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Famous Tourist Attractions Around The World
Famous Tourist Attractions Around The World
Australia is home of the world's largest muesuems, The Sydney Opera House. There are over 3,000 events that take place in it, with over 10 millions visitors per year.
Over 80% of Australian adults participate in gambling of some type, making Australia the country that spends the most money per capita on gaming. Additionally, australia is home to 20% of all poker machines in the world.
France is where one of the world's most famous and popular tourist places is located, The Eiffel Tower, with about 7 million visitors going to visit it every year!
Of the 8 billion people that live on the planet, 60.9 million are thought to live in France as of July 2006. It is now the 23rd most popular nation in the world. About 89 million people visit France every year to take in the culture and enjoy the food.
The Space Needle was first designed on a cocktail napkin by Edward E. Carlson in 1961 as an inspiration for the 1962 World’s Fair.
The Space Needle has a foundation that goes 30 feet underground so the structure can withstand a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and up to 200 mph winds.
The Statue of Liberty is a huge classical sculpture found on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, America. The copper statue, a gift from the french people, was made by french sculptor Frédéric Auguste Gartholdi, and Gustave Eiffel constructed its metal structure.
The statue sways 3 inches in the wind; the torch sways 5 inches. Visitors climb 354 steps (22 stories) to look out from 25 windows in the crown.
The Golden Gate Bridge is known for being one of the world's most famous and beautiful bridges.
When the Golden Gate was first built, it spanned 4,200 feet and was claimed to be the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time, and held that record for 25 whole years.
The Colosseum, a famous roman arena, was built between C.E. 70 and 72, and roman residents gathered there during the roman empire's peak.
Despite its age, it is still the biggest amphitheater in existence today and the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built.
For its complex, uniqueness, and size, the colosseum is considered by some as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.