The Taj Mahal (meaning “Crown of the Palace”) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 42-acre complex, which includes a mosque and […]
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Mount Kilimanjaro or just Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, about 16,100 ft from its base to 19,341 ft above sea level. Kilimanjaro is a large stratovolcano and is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo, the highest; Mawenzi at 16,893 ft; and Shira, the shortest at 13,140 ft. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while Kibo is dormant and could erupt […]
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The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. The former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (1420 to 1912), it now houses the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government for almost 500 […]
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The Øresund or Öresund Bridge (Danish: Øresundsbroen and Swedish: Öresundsbron) is the combined railway and motorway bridge across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark. The bridge runs nearly 5 miles from the Swedish coast to the artificial island Peberholm in the middle of the strait. The crossing is completed by the 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) Drogden Tunnel from Peberholm to the Danish island of Amager. The Oresund Bridge is […]
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) is the world famous unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona. It was designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) whose work on the building is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral, which must be […]
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Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 4,200 sq miles. It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and mountains which attract over 2 million visitors each year. Jasper was named after Jasper Hawes, who operated a trading post in the region for […]
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