III. Read the following texts and match them with the correct land mark.
1. THE______________________ is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of
the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock
tower as well. It is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. The erecting of the
tower was completed on 10 April 1858.The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and
London, particularly in the visual media. When a television or film-maker wishes to indicate a
generic location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower, often
with a red double-decker bus or black cab in the foreground.
2.The ___________________is a communications and
observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft)
tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's
tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj
Khalifa and Canton Tower. Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway
company that built the tower. Since the name CN Tower became common in daily usage, the
abbreviation was eventually expanded to Canadian National Tower or Canada's National Tower.
In 1995, this landmark was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the
American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers,
where it holds second-place ranking.
3. The _____________________________ is a multi-venue performing arts centre in
the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon,
finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957.
The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.It is one of the
20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in
the world.
4. The __________________________ is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New
York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift
to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas,
the Roman goddess this landmark has become an icon of freedom and of the United States.
5. The ____________________is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon
in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of
1,250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft (443.2 m)
high. It stood as the world's tallest building for 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until
construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the
destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the
tallest building in New York.
The Empire State Building is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style, and has been named by
the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
INTERNATIONAL LANDMARKS
I. Take a look at the pictures; according to you what is a landmark?
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II. Under each picture write the name of the landmark and the country where these are found.
