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1 Famous Sights in the English Speaking Countries Marika Kivistik Juhendaja: Marika Anissimov

2 Content Famous sights in the English-speaking countries Sights in Britain Saint Paul´s Cathedral Tower of London Buckingham Palace Stonehenge Statue of Liberty The Niagara Falls Sydney Opera House Empire State Building Formation of questions

3 Sights in Britain LONDON LONDON Buckingham Palace Tower of London Tower of London Saint Paul´s Cathedral Madam Tussaud´s GREAT BRITAIN Stonehenge York Bath Edinburgh Castle Isle of Man Lochness Westminster Abbey

4 Saint Paul´s Cathedral The largest cathedral in England Architect Sir Christopher Wren designed it It was built from 1675 to 1710 The dome is 111metres from the ground Many famous British people are buried in St.Pauls

5 The Tower of London The oldest part was built in the 11 th century It has been a fortress,royal palace, a prison and a zoo Now it is a museum The guards is called beafeaters

6 Buckingham Palace Designed and made in 1914 Official London residence of the Queen It has more than 600 rooms

7 Edinburgh Castle The most famous of Scottish castles It has been a residence of Scotland Kings and the Queen Mary I It is the home of the Scottish Crown jewels Today it is a mixture of palace, fortress,chapel and war memorial

8 Stonehenge An acient monument (over 3000 years old) in southern England Consists of circles of huge stones Stones are up to 7 meters high and weigh 25 to 50 tons

9 The Statue of Liberty It is the symbol of freedom It is 46 metres high and weighs 250 tons France gave it to the United States in 1884 Located in the harbour of New York

10 The Niagara Falls Waterfalls on the border between the United States and Canada The American Falls in the States The Horseshoe Falls in Canada (48m high,120m wide)

11 Sydney Opera House Was opened in 1973 Looks like sailes in the wind John Utzon (Danish architect) designed it

12 Empire State Buliding One of the tallest building in the world One of the symbols of New York Made from glass, steel, aluminium It has 6000 windows and 102 stories It is 149 meters high

13 Formation of questions KüsisõnaAbitegu- sõna AlusÖeldisSihitis, määrused WhenwasTower of London built? IsThe Statue of Liberty symbol of good luck? WheredoesStone- henge lie? How oldis Sydney Opera House ?


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