- The Sydney Opera House
Location: Sydney,Australia
Description:The Sydney Opera house,which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site was opened in 1973.It is a Multi-purpose performing arts venue,which is able to seat over 5 700 people in a number of different sized halls.
- Uluru-kata Tjuta National Park
Location:Central Australia
Description:another Australian tourist icon is Uluru which is better known by its English name,Ayers Rock.Kata Tjuta consists of 36 large,dome rock formations,which are similar to Ayers Rock.
- Statue Of Christ The Redeemer
Location: Brazil,Rio de Janeiro,statue is situated on top of a mountain called Corcovado.
Description:the statue was completed in 1931, and is one of the largest statues of Jesus Christ in the world.
- Niagara Falls
Location:Canada, located in the south of the country along its borser with the United States of America.
Description:an icon synonymous with Canada is the Niagara Falls.The Niagara Falls is the collective name for three separate waterfalls. (American Falls,Bridal Veil Falls and Canadian Falls).
- Colosseum
Location:Italy, City of Rome
Description:Colosseum is the remains of an ancient Roman amphitheatre,which was completed almost 2 000 years ago.During its peak,the Colosseum was able to seat about 50 000 spectators who watched gladiatorial contests.
- Vatican City
Location:Italy,Rome
Description:Within the city of Rome lies the Vatican City,the worlds smallest country. And It is the headquarters of the Catholic church.
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
Location: Italy,town of Pisa
Description: The town of Pisa is home to a unique tourist attraction,the Leaning tower of Pisa.What makes this tower unique is that it leans sideways and it looks as if its going to fall over.
- Venice
Location:North Italy
Description: Venice is considered to be one of the most beautiful and Romantic cities in the world.The city is located on 118 islands,which are connected by bridges and canals.
- The great Pyramids of Giza
Location:Egypt, in Cairo
Description: The Giza Necropolis was the burial ground of the pharaohs or rulers of the old Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
- The Sphinx
Location:Egypt,Cairo
Description:It is located in front of Khafre's pyramid.A Sphinx is an animal with the body of a lion and the head of a man.
- The Berlin Wall
Location:Germany,Berlin
Description:After world war ll,about half of the city was under east Germany control.This infamous Berlin wall split city in two (East,West Germany),but it still did not prevent about 5 000 east Germans from escaping to West Berlin and West Germany
- The Black forest
Location:Germany,Baden-Wurttemberg
Description: with Germany being such a large country,the Landscape and climate vary considerably.
- The Great Wall of China
Location:China, Beijing
Description: The Great Wall of China, called "Cheng" in Chinese is actually a collection of walls that were built along the northern borders of the country over many centuries.
- The Wailing Wall
Location:Israel,Jerusalem
Description:The Wailing Wall is the only part of Herod's Temple that remained after Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year AD 70.The wall was built by King Herod in 20 BC as a retaining wall when he enlarged the Temple Mount.
- The Dome of the Rock
Location:Israel,Jerusalem
Description:The dome of the Rock is not a Mosque,but a Muslim shrine built over a huge stone that the Jews believe is the place Where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son,Isaac.
- The Parthenon in Athens
Location:Greece,City of Athens
Description:one of the most famous structures on the Acropolis is the Parthenon.This temple was built for the Goddess Athena,after whom the city is named.
- The Taj Mahal
Location:India,City of Agra
Description:The Taj Mahal was built by the grief-stricken Mughal ruler,Shah Jahan,as a mausoleum for his beloved third wife,Mumtaz Mahal,who died during the birth of their fourteenth child.
- The Blue Mosque
Location:Turkey,City of Istanbul
Description:The 500-year old Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is also known as the blue Mosque because of the blue tiles that decorate the interior.
- The Eiffel Tower
Location:France, City of Paris
Description:The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 Worlds Fair that was held in Paris.This lattice metal structure is named after Gustav Eiffel,whose company designed and built the tower.The Tower is 320 m High.
- The French Riviera
Location:France,French coast along the Mediterranean Sea
Description:The stretch of the Mediterranean coastline from the Italian border in the east to Saint Tropez in the west is called the French Riviera.
- Mount Fuji
Location:Japan,City of Honshu
Description:Mount Fuji, is 3 776 m high and on a clear day it can be seen from Tokyo,the Capital city,which lies a 100 km to the North-east.
- Chichen Itzà
Location:Mexico,City of Yucatan
Description:Chichen Itza is a city that was built by the Maya civilisation in the North-west of the Yucatan Peninsula.
- Petra
Location:Jordan,Dead Sea Red Sea
Description: Petra is the Greek word for stone,and it is a good name for the ancient City of Petra,as many of its buildings were cut into the natural Rock,which has a distinctive pink colour.
- Mount Everest
Location:Nepal,Lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
Description: At 8 848 m,Mount everest is the worlds highest mountain.
- Mecca
Location:Saudi Arabia,Jedda
Description: Mecca is the birth palce of the prophet Mohammed and is also where the Quran (or Koran),the Muslim holy book,was compiled.In Arabic it is known as Makkah.
- The Swiss Alps
Location:Switzerland,Town of Bern and Valois
Description:The Alps mountain range stretches over five countries,namely France,Switzerland,Italy,Austria and Lichtenstein.
- Windmills
Location:Netherlands(Holland),Windmills are found all over the Dutch county side.
Description:About 1 200 windmills still survive.A windmill uses wind energy to rotate gears or grind stones.
- Machu Picchu
Location:Peru, City of Cuzco
Description: The Incas lived in Peru before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.The Spaniards never discovered Machu Picchu,so it was not plundered or destroyed.It was built in the 15th century.
- Auschwitz
Location:Poland,nearest city Krakow
Description:The concentration camp at Auschwitz consisted of three main camps.Auschwitz I-the base camp,Auschwitz II-Birkenau the extermination camp,and Auschwitz III- Monowitz- a labour camp,plus another 45 satellite camps.
- Algarve
Location:Portugal,Algarve
Description:Algarve is a name derived from an Arabic word meaning 'west'.Algarve's beautiful beaches,warm climate,safety and good food make it a popular tourist destination.
- Alcazar of Segovia
Location:Spain,Segovia
Description:The Alcazar is a fortified castle built on a rocky hill above the old city of Segovia.Building of the Alcazar as we know it today was started in the 12th century by King Alfonso VII of Castile.
- Bullfights
Location:Spain,Madrid
Description:Tourists attend bullfights because they are very much part of the Spanish culture.The main bullfighter is called a metador.He is assisted by three Banderilleros who are lesser bullfighters.
- Floating market
Location:Thailand
Description:There are many floating markets in Thailand as this is the way agricultural products are sold in some places,merchandise is stacked on boats.Fruits,vegetables and flowers are mainly sold,but today all sorts of goods are traded at the colourful floating markets.
- The Kremlin
Location:Russia,Moscow
Description:The Kremlin is a cidetal in Moscow.Today it is the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation,but in the past it was the seat of the rulers of Russia,first the Grand Dukes and later the Tsars.
- Red Square
Location:Russia,Moscow
Description: Red square is the heart of Moscow and many roads radiate from there.The square is dominated by the red Kremlin Wall on the East Side.
- United Kingdom Big Ben
Location:England(UK),Westminster
Description:Big Ben,the 150 year old clock is the largest four faced chiming clock in the world.The palace of Westminster,originally a royal residence,has been the seat of the British parliament since the 13th century.
- Buckingham Palace
Location:England(UK),located at the end of a Wide street called The Mall.
Description:Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the current British monarch,Queen Elizabeth II.
- Tower of London
Location:England,London
Description:The original fortress was built by norman,William the conqueror,in 1078. This building,with its four towers,is called the white tower.Although it was built as a residence,the castle was used a prison.
- London Bridge
Location:England,London
Description:London Bridge has a long history,which started when the Romans built the first wooden bridge across the river thames about 2000 years ago.
- The Statue of Liberty
Location:United States Of America,New York city
Description:The statue itself was a gift from the french government to the people of the United States in recognition of the friendship that developed between the two countries during the American revolution.
- The Grand Canyon
Location:United States Of America,Arizona
Description:The grand Canyon is 446Km long,18 km wide in places up to 1 800 m deep.Many layers of rock are exposed,which give geologists an insight into the earths history.
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