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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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big ben clock tower looks like an owl when looked at from one of the front corners, using both clock faces as eyes
Does the Eiffel Tower have any rooms?
There is a restaurant on the 1st level called 58 Tour Eiffel. I would imagine there would be a bathroom on that level. Whether or not it's open to the public in the viewing section is another matter. (I bet if you really had to go, and asked very nice; they might let you go. Most French people are very kind). On the top level when I was there in May 2009, I couldn't find a bathroom. I didn't need to go. I was simply curious. They did serve champagne though, for a heart stopping 10 Euros a glass...
Is big ben a tourist attraction?
Yes, Big Ben is a tourist attraction that is located in the City of Westminster and although the public are unable to enter inside many 'important people' are allowed inside. If you get on one of London's Double Decker tourist buses it should go past the clock tower (Big Ben) and many tourists can then get pictures of the famous building.
Which president built the US Treasury building?
Andrew Jackson approved the construction of the current Treasury Building in 1836. There is a persistent legend that he built it to block the view of the Capitol from the White House, but this is a later myth. Construction continued until 1869, although it was almost stopped at one point.
How much money does the big ben makes per year?
Big Ben is a historical landmark, and like all landmarks of this nature they are priceless in value. There is no publicly disclosed value for what it maybe insured for.
What age did people get killed at in the Colosseum?
There was no set age for a gladiator, it was size that mattered. A man had to have reached his full growth in heigth and had to have begun to fill out. Generally this is/was about the age of 20. No owner of a gladiatorial school would dare put a skinny teenager up against a hefty seasoned gladiator.
The Address is:- Buckingham Palace, London. UK. SW1A 1AA. It is between Buckingham Palace Road and Constitution Hill.
How to get there
By train: London Victoria. (National Rail Enquiries Service 08457 484950 (UK)).
By underground: Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner.
By bus: Numbers 11, 211, 239, C1 and C10 stop on Buckingham Palace Road.
The Palace is located in the Westminster district of London within St James Park. Green Park Station is to the north, Victoria Station to the South and Hyde Park Corner is West.
What time does the Stonehenge open?
Summer - 1st Jun to 31st Aug = 9am to 7pm For other seasons see related link
For whom was big ben built for?
Big Ben was built after the The old Palace of Westminster was burnt in a fire on October 16th, 1834
Messrs Dent and Co. built Big Ben for the Palace owners. They were paid large amounts of Pence and Gold. The new big Ben was attacked again on November 5th,1601 but was too Superior for such attempt.
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Why is the taj mahal still standing?
It is so big because it shows how much Shan Jahan loved Mumtaz Mahal.
he wanted nothing less than the best for her even after her death.
How hard was it to build Stonehenge?
There were three major challenges involved in the building of stonehenge...
1) Selecting and shaping the 'right' stones.
2) Transporting the stones to the Salisbury plain (some came from south Wales).
3) Erecting the stones to acheive the desired monument.
Is the clock on Big Ben the right time?
Big Ben is the largest bell in the clock tower of the palace of Westminster.
The clock is famed for its accuracy.
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The clock is rated (set to keep time accurately) by the rather wonderful technique of placing pennies (the old, pre-decimal, currency ones) on, or removing them from, a small tray on the pendulum, thus effectively altering its length by raising its centre of mass for faster, or lowering it for slower, running. The same principle is applied in domestic clocks by moving the bob itself with a small nut - the rating nut - on the rod below it.
Is Stonehenge guarded at night or at a certain times?
Yes, stonehenge is guarded by the 8 mystical spirits of the Nephilim. One must possess the rune of Zanthor in order to be allowed into stonehenge.
What Wisconsin's landmark is most famous?
An ice berg along time ago, it flattened most of the states around the great lakes, but it didn't hit Wisconsin, it was the only state that wasn't hit by that iceberg up there, that's why there still so many cliff, and trees.
What is the perimeter of the Eiffel Tower?
The perimeter of the Eiffel tower is 115.90 metres by 120.31 metres. Or, if you're American, or just use the imperial system, 373 feet by 391 feet
What is by the ancient stone circle called Stonehenge?
Stonehenge is located on Salisbury plain in the county of Wiltshire, England.
What is putting the Colosseum in danger?
No, but pollution is affecting the stone in it. It sits in the middle of a traffic circle.
