European Cultural Landscape Friday, December 6, 2013 Mr. Broughman.

European Cultural LandscapeFriday, December 6, 2013

Mr. Broughman

• Notre Dame• Paris, France• French Gothic

architecture and a Roman Catholic cathedral; on an island in the Seine River

• Arc de Triomphe• Paris, France• Monument honoring

those who have died in France’s military campaigns

• The Louvre• Paris, France• Most visited art

museum in the world; home to 35,000 pieces including the Mona Lisa

• Eiffel Tower• Paris, France• Built in 1889 as a

monument for the World’s Fair; 1,063 feet tall; tallest structure in Paris

• Roman Colosseum• Rome, Italy• Built in 72 AD; stadium

that could hold 50,000 people for gladiator battles, dramas, and entertainment

• Leaning Tower of Pisa• Pisa, Italy• 183 ft. tall bell tower

that unintentionally leans to one side due to poor ground

• St. Peter’s Basilica• Vatican City• World’s largest church;

holiest site in Catholicism; location of Peter’s grave and site where popes are chosen

• Parthenon• Athens, Greece• Temple dedicated to

the goddess Athena in 483 BC and built upon a hill known as the Acropolis

• Westminster Abbey• London, England, UK• Gothic-style church;

burial place for several monarchs and site for royal events

• Big Ben• London, England, UK• Clock tower next to

Westminster Palace, the home of the British Parliament

• Dutch Windmills• Throughout the

Netherlands• Along with tulips, a

symbol of the Dutch countryside; can be used to pump water from low-lying areas

• Canals of Venice• Venice, Italy• Main way of

transportation in Venice, which sits below sea level along the Adriatic Sea