WORLD FAMOUS SIGHTS

PART 1I: City Icons

EIFFEL TOWEREiffel Tower, Champ-de-Mars, Paris, France Few things symbolize Paris and France like this monument, it is the foremost universal icon of the French way of life of bon vivant and savoir vivre.

Europe

CLOCK TOWER, BIG BEN

Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, is a symbol for London as well as an icon for the British way of life.

Europe

EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGEmpire State Building, Manhattan, New York City, USA, the Art Deco skyscraper is New York's most popular landmark and a symbol for the American way of life, rose during the Great Depression to the then tallest building in the world.

The Americas

FORBIDDEN CITY

Forbidden City, Beijing, China, The Forbidden City is the largest cluster of ancient buildings in the world, a city within a city and a symbol of China's cultural heritage.

Asia

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australiahas become the very symbol of Sydney and maybe for whole modern Australia. Australia

LEANING TOWER of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyThe Leaning Tower of Pisa is the result of a colossal miscalculation. Everyone makes mistakes, but most people's mistakes does not weigh 14,500 tones. But some mistakes are excusable, after a while.  

Europe

SHWEDAGON PAGODA

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmarthe Golden Pagoda located in Yangon, Myanmar's de facto capital, is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese.

Asia

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

Cologne Cathedral (Dom zu Köln), Köln, GermanyThe Cologne Cathedral is the largest Gothic church in northern Europe and the dominant landmark of the city of Cologne.

Europe

BRANDENBURG GATE

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germanymain symbol of Berlin and today also a symbol for the reunited Germany.Europe