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NAME: SYDNEY OPERA NAME:AYERS ROCK/Uluru- NAME: CHICHEN ITZA NAME: MACHU PICCHU NAME: THE STATUE OF
HOUSE Kata Tjuta Natinal Park (Yucatan) CHRIST THE REDEEMER

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: North America CONTINENT: South America CONTINENT: South America
COUNTRY: Australia COUNTRY: Australia COUNTRY: Mexico COUNTRY: Peru COUNTRY: Brazil
CITY: Sydney CITY: Central Australia CITY: Near Merida CITY: Cuzcu Region CITY: Reo De Janerio
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● Symbol of Sydney ● It has both natural ● It’s an archaeological ● Also known as ‘Lost ● It’s a cultural
● It has unique and and cultural value site built by the City of Incas’ people landscape
modern building ● World’s largest Mayan people of cuzcu ● Its symbol of
architecture sandstone ● It provides ● Its built on the Christianity and
● World’s biggest ● Sacred site for information about trpical mountain appears to be
Performing arts Aboriginal people the Mayan Culture forest of Andes blessing the city
centres ● It has unusual/ ● It’s one of the 7 mountains with open Arms
indigenous flora Wonders of the ● It is a 7 Wonders of ● It is a 7 Wonders of
and funa World the World the World
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NAME:NIAGARA FALLS NAME:THE GRAND CANYON NAME: STATUE OF LIBERTY NAME: THE COLOSSEUM NAME: VATICAN CTY

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

CONTINENT: North America CONTINENT: North America CONTINENT: North America CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: Canada COUNTRY: USA COUNTRY: USA COUNTRY: Italy COUNTRY: Italy
CITY: Btn Canada and USA in CITY: State of Arizona CITY: New York CITY: Rome CITY: Vatican City in Rome
Ontario and in New York
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● The most spectacular ● Largest canyon in the ● It’s a symbol of ● Its a famous historic ● Smallest
waterfall in the world world democracy and piece of independent sate in
● It consist of waterfall, ● It’s one of the first freedom Architecture in the the world
rivers and lakes National Park in USA ● Also known as ‘Lady world ● One of the most
● It has tremendous ● Rocks in canyon Liberty’ ● It was built in the 1st sacred place in
volume of water that track about 2 billion ● It was presented by century Christianity
never stop flowing years in history France to USA ● It was used for ● Vatican means Holy
with remarkable gladiator fights with See
sound wild beasts
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● It represents a ● It has headquarters

friendship of people of Catholic Church
of France and USA

NAME:THE LEANING TOWER NAME: VENICE NAME: BERLIN WALL and NAME: THE BLACK FOREST NAME:THE PARTHENON
OF PISA( Piazza del uomo) The BRANDANBURG GATE
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: Italy COUNTRY: Italy COUNTRY: Germany COUNTRY: Germany COUNTRY: Greece
CITY: Pisa CITY: Venice CITY: Border of Old East and CITY: Bordering Germany CITY: Acropolis in Athens
West Berlin and Switzerland
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● It’s famous because it ● It is famous for its ● Symbol of division ● One of the most ● Is one of the most
leans unique location, and then reunion of biggest , most surviving building of
● It’s also an canals, islands, as East and West beautiful holiday Ancient in Greece
outstanding example
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of Romanesque well as its Germany after 28 destination in and most famous in

Architecture architecture years of Cold War Germany the world
● It was built in a ● It’s one of Europe’s ● Brandenburg gate ● It is also rich n ● It represents
inadequate most romantic cities was the grand tradition and history Ancient heritage
foundation on soft ● The only mode of entrance to Berlin ● It has old towns, ● It was a temple for
sand transport is boats in castles, churches the Goddess Athena
waterways and musiums

NAME: THE EFFEL TOWER NAME: THE FRENCH RIVIERA NAME: THE SWISS ALPS NAME: WINDMILLS NAME: AUSCHWITZ
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: France COUNTRY: France COUNTRY: Switzerland COUNTRY: Netherlands COUNTRY: Poland
CITY: Paris CITY: From West Toulon to CITY: Mountain range in CITY: Kinderdijk village in CITY: Southern Poland in
East Italian Border and France, Italy, Austria and South Holland Lesser Poland province
include Monaco Leichetenstein
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● It was the tallest ● It’s a spectacular ● Famous for its ● It was a
human-made coastline with many mountain scenery concentration and
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structure when it beautiful beaches, and the beautiful ● Famous with the extermination camp
was built wonderful climate, glaciers technology of btn 1940- 1945
● It’s a symbol of museums, art ● The Alps are also handling water ● About 3 million
freedom for the galleries and known as ‘alpine ● The site has the people died there
French people vineyards four-thousanders largest from murder,
● It marked the 100 concentration of old diseases, starvation
year anniversary of windmills in the forced labour and
French revolution Netherlands medical experiments
● Kinderdijk originate
from the folklore
‘the Cat and the
Cradle’

NAME:THE ALGARVE NAME: ALCAZAR OF NAME: BULLFIGHTS NAME: BIG BEN NAME:BUCKINGHAM
SEGOVIA PALACE
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
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CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: Portugal COUNTRY: Spain COUNTRY: Spain COUNTRY: UK, England COUNTRY: UK, England
CITY: Far South of Portugal CITY: Segovia CITY :Pamplona, Madrid and CITY: London CITY: London
Seville
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● Its well known of ● It is inspired by ● Bullfighting is one of ● It is the world’s ● It is the official
warm climate, golden famous Cinderella’s the oldest sports in largest four-faced London residence of
beaches and Castle in Walt Disney Spain and chiming( bell ) Her Majesty Queen
coastlines World ● Bullfighting clock Elizabeth
● It has historic ● It was built in the symbolises Spain ● Its new name from ● It also serves as both
attractions, museums 10th Century for the ● Bull fighting is most 2012 is Elizabeth her home and office
and flora fauna King of Spain traditional Spanish Tower to mark the ● It was first built for
attractions ● Alcazar means Royal festival and part of queen’s 60th year on the Duke of
Residence Spanish history and the British throne Buckingham n 1703
culture ● It part of the Palace ● The Palace has
of Westminster priceless furniture
and artwork
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NAME: TOWER OF LONDON NAME: LONDON BRIDGE NAME: THE GREAT NAME: THE SPHINX NAME: THE DOME OF THE
PYRAMIDS OF GIZA ROCK
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Africa CONTINENT: Africa CONTINENT: Asia
COUNTRY: UK, England COUNTRY: UK, England COUNTRY: Egypt COUNTRY: Egypt COUNTRY: Israel
CITY: London CITY: London CITY: Cairo CITY: Cairo CITY: Jerusalem
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● It houses the United ● It has interesting ● It has some ● It is the oldest and ● It is a greates
Kingdom’s Crown history going back at extraordinary design largest stone statue landmark in
Jewels for over 700 least 2000 years and was built as a in the world Jerusalem
years ● It has four major tomb ● Its original purpose ● It is one of the
● It was built on the developemnets: ● It’ the only surviving is unknown holiest sites of Islam
River Thames - Various wooden Wonder of the ● It has the face of a and i located on the
● It became a symbol bridges (AD50-1176) Ancient World in pharaoh(ancient Temple Mount,
of royalty - Medieval stone Egypt Egyptian kings) and where the 2nd
● I was used to be arch(176-1832) ● It is one human- the body of a lion temple of Jews stood
known as ‘Her - Victorian stone made greatest ● It is recocnised by all
Majesty’s Royal arch(1832-1968) architechture Christians, Jews and
Palace and Fortress’ - Modern Muslims as site of
bridge(1973) Abraham’s sacrifice

NAME: THE WAILING WALL NAME: PETRA NAME: MECCA NAME:THE GREAT WALL OF NAME: THE TAJ MAHAL
CHINA
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LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia
COUNTRY: Israel COUNTRY: Jordan COUNTRY: Saudi Arabia COUNTRY: China COUNTRY: India
CITY: East Jerusalem CITY: Btn Red See and Dead CITY: Hijaz CITY: 8000 km from East to CITY: Agra in the River
See West of China Yamuna
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● It is the holiest place ● It is one of world’s ● It is a centre of ● It is an architectural ● It is famous for its
in Judaism and largest and richest Islamic world and a marvel (wonder) beautiful Indo-
thousands make archaeological site birth place for with great historical Persian Architecture.
pilgrimages (visit it) ● The ancient city of Prophet Muhammad and culrual ● It also popular for its
the each year. Petra was built into the founder of the significance Love story
● It is also called solid , rich-coloured Islamic religion ● One of the 7 ● It was built by
Western Wall or the rock and is ● Mecca is the holiest Wonders of the emperor Shah Jahan
Kotel surrounded by city in the religion of World in honour of his wife
● Jewish people pray mountains Islam ● It is the longest wall Mumtaz Mahal who
on it and sometimes ● It is also one of the 7 ● The annual in the world died in war
write prayers on Wonders of the pilgrimage to Mecca ● Its purpose was to campains, she died
pieces of paper and World is known as Hajj and protect China from during her childbirth
stick them on to the it normally takes outside Aggression ● The emperor built
cracks of the wall place during the 12th and preserve its the monument as a
month of the Islamic culture from foreign symbol of the
calendar barbarians eternity of love
● It is also a 7 Wonder
of World
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NAME: THE BLUE MOSQUE NAME:MOUNT FUJI NAME: MOUNT EVEREST NAME: THE FLOATING NAME: THE KREMLIN
MARKETS
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
CONTINENT: Europe CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Asia CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: Turkey COUNTRY: Japan COUNTRY: Nepal COUNTRY: Thailand COUNTR: Russia
CITY: Istanbul CITY: Near Tokyo CITY: Border Btn Nepal and CITY: Ratchaburi CITY: Moscow
China
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION:
● It is a historical ● Mount Fuji is a ● It is the tallest ● Goods and food are ● It is an official
mosque built in stratovolcano mountain in the sold from boats residence of the
1609 and 1616 (dormant volcano) world floating on rivers President of Russian
● It has a great with a symmetrical ● Its summit climb is and canals Federation
architectural cone longest and ● The Floating Markets ● During the Soviet
design with a ● Its Japan’s tallest challenging climb are a symbol of era the government
classical Ottoman mountain at 3776m ● It takes 2 months to Thailand of USSR met on The
style ● The top is snow- climb as the body Kremlin
● It has impressive capped for several must adjust for the ● It was built in 13th
interior design months of the year highest altitude and 17th centuries
● Blue Moque comes ● It is well known ● The mountain is and it has been
from blue ceramic symbol of Japan covered with snow associated with with
tiles from the insde and is extremely cold major events in
walls Russian History
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NAME: RED SQUARE

LOCATION
CONTINENT: Europe
COUNTRY: Red Square
CITY: Moscow
DESCRIPTION:
● It the most famous square in Moscow because of its
beautiful architecture and the buildings surrounding
the square
● It is called Krasnaja Ploscad in Russia
● It is a place for religious festivals, public gatherings,
government announcements and watching
excursions
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