40183 journey around the world matching exercises

Match the names of famous landmarks to the pictures Then read the information about some of them and write their names on the line The bell in the clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament: _ Sagrada Família Sydney Opera House Eiffel Tower The home and office of the US President at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC It is built of stone painted white: Triumphal Arch _ White House The highest mountain in Africa and the Kilimanjaro highest free-standing mountain in the world: _ Angkor Wat A large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Colosseum Big Ben 10 Easter Island Statues 11 Stonehenge 12 Empire State Building 13 St Peter’s Basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: _ A freestanding bell tower, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side: _ This build-up is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact It was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu: _ 14 Leaning Tower of A famous prehistoric monument which Pisa stones, one inside the other: consists of two circles of large standing _ 15 Mount Rushmore 16 The Great Pyramid of Giza It was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair It was named after its engineer Its nickname is ‘The Iron Lady’.: _ Match the names of famous landmarks to the pictures Then read the information about some of them and write their names on the line The bell in the clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament: Big Ben Sagrada Família Sydney Opera House Eiffel Tower The home and office of the US President at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC It is built of stone painted white: White House Triumphal Arch 1 White House Kilimanjaro The highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world: Kilimanjaro Angkor Wat A large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Colosseum Big Ben 10 Easter Island Statues designed by Antoni Gaudí Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Sagrada Família A freestanding bell tower, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side: Leaning Tower of Pisa 11 Stonehenge 12 Empire State Building 13 St Peter’s Basilica This build-up is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact It was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu: The Great Pyramid of Giza 14 Leaning Tower of A famous prehistoric monument which Pisa stones, one inside the other: Stonehenge consists of two circles of large standing 15 Mount Rushmore 16 The Great Pyramid of Giza It was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair It was named after its engineer Its nickname is ‘The Iron Lady’.: Eiffel Tower