Landmarks of the World

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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.