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Jefferson Memorial - Washington DC
Jefferson MemorialSituated on the South side of the Tidal Basin, in West Potomac park, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of the cities most picturesque landmarks. Dedicated in 1943, on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth, this simple circular classical white marble monument is in keeping with a style much favored by the third U.S. president, architect, scholar and political thinker. At its center, a towering 19-foot bronze portrait statue (the plaster one, in position until after WWII, is in the basement, too large to be removed intact) stands on a 6-foot pedestal.
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Kossuth Square - Budapest - Hungary
Two monumental buildings stand opposite Parliament. The less pompous Classicist one on the right-hand side of the square is the building of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The one that draws the eye is the Museum of Ethnography, originally built as the Central Court.
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Leal Senado Square - Macau - China
Leal Senado SquareThe 'Largo do Senado', Senado Square is situated in the heart of Macau's shopping area and is undoubtedly one of the most interesting spots in the city. Both tourists and local people enjoy the square, where there are a lot of activities all year round. Covering 3,700 square meters, the wave-patterned mosaic tile pavement was created by Portuguese experts in a traditional style found in many parts of Southern Europe. From the main road to the Church of St. Dominic, the pavement extends to the Ruins of St. Paul's, making the heart of the city a pedestrian paradise. All but essential vehicles are banned from the square, which features a fountain shaped like an artillery sphere as well as monumental plants and benches.
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Lincoln Memorial - Washington DC
Lincoln Memorial. The building (archtect: Henry Beacon) was constructed in the style of a classical greek temple with 36 columns meant to represent the Union at the time of Abraham Lincoln's death . On the North wall, the 16th president's second inaugural address; on the South wall the Gettysburg address. Above the statue the words: ""In this Temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever"".
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Lincoln Memorial - Washington DC
Lincoln Memorial. The building (archtect: Henry Beacon) was constructed in the style of a classical greek temple with 36 columns meant to represent the Union at the time of Abraham Lincoln's death . On the North wall, the 16th president's second inaugural address; on the South wall the Gettysburg address. Above the statue the words: ""In this Temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever"".
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Lincoln Memorial - Washington DC
Lincoln Memorial. The building (archtect: Henry Beacon) was constructed in the style of a classical greek temple with 36 columns meant to represent the Union at the time of Abraham Lincoln's death . On the North wall, the 16th president's second inaugural address; on the South wall the Gettysburg address. Above the statue the words: ""In this Temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever"".
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Monument - London
London Monument. This 202-foot high Doric column, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, commemorates the Great Fire of London in September 1666. It is the tallest isolated stone column in the world and is 202 feet away from the spot where the fire is alleged to have started in Pudding Lane
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National Museum - Budapest - Hungary
The Hungaryan National Museum is the most significant, and one of the oldest collection of Hungary. As the first museum of Hungary, it was founded by a highly educated peer, count Ferenc Sz?chenyi, in 1802, who offered his manuscript, map, numismatic and print collection to form a core material for a national museum to be built. The bill passed in 1808 which ordered the construction of the Hungarian National Museum (and library) which was designed and built by Mihßly Pollßck, one of Hungary's most well-known architects of his time, between 1837-1847. The monumental building of neoclassical design was opened in 1847, as the fourth largest museum in Europe.
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O'Connell Street and Bridge - Dublin
O' Connell Street And Bridge. Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O'Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named aftyer the then Viceroy - Lord Carlisle. The original bridge had a hump and was much narrower and Gandon had designed obelisks and plinths for the four corners. In 1880 it was widened and the hump removed - it is now almost square - being as wide as it is long. In 1882 it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell when the statue in his honour was unveiled.
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