TITLE

Famous Landmarks

AUTHOR(S)

Goldman, Phyllis Barkas

PUB. DATE

January 1997

SOURCE

Monkeyshines on Cultures & Customs From Around the World;1997, p150

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

A landmark is a prominent and identifying feature of a landscape. Many landmarks around the world are artistic in their design and/or function. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, bares the carved faces of United States Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. The Great Wall of China, is the longest wall in the world. The wall runs through Northern China and stretches over 1,500 miles, roughly following the southern border of the Mongolian plain. The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum (a large tomb) built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz-i-Mahal at Agra in North India.

ACCESSION #

12560561

Tags: HISTORIC sites;  PRESIDENTS -- United States;  CARVING (Decorative arts);  GREAT Wall of China (China);  TAJ Mahal (Agra, India)

 

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