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The full name of the statue is “Liberty
Enlightening the World” and it was presented to the
USA by Frenchmen on 28 October 1886 in order to commemorate the centennial of the American Revolution. Thus, the statue symbolizes freedom and democracy of American nation. Another remarkable symbol is the crown on the head of Statue of Liberty. It has seven rays on it, which symbolize seven continents and seven seas. The crown also contains 25 windows symbolizing earthly gems and heavenly rays, which illuminate the world. Each year millions of tourists from all over the world visit the Statue of Liberty and remember this trip for a lifetime.
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The historical page
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of
Liberty is one of the main sights of New
York City and the symbol of freedom of all Americans. The structure of the woman is colossal. Its total height is about 93 meters. The woman only, without the flare and the base, is 46 meters. When visitors want to reach the spiky crown of the statue they should overpass 356 stairs. The Statue of Liberty is situated on the Liberty Island, which is not far from Manhattan.
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In the picture you can see
the Eiffel Tower – the best known symbol of
France and Paris. It was named after Gustav Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower in 1889. This lattice tower is made of puddle iron.
The tower stands on four legs and has a sharp peak on the top. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
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The tower is 324 metres tall, about the
same height as an 81-storey building. Its base is
square, 125 metres on a side.
The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second.
The third level observatory's upper platform is 276 m above the ground, the highest accessible to the public in the European Union.
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Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris and Notre
Dame, Notre Dame de Paris or Notre-Dame de Paris
Catholic church in the center of Paris, one of the symbols of the French capital, built in turn, on the site of the Gallo-Roman Temple of Jupiter. It was built in 1163 to 1345 for years.
The height of the cathedral - 35 m, length - 130 m, width - 48 m, height of the bell - 69 m, weight of the Emmanuel bell in the south tower - 13 tons, its language - 500 kg.
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The Egyptian pyramids are an impressive
monument to the power of ancient pharaohs as well
as to the toil of numerous slaves. It took 20 years and one hundred thousand workers to build the grandest mausoleum in world history the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) at Giza.
It is the oldest of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one survived to our days. Khufu’s Pyramid stands 140 meters tall and can be seen from a far distance.
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The Great Pyramid is surrounded by several smaller
pyramids. They served as tombs for pharaohs and their
close relatives.
The pyramid complex at Giza is guarded by the Sphinx carved from limestone. It has the head of a man and the body of a lion. The bottom part of the monument is buried under the sands.
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Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro),
also known as Rio - one of the largest
cities in Brazil, as well as a major port, administrative center of the eponymous state and the former capital of the country (1764-1960). The population - about 6.4 million inhabitants (2012)..
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The city is situated on the Atlantic coast
in the area of 1260 square meters. km, in
Guanabara Bay, the entrance to which is preceded by a "visiting card" of Brazil - a mountain called Sugar Loaf.
One feature of Rio is that part of the city is located on a small rocky mountains and hills, which give it a special picturesque and unique.
One of the main cultural attractions of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil as a whole is the world-famous Brazilian Carnival.
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It is full of magnificent attractions, educational institutions,
hotels, office buildings and other commercial structures. It boasts
well-developed transport infrastructure and rather favourable environment. The population of the city is a bit over 800, 000 people. The sights of the city are especially attractive. Among them, the Bayterek Tower, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, the Nur Astana Mosque and many other picturesque attractions.