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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 is the secret of Stonehenge?
It depends what people want to regard as 'the secret'. Most would imagine the secret to be related to the question 'what was it for'. But there are no written records, no exact cosmological model. We have to work from the hard evidence in an attempt to get a glimpse of the mindset that inspired the construction. However it is possible to work out what the builders knew, and how those skills and knowledge were applied and to then determine a set of rules that contributed to its design. And that's very important - the design, most approaches are preoccupied with its purported final use, or the phenomenal engineering involved. It takes just a moments thought to understand it first had to be carefully worked out, surveyed and largely prefabricated, all these are retrievable details that take us inside the prehistoric mindset and a little closer to understanding 'what it was for'.
What anyone then chooses to make of this 'embedded knowledge' is something else, but the approach is more constructive than the grand theories which select parts of the evidence to fit a particular theme.
How many kings lived in the palace of Versailles?
Three kings of France made a residence at the Palace of Versailles before the French Revolution. The kings were: Louis XIII, Louis IV, and Louis XV.
There is electricity to the tower to light the lights etc. Big Ben the clock is hand wound.
What is the value of a 1918 king george safe return letter hand written from buckingham palace?
It is potentially a lithograph of a mass communication letter sent to many soldiers and the value is probably more or less sentimental and historical
What is the major landforn in africa of the sahara is a?
The Sand dunes are a major land form in the Sahara desert. The Sand Dune are mountains of sand that can shift over time with the winds.
What is Frances famous land marks?
Paris (the whole city!)
- Eiffel tower
-Arc de Triomphe
-Louvre museum and surrounding spaces
-Chateau de Versailles
-Pompidou centre
Nimes
-Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Which European city has tourist attractions such as Harrods and Nelson's Column?
Harrods Department store and the monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson are both in London, England.
How did the gardens of Versailles reflect the political atmosphere of King Louis XIV's France?
The meticulously shaped hedges reflect the political atmosphere of King Louis XIV's France. The control and manipulation of nature symbolized the manner in which the absolute monarch controlled the state.
Versailles Palace, and its gardens are to the South of Paris in France.
Is Big Ben in St Stephens Tower?
No, Big Ben is inside the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
St. Stephens Tower is at the entrance to the Houses of Parliament.
Do you celebrate new year on the first bell or last bell of big ben?
The first bell marks the top of the hour.
Does the London Eye feature in the film 'a knight's tale'?
Yes, near the jousting championships in London
When is Buckingham Palace open to the public?
Buckingham Palace is open to the public during late July, August, and all of September. During this time the Royal Family is generally in residence at Balmoral, Scotland.
Who is the CEO of London eye bank?
I don't think that there is a bank called London eye. It's probably a scam.
Did William Winde build the Buckingham Palace?
William Winde built the original Buckingham Palace, originally called Buckingham House, as a large townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. Buckingham House was enlarged by two architects, John Nash and Edward Blore, in the 19th century to become the Palace.
Is the Eiffel tower a frame or shell structure?
the Eiffel tower is a definite frame. if the tower had something over the frame it would be a mass so the Eiffel tower would never be a shell if it had the framing still inside of it.
Where is Pont d'Avignon located?
Southeast France is the location of the Pont d'Avignon. The famous Avignon bridge in question prettifies the Rhône River for almost 1,000 years, since its construction date of 1177 - 1185. Locals and tourists visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site when they flock to the bridge's site within the ancient Vaucluse departmental city of Avignon.
Where does the name Big Ben derive from?
Big Ben is the nickname for the great 13.76-tonne bell of the clock installed at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The name has also extended cover the clock tower as well.
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Big Ben ist der Spitzname für die große 13,76-Tonnen-Glocke der Uhr am nördlichen Ende des Palace of Westminster in London installiert. Der Name hat auch eine verlängerte Deckung der Uhrturm sowie.
Does Buckingham palace have a dungeon?
I'm not sure if they have in the palace, they used to use the Tower of London.
Did The Picts constructed Stonehenge a primitive building of planking using the first bronze hinges?
No, the Stonehenge is a stone circle made by early Britons.
How long did it take to build Stonehenge?
To build the whole of Stonehenge will obviously depend on how many people there was for the task. What we suggested was that, given a great concentration of effort, is the sarsen structures, the biggest bits of Stonehenge, could have been built within a period of three years. We suspect that probably it took longer.
There is the opinion that Stonehenge was constructed in sections over a period of time that span as many as 300 to 500 years.
