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The Le Jardin du Luxembourg was built by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV and the regent of King Louis XIII. She...
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Mortise and tenon joint.
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The government of France owns it.
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Once you get off at the second floor, you will immediately see another chaotic spiraling mass of people, very much like the one...
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About a half hour train ride outside of Paris is Disneyland Paris. Although the architecture and style of the parks make them...
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Clocks in england change twice a year to equate British summer time. They go forward one hour at the end of March (spring) and go...
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It depends on to which part you are referring? Construction began in 1163. The choir was finished in 1182 followed by the Nave in...
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The Eiffel tower is located in Paris, France. The tower stands next to the Seine River and is located on the Champ de Mars. To be...
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The Palace of Westminster in London contains the British Houses of Parliament, and the clock tower commonly known as Big Ben. ...
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Not century but millennium. Stonehenge was built around 5000 years ago, but nobody knows for absolute certainty.
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The British Houses of Parliament in the borough of Westminster, London, England has a four sided clock Tower. The clock chimes...
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Nothing. It isn't open to the public.The public can visit the tower by appointment only, made through your local Member of...
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The Colosseum was begun in 72 AD and dedicated in 80 AD.
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There are 1665 steps from ground level to the top of the tower, using the stairs of the eastern pillar. The stairs from the...
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kansas city, kissimee (in florida), Kiev, Krakow, Kingston upon Hull
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Dressed to the nines
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Uluru is higher at 348m (1,142 feet) against 324m (1,063 feet)
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The British or Britons
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The Palace of Westminster
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Big Ben was designed by Billy MacGibbon. And it was built by Jaymes Nanos. Billy MacGibbon, chief architect turned to Jaymes...
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The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
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Big Ben is the name of the great bell, the biggest bell within the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster at the Houses of...
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"Big Ben" (or to give it it's proper name, The Great Bell) is cast out of bellmetal, which is an alloy of bronze and tin. The...
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there are no bathrooms in the palace. This is a common misconception. There were outside baths for commoners (anyone could enter...
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On 31 March 1984, Robert Moriarty flew a Beechcraft Bonanza through the arches of the tower.
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it was used to a church Notre Dame is a cathedral, it is still used today, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Paris.
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- The real name of the structure is the Clock Tower - Many people will tell you that Big Ben is actually the name of the bell...
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See below. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/4/42/300px-Versailles_Palace.jpg
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No, it is located in Paris, France
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There are over 700 rooms housing up to 20, 000 nobleman before King Louis 16th was overthrown.
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It's made from bricks, concrete, and has a stone covering on the outside. It was covered in marble, and had numerous statues....
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No one knows for sure. Various theories have been proposed, but it on a prehistoric site, the builders had no written language....
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A. to civilize the uncivilizedB. economics
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some movies were the pink pather and sweet life on deck
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Because Europe was a more developed continent than all of the others.Also as it has great ancient history.
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AnswerWarrior like mentality Loyalty Selflessness Pridelife devoted to killingruthlesscarelesshorrid
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time imparts order to the fluid thoughts, memories and encounters that make up in mrs d .... big ben , a symbol of England and...
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Construction started in 1163 AD.
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The distance from Philadelphia to Denver is 1573 miles (2532 km). The driving distance from Philadelphia to Denver is 1,748 mi -...
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Big Ben is the biggest four-faced, chiming clock in the world. The real name of the tower, housing the clock, is 'Clock Tower'....
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There are 32 capsules that hold 25 persons in each so the maximum persons at a time can be 800.
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The Crusades were a series of campaigns spanning from 1095 to 1291.
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Nobody knows for sure but archaeologists think that it was built around 4500 years ago.
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The short answer is that nobody really knows. Quite how the large stones were moved to the site or how they were erected are...
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It was designed and built by Gustave Eiffel as a contribution to the world fair in Paris (France) in 1889, it is approximately...
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Two Heelstones (one now missing), originally two 'Slaughter Stones', 4 Station Stones, 30 outer ring uprights, 30 lintels, 5...
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The Address of the Eiffel Tower is Champs-de-Mars, Paris 75007
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Louis XIII ordered construction of a hunting lodge in 1624 and in 1661, Louis XIV ordered architect Louis Le Vau, landscape...
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The Eiffel tower is painted once every seven years.
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Big Ben is part of the Palace of Westminster, it does not have a postal address of it's own. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER London SW1A...
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the Eiffel tower is located quai Branly in Paris, just opposite the Pont d'Iéna.
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Switzerland's government is federal republic
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The Eiffel tower was built between 1887 and 1889. Its official inauguration was on March 31, 1889 and it was opened to the public...
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Big Ben is the name popularly applied to the clock tower in London. However, it was actually the name for the exceptionally large...
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There was an investigation, but it is still not known for sure what it was used for. The main theory has been that it was used as...
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To be precise, Big Ben is actually the 14 ton bell within the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. It is named...
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The Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) is in Chicago, Illinois.
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They need to live someday
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In 2008, the Eiffel tower had 6 930 000 visitors. As it is open every day of the year, that makes an average number of visitors...
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Big Ben has four clock faces, and on those faces two hands. So Big Ben has two hands per face, and a grand total of eight hands...
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The style of the 19th century changed several times over the years. There is the Regency Era, the Romantic Era, Civil War Era,...
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The chimes go like ''Ding,Dong,Ding,Dong,Ding,Dong,Ding,Dong'' It does that every hour at any hour but for example its 11am. It...
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Buckingham Palace can be found in London, United Kingdom.
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The Address is:- Buckingham Palace, London. UK. SW1A 1AA. How to get there By train: London Victoria. (National Rail Enquiries...
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It was completed in 1894 It was opened to the public on 14th of May 1894The Blackpool Tower was completed in 1894.
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Louis XIV commissioned the build and moved in his entire court in 1682, but is was never really finished. Louis XV and Louis XVI...
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158 m (518 ft 9 in) Blackpool tower is 158meters (518feet) high.
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For traffic to pass over the River Thames.
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SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP you are stupid arn't you figure it out your self was this helpful?
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The north central part of Europe present day north Germany and Poland. Prussia was located in what is now the area covered by...
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Around 6 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year.
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The tower has three levels for visitors. However, it is as tall as an 81 floor building.only 3 the Eiffel tower has three floors.
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It depends on the clock; None of my clocks chime even once. A clock that rings the quarter hours (like the clock in the Palace of...
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No. He's bigger than that. He's a 14 ton bell in the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster.
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Most castles in the world are found in Europe and Asia.
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3,132 meters high without antennas and 324 meters with the antennas (television and radio broadcasting)
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The renaissance gave way to enlightmant and rebirth. This period of time allowed the modern era to break off from its past...
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Yes, it is the biggest clock in the world. It is or was the biggest 4 sided Clock Tower in the World.
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An early city state that was successful and organized enough to set up a city focal point for either religious or administrative...
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The Tower and castle were designed and built by the Norman Monk Gundolf, the Bishop of Rochester around 1078 ad. The orders for...
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It took thirteen years to build the tower in question, from 1843-1856.
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to tell people what time it is and to keep them on track of their daily schedules.
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Because it is technically impressive, especially when you consider that it was built more than a century ago. Because it is...
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Because a man with the last name "Eiffel" designed and created it. And it's a pointy tower.
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Well, the castle was home to King Louis XIV. The castle features a magnificant hall which is known as the hall of glass because...
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The old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on October 16, 1834. In 1844, Parliament decided that the new buildings for...
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To build the whole of Stonehenge will obviously depend on how many people you can use for the task. What we suggested was that,...
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Because the Popes lost the support of the gentry who was crusading. That, coupled with the failures of each Crusade and the...
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Big Ben is a bell in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster - but the name is often used for the clock, the tower or the...
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The Tower of London is on the North bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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These landmarks are among the best known: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin) Cologne Cathedral Holsten Gate (Luebeck) Schloss...
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because it's a henge and it's made of stone. A Henge is a circular or oval area set aside for ceremonial purposes. There are lots...
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