Researching Famous Landmarks

Find the landmark you've been assigned listed below.  Click on the links for that landmark to find specific information.

Eiffel Tower

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Eiffel_Tower.htm

http://www.eiffel-tower.us/Eiffel-Tower-History.html

http://myeiffeltower.com/eiffel-tower-history

Big Ben

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Palace_of_Westminster.htm

http://www.parliament.uk/bigben

http://www.britannia.com/travel/top/bigben.html

Oxford

http://www.localhistories.org/oxford.html

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/introducing_oxford/a_brief_history_of_the_university/index.html

http://www.picturesofengland.com/history/oxford-university-history.html

Westminster Abbey

http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/London/Westminster_Abbey_origins.htm

http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/article/435490/The-history-of-Westminster-Abbey-London.html

Buckingham Palace

http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BuckinghamPalace/History.aspx

http://golondon.about.com/od/thingstodoinlondon/ss/buckinghampal.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-destinations/buckingham-palace.html

The Pantheon, Rome

http://www.romanlife-romeitaly.com/roman-pantheon.html

http://architecture.about.com/od/domes/ss/Pantheon-In-Rome.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/pantheon.htm

Olympia, Greece

http://www.olympia-greece.org/history.html

http://www.in2greece.com/english/places/historical/mainland/olympia.htm

http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/History-Of-Olympia-Greece.html

Auschwitz

http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/40-45/beginnings/

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/auschbirk.html

http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/auschwitz.htm

The Colosseum

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Colosseum.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/colosseum_01.shtml

http://www.roman-colosseum.info/colosseum/index.htm

The Vatican

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/vatican.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0861755.html

http://www.history.com/topics/vatican-city

The Parthenon

http://www.metrum.org/key/athens/history.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/parthenon.htm

http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html

Leaning Tower of Pisa

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/pisatower.htm

http://construction.about.com/od/Benchmark-Projects/a/The-Tower-Of-Pisa-What-We-Learned.htm

Stonehenge

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Stonehenge.htm

http://www.britannia.com/history/h7.html

http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/history.php

Acropolis of Athens

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Acropolis_of_Athens.htm

http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/acropolis.html

http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/28a.html

London Bridge

http://www.barryoneoff.co.uk/html/london_bridge.html

http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/BridgeHistory/

http://www.discoverlondonbridge.co.uk/default.aspx?m=26&mi=172&ms=68

Tower of London

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/stories/buildinghistory/

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/ukandireland/a/prtolsum.htm

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/London/tower-of-london.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/towerlondon.htm

Windsor Castle

http://www.castles.me.uk/history-of-windsor-castle.htm

http://gouk.about.com/od/londonandthesoutheast/ss/Windsor_Castle_Tour_3.htm

http://www.britannia.com/history/berks/windcast.html

Arc de Triomphe

http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/history

http://www.placesinfrance.com/history_arc_de_triomphe.html

http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/history/construction

Monet’s Gardens

http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm#visit

http://www.francetoday.com/articles/2011/04/24/how-monet-s-garden-grew.html

http://www.fondation-monet.fr/uk/content/claude-monets-chronology

The Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/en/history-louvre

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paris/hist/louvre-history.html

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louvre-museum-opens

Sistine Chapel

http://www.svcc.edu/academics/classes/murray/Ezine/sistine.html

http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings/a/sischap_ceiling.htm

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/michelangelo.htm

Berlin Wall

http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/berlin-wall

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1867.html

St. Peter’s Basilica

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/St_Peter_Vatican.htm

http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/Monuments/Saint_Peters_Basilica/History.htm

http://archaeology.about.com/od/sterms/g/stpeters.htm

Versailles Palace

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/Palace_of_Versailles.htm

http://www.blakeneymanor.com/versailles.html

http://en.chateauversailles.fr/the-palace-

Notre Dame Cathedral

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/Building-history

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Cathedrals/Paris/Notre-Dame.shtml

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/parisnotredame.htm

Edinburgh Castle

http://www.edinburghcastle.biz/history.html

http://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/index/story.htm

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_121&PropName=Edinburgh Castle

Prague Castle

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Czech_Republic/czech5.htm

http://www.hrad.cz/en/prague-castle/history/history-of-prague-castle.shtml

http://www.prague.cz/prague-castle/

Charles Bridge

http://www.myczechrepublic.com/prague/sightseeing/charles_bridge.html

http://www.prague.cz/charles-bridge/

http://www.prague-guide.co.uk/articles/charles-bridge-history-and-building.html

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