european cultural landscape friday, december 6, 2013 mr. broughman
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• Notre Dame• Paris, France• French Gothic
architecture and a Roman Catholic cathedral; on an island in the Seine River
• Arc de Triomphe• Paris, France• Monument honoring
those who have died in France’s military campaigns
• The Louvre• Paris, France• Most visited art
museum in the world; home to 35,000 pieces including the Mona Lisa
• Eiffel Tower• Paris, France• Built in 1889 as a
monument for the World’s Fair; 1,063 feet tall; tallest structure in Paris
• Roman Colosseum• Rome, Italy• Built in 72 AD; stadium
that could hold 50,000 people for gladiator battles, dramas, and entertainment
• Leaning Tower of Pisa• Pisa, Italy• 183 ft. tall bell tower
that unintentionally leans to one side due to poor ground
• St. Peter’s Basilica• Vatican City• World’s largest church;
holiest site in Catholicism; location of Peter’s grave and site where popes are chosen
• Parthenon• Athens, Greece• Temple dedicated to
the goddess Athena in 483 BC and built upon a hill known as the Acropolis
• Westminster Abbey• London, England, UK• Gothic-style church;
burial place for several monarchs and site for royal events
• Big Ben• London, England, UK• Clock tower next to
Westminster Palace, the home of the British Parliament
• Dutch Windmills• Throughout the
Netherlands• Along with tulips, a
symbol of the Dutch countryside; can be used to pump water from low-lying areas
• Canals of Venice• Venice, Italy• Main way of
transportation in Venice, which sits below sea level along the Adriatic Sea