FAMOUS MONUMENTS

FAMOUS MONUMENTS

Monuments in the UK

Big Ben

 The Big Ben is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock. It chimes every 15 minutes and the sound can be heard for a radius of up to 5 miles. 

London Eye

The London Eye is a large metal Ferris wheel. A ride on it takes 30 minutes. The Eye has 32 capsules (one for each of the city's 32 boroughs).

Monuments in China

The Great Wall of China

The wall is the longest man made structure in the world. It was built to protect the north of the empire of China from enemy attacks.

Leshan Giant Buddha

This stone Buddha is the tallest Buddha sculpture in the world with a height of 71 meters.

Monuments in France

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is the most emblematic monument of the city of Paris.

The Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe is a gigantic arch in Paris, France, that celebrates the victories of the French army. In English, its name means 'triumphal arch.'

Monuments in Argentina

The Obelisk

Buenos Aires’ most famous monument. The Obelisk is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República.

San Francisco Church

The San Francisco Church and Monastery in Salta, Argentina was built in the early 1600s, it is the highest tower of its kind in South America.