#3RD Famous Structures Research Project

The White House❏ Location of the White House washington DC

in the USA ❏ Architects James Hoban ❏ Made with sandstone❏ Built in October 13 1792❏ Size 21 m tall❏ Purpose of the White House a workplace for

the president❏ Interesting facts

❏ there are 132 rooms and 6 levels 412 doors the White House burned down August 24 1814.

Colosseum (Flavia Amphitheatre)

❏ Roma, Italy❏ Architect: Emperor, Vespasian❏ Made With: stone and concrete❏ Year Built: 72 A.D 80 A.D❏ Size: 189m long, 156m wide, 50m high❏ Purpose: gladiatorial❏ Interesting Facts: no free entry, it has 80

entrances, 10,000 animals where killed in a single day

Eiffel Tower❏ Paris, France❏ Architect: Sauvstre Nouguier koechin❏ Made with iron and weighs❏ Size 320 metres, 1050 feet in height❏ Year built 1889❏ Purpose: built for the world’s fair❏ Interesting Facts millons of people climlb

the Eiffel Tower every year and it has had over 250 millon visitors since its opening

Dome Of The Rock★ Location★ Architect: Abd al -Malik ibn★ Made with: stone ★ Year Built 685 and 691★ Size 65 feet and 20 metres★ Purpose of structure was a church★ Interesting Facts Dome Of The Rock got captured

Forbidden City, Zijih Cheng, Palace Museum

★ Beijing, China★ Architect: Kuai Xiang★ Made with: golden bricks, logs of the rare

Zhennan trees, and blocks of marble★ Year built in:1925★ Size:about 72 hectares, ( 180 acres),150,000

square meters, 1,600,000 square feet★ purpose:Home of Chinese emperors & their

households. Political center of the chinese government for almost 500 years.

★ Interesting facts: The Forbidden City is the world’s largest impirael palace. No one could enter or leave the palace without the emperor’s permission.

Burj Khalifa

❏ Dubai, United, Arab, Emirates❏ Architects:Adrian Smith, Marshall Strabala,

George J. Efstathiou❏ Made With: concrete, Steel❏ Size: 828 Metres tall❏ Purpose: to help people live❏ Interesting Facts: it is the tallest building in the

world, the tip of the Burj Khalifa can be seen from 59 miles away, the Burj Khalifa has 24,348 windows

❏ Year Built: 2004-2010

Eiffel Tower❏ Paris, France❏ Architects, Gustave❏ made , with, iron❏ Year, Built, 1889❏ Size, 324, metres, height❏ Purpose, main, exhihit, of, paris, expos, it,

iron, or, warlds, fair, of, 1889, it, was, constructed, commemorate, the, centennial, of, the, french,

❏ Interesting, facts, the, eiffel, tower, weighs, arournd, 10000, tonnes

The Great Wall Of China★ China★ Architect : Qin Shihuang★ Made with: cement rocks and powdered dirt★ Year Built:Over 2,300 Years Old★ Size:13,170 miles long★ Purpose:To Protect China From Attacks By

Enemies★ Interesting facts:10 milon people visit a year

Statue of Liberty➔ New York, NY, USA➔ Architects: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,

Richard Morris Hunt➔ Made with: copper, steel➔ Built ln: september 1875➔ Size: 305 feet (93m)➔ Purpose: Stand as a symbol of freedom➔ Interesting facts:

◆ There are 354 steps to climb to the crown

◆ The green color is of patina formed on the copper surface due to oxidation over the years

◆ The amount of copper used in the Statue is 62,000 pounds, which is worth about $200,000 today.

Hoover Dam❏ Clark county, Nevada❏ Henry J.kaiser Gordon kaufmann❏ made with.Concrete and steel❏ Built in.began in 1931 was completed in

1936.❏ size.feet,221 metres.379 metres long.❏ Purpose.to hold water and electricity ❏ Interesting Facts.the hoover bam has

been hiding back since 1936.

The Great Sphinx❖ Cairo, Egypt❖ Architect: Giza❖ Made with: limestone❖ Year Built: 2500 Bc❖ Size: Its body is 200 feet 60m long and 65 feet

20m tall❖ Purpose: It may have been built to symblically

guard over the Giza❖ Interesting facts in 1798 when nepoleon came to

egypt the Sphinx was bo

Sydney Opera House❏ Sydney, Australia❏ Architect: Jorn Oberg Utzon❏ Made with bathroom tiles❏ Year built 1973❏ Size 185 meters long 120 meters wide❏ Purpose: performing art center❏ Interesting facts There are more then 1 million bathroom tiles

covering the Sydney Opera House

Louver Museum★ Paris ,France★ Architect::Claude Perrault★ Made with:glass,metal★ Year Built:1989★ size: 21 meters★ Purpose:To show very old art★ Interesting Facts:It would take`100 day to

see evey thing.During the 15th century the french Kings did not go in side

The Pyramids of Giza

★ Cairo, Egypt★ Architect: Hemiunu★ Made With: large stone blocks★ Year Built:2560 bc★ Size:was 215 feet★ Purpose: as a tomb★ Intere

Taj Mahal❖ Agra,India❖ Architect:Shah, Jahan❖ Made with marble, gems❖ Year built 1653❖ size 58 meters, 137 feet❖ Purpose a tomb for his third wife❖

Eiffel Tower

★ parts, France★ Arcts: Emile Nouguier, Maurice Koechlin,

Stephen Sauvestre★ Iron plate puddie iron★ Built in january 28 1889★ Size 300m 324totip★ Purpose: mainattractio of the parts world fair in

1889

Sky Dome❏ Toronto, Ontario❏ Architects Rod Robbie Robbie❏ Made with metal, glass, concrete❏ Year Built April 1 1990❏ Size hold 743 indian elephants❏ Purpose we have been to it ❏ Interesting facts from the top you kod ❏ Leen by the top of it

Blarney Castle★ Ireland★ Architech: Mac Carthy★ Made With: wood★ Year Built:1446★ Size: 27 m★ Purpose:The Blarney Castle is known

around the world for its famous★ Interesting facts Blarney comes from

Bhlarna or a little feld The Blarney stone you kiss it because it gives you some irish luck

Taj Mahal❏ New delh i india❏ Shah jahan❏ Made with: marble❏ Built in 1632❏ Size;73m❏ Purpose he built it for his whife❏ Interesting facts it said to be the jewe lOf islaic art

ia nation often called the onion dome it rises to obout 35 meters 115 feet;

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The leaning tower of pisa❏ . Italian, Pisa❏ Architect: diotisalvi❏ Made with marble ❏ Year built: 1173❏ Size: 191 feet❏ Purpose: free standing tower bell❏ Interesting facts: the tower was built to

show off. It is not the only leaning tower of pisa

Eiffel Tower❖ Paris, France❖ Architect Gustave Eiffel❖ Made With iron❖ Year Built 1889❖ Size 320 meters in height❖ Purpose for the 1889 world’s fair in Paris ❖ Interesting Facts it weighs 10000 tonnes

The Great Sphinx❖ Giza, Egypt❖ Architect: Djedefre❖ Made With: limestone❖ Year Built: 400 ❖ Size: 20mx19mx73m❖ Purpose: The Great Sphinx was for

Khafre❖ Interesting Facts: The Great Sphinx is

one of the oldest and largest a Sphinx is a muthological with the body of a lion

Calgary Tower❏ Calgary ,Alberta,canada❏ Architeh William G.mine❏ Made With 11000 pieces of steel❏ Year Built 1968❏ Size 191m❏ To honour canada's cinema youro 1967 and to

encourage uran.

Interesting facts cpetro canada which opened in 1983 and 802 steps

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