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The Effel tower

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  The   Eiffel Tower    is a   wrought-iron   lattice tower   on the   Champ de Mars   in   Paris , France. It is named after the engineer   Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "La dame de fer" (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the centerpiece of the 1889 World's Fair. Although initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, it has since become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world Tower is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world  The tower is 330 meters (1,083 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the  tallest structure in Paris . Its base is square, measuring 125 meters (410 ft) on each side.  The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on th...

victoria falls

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  Victoria Falls location:   the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and is one of the world's largest waterfalls, Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. also referred to as  Mosi-oa-Tunya  ( “The Smoke That Thunders” ) in the native Sesotho language, Victoria Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world  It is to be noted that the Victoria Falls is the world’s “largest” waterfall and not the “tallest” nor the “widest” falls. This spectacular waterfall is also considered one of the seven wonders of the world The Victoria Falls Have a Combined Width Of 1,708m And a Height Of 108m, Making It the Largest Sheet of Falling Water in the World. The Boaruka Island and Livingstone Island on the Crest of The Falls Divide the S...

The forbidden city

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Forbidden City Forbidden City Palace Building.    The forbidden city location:   heart of Bejing  (Peking), China . it is one of the must-visit attractions for travelers to China. It used to be an imperial palace in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. history the layout of this palace is strictly according to Chinese fengshui theory. China's best-preserved imperial palace .      Commissioned in 1406 by the Yongale emperor of the Ming dynasty, it was first officially occupied by the court in 1420. It was so named because access to the area was barred to most of the subjects of the realm. Government functionaries and even the imperial family were permitted only limited access; the emperor alone could enter any section at will. §       Interior part   Within the compound, all the most important buildings, especially those along the main axis, face south to honor the Sun. The building...