| Places to visit--3 |
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| Great Wall of China |
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| Close-Up of Big Ben |
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| Tulum, Mexico |
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| Rooftops in Pisa, Italy |
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| Old Faithful Geyser |
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| Niagara Falls |
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| Running between the Canadian-United States International Border, in the Province of Ontario and the State of New York, Niagara Falls attracts about 12 Million tourists to her grand awesome beauty each year. |
| Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States -The infamous geyser got its name because of its punctuality and predictability. Old Faithful erupts more frequently than other large geysers. |
| El Castillo and Mayan Ruins Tulum is the only well known fortified Mayan site to be situated by the sea. The largest and most noticeable building is El Castillo. |
| Tower of Pisa and Pisa Cathedral at Pisa. Italy Pisa is a commercial and industrial center.The marble Leaning Tower is the most famous of Pisa's many landmarks (180ft/55m). Constructed from 1173 as the bell tower for the cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore. By the 1990s the tower was tilting more than 13 ft from vertical. |
| Big Ben the Great Clock of Westminster, a striking clock hanging in the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, the home of the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom.Constructed during 1840-1858, the bell weighs 13.762 tonnes, with a striking hammer weighing 203 kg. There is delay of 5 seconds between strikes. |
| The Great Wall is one of the largest constructions in the world. Built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). The wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" in China.The Great Wall was enlarged to 6,400 kilometers and renovated with watch-towers and cannons added during Ming dynasty. |
| Tourist places of historical interest |
| in Canada, Mexico, US, England, China, Italy |
| Page updated on May 9, 2006 |