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European Cultural Landscape Friday, December 6, 2013 Mr. Broughman.

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1 European Cultural Landscape Friday, December 6, 2013 Mr. Broughman

2 Notre Dame Paris, France French Gothic architecture and a Roman Catholic cathedral; on an island in the Seine River

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8 Arc de Triomphe Paris, France Monument honoring those who have died in France’s military campaigns

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15 The Louvre Paris, France Most visited art museum in the world; home to 35,000 pieces including the Mona Lisa

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19 Eiffel Tower Paris, France Built in 1889 as a monument for the World’s Fair; 1,063 feet tall; tallest structure in Paris

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22 Roman Colosseum Rome, Italy Built in 72 AD; stadium that could hold 50,000 people for gladiator battles, dramas, and entertainment

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27 Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa, Italy 183 ft. tall bell tower that unintentionally leans to one side due to poor ground

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32 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

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39 Parthenon Athens, Greece Temple dedicated to the goddess Athena in 483 BC and built upon a hill known as the Acropolis

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42 Westminster Abbey London, England, UK Gothic-style church; burial place for several monarchs and site for royal events

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47 Big Ben London, England, UK Clock tower next to Westminster Palace, the home of the British Parliament

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49 Dutch Windmills Throughout the Netherlands Along with tulips, a symbol of the Dutch countryside; can be used to pump water from low-lying areas

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51 Canals of Venice Venice, Italy Main way of transportation in Venice, which sits below sea level along the Adriatic Sea

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