Landmarks of the World
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Fact file
Eiffel Tower
Paris, France · Finished in 1889
It was built for a big world’s fair in 1889. Every 7 years it gets a fresh coat of paint!
Pyramids of Giza
Giza, near Cairo, Egypt · About 4,500 years ago
The Great Pyramid was the tallest building in the world for almost 4,000 years.
Great Wall of China
Northern China, China · Built over about 2,000 years
The wall is so long that walking all of it would take many months.
Statue of Liberty
New York City, United States · Finished in 1886
It was a gift from France. It turned green because its copper skin reacted with the air.
Taj Mahal
Agra, India · Finished around 1653
An emperor built it in memory of his wife. Its white marble seems to change color in the morning and evening light.
Big Ben
London, United Kingdom · Finished in 1859
Big Ben is really the name of the giant bell inside. The tower is called the Elizabeth Tower.
Colosseum
Rome, Italy · Finished in the year 80
Around 50,000 people could watch shows here almost 2,000 years ago.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy · Finished in 1372
It started leaning while it was still being built, because the ground underneath is soft.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia · Opened in 1973
Its roof looks like giant sails and is covered with more than a million tiles.
Mount Fuji
Near Tokyo, Japan · A natural volcano
Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan — and it is a volcano!
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom · About 5,000 years ago
Nobody knows for sure how people moved these huge stones without machines.
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, United States · Opened in 1937
Its color is called "International Orange" so ships can see it in the fog.
Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Finished in 1931
The statue is 30 meters (98 feet) tall and stands on a mountain above the city.
St. Basil’s Cathedral
Moscow, Russia · Finished in 1561
Each colorful onion-shaped dome is different from the others.
Parthenon
Athens, Greece · About 2,450 years ago
It was built on a hill called the Acropolis as a temple for the goddess Athena.
Chichén Itzá
Yucatán, Mexico · About 1,000 years ago
The big pyramid has 365 steps — one for each day of the year.
Easter Island Moai
Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile · Carved hundreds of years ago
There are almost 1,000 of these giant stone statues on the island.
Burj Khalifa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Opened in 2010
It is the tallest building in the world — about 828 meters (2,717 feet) high.
Petra Treasury
Petra, Jordan · More than 2,000 years ago
The Treasury was carved straight out of the pink sandstone cliff.
Dutch Windmill
Kinderdijk, Netherlands · Built around 1740
The 19 windmills at Kinderdijk pumped water off the land to keep it dry.
Machu Picchu
Andes Mountains, Peru · Built around 1450
This Inca city sits high in the mountains. Many of its stone walls fit together without any cement.
CN Tower
Toronto, Canada · Finished in 1976
It has a glass floor where you can look straight down 342 meters (1,122 feet)!
Mount Kilimanjaro
Northern Tanzania, Tanzania · A natural volcano
It is the tallest mountain in Africa and has snow on top, even though it is near the equator.