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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.
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What are some of the best man made landmarks in the UK?
Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben, The London Eye. Angel of the North.
What strong shape does big ben have?
The great bell in the clocktower of the Palace of Westminster, commonly called Big Ben is a giant 7ft high bell.
It is bell shaped.
The clocktower, often incorrectly called Big Ben, is a simple, rectangular tower with large round clock faces.
What Metro Stop is Chateau Versailles?
It's not on the metro. RER line C to Versailles Rive Gauche is most convenient. The station is 800 metres from the palace. There are also SNCF trains from Gare Montparnasse to Versailles Rive Gauche, and from Gare Saint-Lazare to Versailles Rive Droite. There's even a train to Versailles Chantiers, but that's even further away. The 171 bus from metro Pont de Sèvres goes to the palace itself.
What is the architect who built the effil tower?
Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel is the architect who built the Eiffel Tower. Eiffel was born in Dijon, France in 1932. He was also hired to built the Statue of Liberty that is in New York harbor.
There are no figures available as to the number of visitors to Big Ben. Although it is open to the public there are certain rules and procedures to be obeyed before you can climb the Clock Tower and see Big Ben:
According to the official site rules governing vistors are:
Tours are at set times of 9.15am, 11.15am and 2.15pm Monday - Friday, (except Bank Holidays) with a max number of 16 visitors per tour.
Visitors to the Clock Tower will be shown up by a guide, who will outline the history of the tower, the bell and how the most accurate public clock in the world works.
Tours of the tower are free, no charge should be applied by a third party. They are open to UK permanent residents who have requested a visit through their local MP or a member of the House of Lords. The tours should not be used for fund raising activities, i.e. raffle, auction or personal gifts.
Children under the age of 11 are not permitted. Tours for overseas visitors are not available.
Visitors aged between 11 - 18, must be accompanied by an adult.
School groups are required to have a minimum of two adults within the group.
What was the Notre Dame Cathedral built for?
It is a religious monument, a church, built to be a place of worship. It is still one, but it is also the most visited place in France.
In which city is the Ostankino tower located?
The Russian city of Moscow is the location of the Ostankino Tower. It's a free-standing radio and television tower that rises 1,770 feet [540 meters] upwards. At this point, in the middle of 2010, it's considered the tallest tower in Europe, and the fourth highest worldwide.
In Loving Memorial Of Daiondra Prentiss?
If you are wondering who was Daiondra Prentiss she was a kind and sweet girl. The sad thing about it is that she had to pass away many people knew her as a gentle, beautiful and respectful young lady. Her friends and dearly family will truly miss her and never forget her. Daiondra was a sister to Laiondra they were identical twins. Daiondra and her twin have gray eyes but her sister Laiondra eyes only are gray at night. Daiondra was a light-skinned girl with long hair and she always would be nice to people, good in school. Many people said she was the opposite of her sister. But, she had to leave this world at the age of 7.
Is big ben a frame or a shell?
Oh, dude, Big Ben is actually the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. So, it's neither a frame nor a shell, it's just a really big bell inside a clock tower. But hey, I guess you could say it's a "shell" for the bell if you really wanna get technical.
What are the main aims of the eu?
The EU has 4 main aims:
- Free movement of people: allowing people to move from one EU country to another.
- Free movement of capital: money can be easily moved from a country to another.
- Free movement of goods: moving items and imports between countries.
- Free movement of services: allowing people from one country to do their job in another.
To keep the peace between countries.
What was Stonehenge's original purpose?
Nobody really knows but it may have had something to do with the summer solstice.
What are the nick names of big ben?
Big Ben is in fact an unofficial name for the Great Bell (the one which strikes the hour) inside the tower itself, so it is a nickname. The real name for Big Ben is Elizabeth Tower. It was officially named in 2012 after Her majesty the Queen Elizabeth. Since it was built in the nineteenth century (1858 to be exact) it had no official name until 2012. It was just the tower in the Palace of Westminster.
