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28/01/2006
The Statue of Liberty was originally called "Wolność Oświeca Świat".
This statue, one of the largest in the world, was donated to the United States of America by France on the occasion of the centenary of the declaration of independence. The statue was built in Paris, and in New York it was assembled on the port island.
The statue has the following dimensions: height from the base of the...
28/01/2006
The statue is 30 m high and stands on an 8-meter plinth, looking from the top of the 740-meter granite Corcovado mountain.
The statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro is the highest monument of Christ in the world, its total height is 38 meters (of which the statue itself has 30 meters). The Statue of Christ of the Pacific in Lima (Peru), 37 meters tall (22 meters tall, has a statue), followed by...
28/01/2006
Before each match, the stadium plays the Canadian and American anthems.
The tower is only one foot higher than the Washington Monument and is tilted by 45 °. It is the highest inclined structure in the world. It weighs over 8,000 tons, and its foundations are dug 92 meters underground.
In the summer of 1991, the stadium was closed, after a 55-tonne concrete beam fell and crashed on the...
28/01/2006
The tower is divided into seven parts (from above):
1. Observation deck - there is a souvenir shop here.
2. Apartments, recreation rooms, buffet.
3. A rotating dome with a restaurant.
4. Three glazed elevators, and two staircases with 662 steps each.
5. Shopping center, place of special celebrations and art exhibitions.
6. Main level, checkout, dinner reservations, exchange office,...
28/01/2006
The stadium is 205 meters in diameter and can accommodate 53,000 people on 161 boxes and 5 levels.
SkyDome is the first and only stadium that has a completely folding roof. The roof is partially assembled and disappears within 20 minutes, completely revealing the field of play and 91% of the stands.
The entire roof is over 103 m² surface and weighs 11,000 tons and curls at a speed of 22...
28/01/2006
Most churches come from the X and XI century, some are much older.
Active volcanoes have created layers of ash, mud and lava here for many thousands of years. Later, atmospheric factors removed the soft material, and the remaining more resistant stone protrudes in strange shapes, sometimes described as fabulous chimneys.
In the Goreme valley in Cappadocia there are supposedly 365 churches...
28/01/2006
This statue has a lion's body and a human head, it is 20 meters high and 73 meters long. At the widest point the face is over 4 meters.
The statue is forged in the monolithic rock remaining after mining the stone at 330 m distant The Great Pyramid, , was built by Pharaoh Chefren (the head of the Sphinx is apparently his portrait).
For centuries, the Sphinx has been a symbol of mystery and...
28/01/2006
The structure of this 443-meter tower, consisting of 110 floors, consists of nine structures with a square cross-section. They rise to the 50th floor, then the building narrows. Two TV antennas rise to a height of 527 meters.
76000 tons of steel were used for the construction of the tower, it would have been enough to produce 52,000 cars. Telephone cables installed here would wrap the globe...
28/01/2006
Schonbrunn was built as a palace and summer residence of numerous ruling families.
Construction started at the end of the 17th century, but the history of the palace goes much further. Emperor Mathias II, returning from hunting near the Katterburg residence, found a fountain with crystal clear water, which he called "Schöner brunner". (Wonderful fountain).
1,441 wonderfully painted rooms with...
28/01/2006
The Holy Family Basilica was supposed to be a symbol of the living Roman Catholic faith and the center of the whole complex of buildings, including schools and school workshops.
Gaudi treated building as an organic process - the stone takes on life, and ornaments grow from it like plants. He created on the construction site, observing the emerging shapes and preferred to change them according...
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"Zamek sam w sobie z zewnątrz perełka i cudo.
W środku, jak to w takich starych zamkach bywa, dużo drewana, sporo pustych pomieszczeń i dużo schodów do przejścia :)
Ale na pewno warto zobaczyć!..."
28/01/2024 16:09
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Jakie są obecnie ceny biletów?..."
28/01/2024 14:12
"Sporo cennych informacji. Dzięki za nie.
A sam budynek taki sobie ;)..."
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