The Beautiful Tower Bridge in England For the bridge of the same name in Sacramento‚ California‚ see Tower Bridge (California). Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London‚ over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London‚ from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways‚ designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted
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want to talk about one of them - Big Ben. Big Ben Big Ben is the chiming clock of the Palace of Westminster or the Houses of Parliament in London. The amazing looking Victorian Gothic style clock tower is the most famous landmark of London. Rather‚ one can say it represents the city of London. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster took 13 years to build‚ and was completed in 1856. The tower is 316 feet high. The spire that rises above the belfry is built with an iron frame
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most people try to build a tower it usually falls over. Have you ever imagined a tower that leans completely on its own. Yes without falling over. I am talking about the Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ located in Pisa‚ Italy. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an amazing landmark because of its beautiful construction‚ interesting history‚ the monuments and the location of it. You may also walk the two hundred and ninety seven steps in the tower to the top.The construction of the tower is absolutely beautiful. The
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The Tower of Pisa was built to show the rest of the world the wealth of the city of Pisa. The people of Pisa were very good sailors and they conquered many lands‚ including Jerusalem‚ Carthago‚ Ibiza‚ Mallorca‚ Africa‚ Belgium‚ Britania‚ Norway‚ Spain‚ Morocco‚ and other places. But they had only one real enemy‚ the people from Florence. And to show how well they were doing they started to build a really useless belltower to go with the rest of the buildings near it - the Cathedral‚ Baptistery‚ and
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Aisha Abdullah Eiffel Tower Introduction Have you ever wanted to travel the world and see the most significant structures that our world has to offer? Since the beginning of time‚ man hasn’t stopped looking for ways on developing the human’s passion to create the most innovative and revolutionary masterpieces of all time. There are a lot of places to visit that will surely make one’s trip worthwhile. One of the utmost places to plan a trip to is the city of romance‚ Paris. There are many beautiful
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7 Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail? 7 Why Did theTower of Babel Fail? Now the whole earth used only one language‚ with few words. On the occasion of a migration from the east‚ men discovered a plain in the land of Shinar‚ and settled there. Then they said to one another‚ "Come‚ let us make bricks‚ burning them well. " So they used bricks for stone‚ and bitumen for mortar. Then they said‚ "Come‚ let us build ourselves a city with a tower whose top shall reach the heavens (thus making a
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History of Clocks and the Impact of Electricity on them. Introduction: In this poster we are going to show you the history and the development of the clock through time and how it has impacted society. We will also show how electricity has affected the development and effectiveness of clocks. Sun clock: One of the first clocks on record is the sun clock. Sun clocks basically work on the principle that the position of a stationary object’s shadow will be in the same place at a certain
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Shanghai Tower Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper that is still under construction by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co.‚ Ltd. The location is same as its name‚ Shanghai China. Shanghai tower proposed in 2008‚ started construction in 2009 and the tower will finish in the year of 2014 and start to use (The Skyscraper Center). After the construction‚ the tower will be used for luxury retail‚ bank‚ restaurant‚ conference‚ meeting‚ and banquet functions (Gensler). The tower has 128 floors
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serve as an inspiration to a person. One is the Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ famous for its inclination. It is also said to be the testing ground for Galileo’s experiments on gravity. The Tower of Pisa serves as the campanile or the freestanding bell tower of the Cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is positioned behind the cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s cathedral square after the Cathedral and the Baptistry. The tower is 183.27 ft from the low side and 186.02 ft from the
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Enger Memorial Tower Enger Memorial Tower was built in 1939 in order to remember Bert Enger‚ who immigrated to Duluth from Norway and became a powerful and successful furniture store owner through hard work and dedication. He believed in sharing his success with the city that helped him achieve it and allowed Duluth to develop land near Enger Tower‚ including the building of a park and a golf course. When he died in 1931 he left two-thirds of his estate to Duluth. In order to commemorate Bert
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