Transcript Historic buildings and monuments - test yourself

Test yourself
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Palfiová Veronika, sexta
What‘s the name of this tower?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
The Sears Tower
Shukhov Tower
Tower of Pisa
The CN Tower
El Faro Tower
Four lines of collosseum‘s rostrums
contained more than:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
36000 spectators
42000 spectators
48000 spectators
54000 spectators
60000 spectators
The Louvre is in:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Greece
France
Italy
England
Austria
The area of Vatican is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
0,26 km2
0,41 km2
0,44 km2
0,53 km2
0,61 km2
The Pantheon was built in 27-25 BC by:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Gaius Caesar Caligula
Marcus Agrippa
Pontius Pilate
Spartacus
Hadrian
The clock Bell is named Big Ben after:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Hall
Benjamin Moore
Walter Benjamin
Dan Benjamin
The White House is in:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Chicago
Las Vegas
New York
Houston
Washington DC
The Stonehenge was built in several stages from:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3000 - 1800 BC
2800 - 1800 BC
2600 - 1800 BC
2400 - 1800 BC
2200 - 1800 BC
In The Valley of the Kings was discovered the tomb of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Tutankhamun
Thutmose I.
Ramses II.
Cleopatra
Seti I.
The first Athenian king was:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Plate IX.
Thymoetes II.
Deucalion I.
Lycaon II.
Cecrops
The Great Wall of China stretches over (in total):
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
5,800 km
6,700 km
7,600 km
8,500 km
9,400 km
The Taj Mahal was built under Mughal
Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
favorite wife
favorite daughter
favorite son
favorite niece
favorite nephew
Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar
symbol of the:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Inca Empire
Aztec Empire
Maya Empire
Indian Empire
American Empire
Petra was built in the 3rd century BC by the:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Byzantines
Umayyads
Mamluks
Nabataeans
Romans
Leaning Tower of Pisa
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa is the
campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the
Italian city of Pisa. Although intended to stand vertically, the
tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of
construction in 1173.
• The height of the tower is 55.86 m from the ground on the
lowest side and 56.70 m on the highest side. Its weight is
estimated at 14,500 tonnes. The tower has 296 steps. The
tower leans at an angle of 3.97 degrees.
The Collosseum
• It is one of the most famous buildings in Rome. It
was built almost 2000 years ago. The bulk of this
amphitheatre is still in Rome. It shows, Romans
were very good builders. This building is almost
201m long, 171m wide and 49m high. Long time
ago people went to this amphitheatre to watch
sports matches and importaint ceremonies. Four
lines of rostrums contained more than 48000
spectators.
The Palace of Louvre
• The Louvre in Paris, France, is the most visited and famous art
museum in the world. Long time ago it was the palace of the
king. Now it is the biggest museum in the world.
• The building holds some of the world's most famous works of
art, such as Leonardo D'Caprio's Mona Lisa, The Virgin and
Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks, Jacques Louis
David's Oath of the Horatii, Delacroix's Liberty Leading the
People and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo.
Vatican
• It is the smallest country in the world. Vatican is in
the centre of Rome. The area of this country is
0,44 km2. It has the population of about 1000
people. The pope of Rome is the head of Vatican
and all Christians all over the world. Though Vatican
is very small, but it has its currency, stamps. St.
Patrick's basilica is a pride of Vatican. Famous
museums of Vatican attracts millions of people.
The Pantheon
• The Pantheon was originally built in 27-25 BC by the
magistrate Marcus Agrippa. This original temple burned down
in 80 AD. The Pantheon was completely reconstructed in 125
AD by Hadrian. The second temple was dedicated to every
known god, from which the Pantheon gets its name. The
Pantheon is widely praised for its feats of architecture and
concept of space. At 43m wide and 43m high, it is a perfect
sphere resting in a cylinder. With a span of 43.2 m, it was the
largest dome in the world until Brunelleschi's dome in
Florence of 1420-36.
Big Ben
• The big clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster in
London is often called Big Ben. But Big Ben is really the bell of
the clock. It weights 13,5 tons. The clock tower is 318 feet
high. You have to go up 374 steps to reach the top. Its face is
23 feet wide. The minute hand is 14 feet long. The hour hand
is 9 feet long.
• The clock bell is named Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall. He
was a member of Parliament. Sir Benjamin was a big
man.One day he said in parliament: "Shall we call the bell St.
Stephen's?" St. Stephen's is the name of the tower. But
someone said for a joke: "Why not call it Big Ben?" Now the
bell is known all over the world by that name.
The White House
• The whole world knows the White House in
Washington DC. It is the home of the President of
the United States - George Bush.
• It was designed by the Irish-American architect
James Hoban and building was completed in 1800.
It was partially destroyed by British troops in the
War of 1812 and rebuilt by 1817 when the south
portico was added.
The Stonehenge
• This ancient monument of huge stones solitarily standing on
the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England has captured
imaginations for centuries. Theories about who built it have
included the Druids, Greeks, Phoenicians, and Atlanteans.
Speculation on the reason it was built range from human
sacrifice to astronomy.
• Investigations over the last 100 years have revealed that
Stonehenge was built in several stages from 2800 - 1800 BC. It
seems to have been designed to allow for observation of
astronomical phenomena - summer and winter solstices,
eclipses, and more.
The Valley of the Kings
• The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where for a period
of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs
were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the
New Kingdom. The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile,
across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the
Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East
Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs situated) and
West Valley.
• In modern times the valley has become famous for the
discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and is one of the most
famous archaeological sites in the world. In 1979, it became a
World Heritage Site, along with the rest of the Theban
Necropolis.
Acropolis of Athens
• The Acropoles of Athens is the best known as
acropolis in the world. The Acropolis was formally
proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the
European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26
March 2007. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock
which rises 150 m above sea level in the city of
Athens. It was also known as Cecropia, after the
legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the
first Athenian king.
The Great Wall of China
• The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen
fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between
the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the
northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of
successive dynasties.
• The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,508 km from
Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc
that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia,
but stretches to over 6,700 km in total. At its peak, the Ming
Wall was guarded by more than one million men.
Taj Mahal
• The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was
built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his
favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is
considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style
that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and
Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a
UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of
Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired
masterpieces of the world's heritage." While the white
domed marble and tile mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal
is an integrated complex of structures that was completed
around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered as
the principal designer of Taj Mahal.
Machu Picchu
• Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400
meters above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge
above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km northwest
of Cuzco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas",
Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the
Inca Empire. It was built around the year 1450, but
abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish
conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site
was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram
Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu
has become an important tourist attraction. It was declared a
Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1983.
The Lost City of Petra
• Petra was built in the 3rd century BC by the
Nabataeans, who were a major power on the trade
routes from Damascus to Arabia. The city has a
large number of amazing facades carved directly
into the cliffs. The site was then successively
conquered by the Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads,
Turks, Crusaders, and Mamluks. There are also
remains of a mosaic floor from a 4th century.
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