is 324m high.
Famous landmarks in antananarivo madagascar?
A famous landmark that is located in Antananarivo Madagascar is The Sacred hills. The Sacred Hills is a World Heritage Site.
Stonehenge was built by Neolithic people about 4500 years ago.
The term "Cave men" is inaccurate since the people who built Stonehenge did not live in caves. See the timleine on the link below.
