Building Wonders

Zaha Hadid is the designer and engineer who created the Guangzhou Opera House in China.

• inspiration

• architect

• debate

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The subject or topic of humans and nature is important in the 19th century American paintings.

• committed

• theme

• illustrate

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Biologist George Schaller is dedicated to the survival of big cats like lions and tigers.

• architect

• committed

• style

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The sculptures, diagrams, and paintings inside the museum show the history of the city.

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• debate

• style

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Turkish rulers used a tugra, a complex drawing that represented the ruler's signature on important documents.

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• symbol

• architect

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La Sagrada Familia may be the most famous unfinished structure in the world, but it is not the only uncompleted one. Work on several religious (a)   , or buildings, is unfinished or so slow it seems they will never be finished.

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For example, the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco, was supposed to be part of a large mosque when workers started to (a)   it in 1195.

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More than 800 years later, the mosque stills ______ __ just the tower.

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Many tourists go to London and visit Westminster Abbey, but they may not know of another (a)   place nearby- Westminster Cathedral.

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What is the significance of the Temple of Kukulkan in Chichén Itzá?

• It was used as a marketplace by the Maya Empire.

• It served as a prison for criminals in the ancient city.

• It functioned as a calendar, marking the change of seasons.

• It was a place of worship for the ancient Mayans.