Eiffel Tower {Famous Sights Post}

by Fanni, 8th grade

The Eiffel Tower is in  France, Paris. The Eiffel Tower—or as the French call it, La Tour Eiffel—is one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks. The tower was designed as the centerpiece of the 1889 World's Fair in Paris and was meant to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution and show off France’s modern mechanical prowess on a world stage. When Gustave Eiffel designed his namesake tower, he cleverly included a private apartment for himself where he hosted famous guests, like Thomas Edison. The apartment is now open for the public to tour. As mentioned before, the Tower was built with the intent of showing off France’s industrial prowess during the World’s Fair, but the plan was to tear it down after 20 years. Eiffel had cleverly put a radio antenna and wireless telegraph transmitter in the Tower and the government eventually decided it was too useful to demolish.  Before the Eiffel Tower was built, Eiffel's firm was asked to design the internal frame for the Statue of Liberty, a task assigned to his trusted employee, Maurice Koechlin. They proved their iron handwork with Lady Liberty First. 

Times Square {Famous Sights Post}

by Dani, 8th grade

Times Square is a major tourist destination and entertainment center in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square is sometimes referred to as 'The center of the universe' or 'the heart of the world.' Times Square if one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Time Square on its busiest days. Times Square functions as a town square but it’s not geometrically a square, it is closer in shape to a bowtie.

Eiffel Tower {Famous Sights Post}

by Boldi, 8th grade

EIFFEL TOWER

Designer: Stephen Sauvestre

The Eiffel Tower is a really famous place for tourists. The tower is in Paris. Paris is the capital of France.

Some facts about the tower according to The Telegraph's website:

1.          Completed on March 31, 1889, the tower was the world’s tallest man-made structure for 41 years until the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930. 

2.          It is 324 metres tall (including antennas) and weighs 10,100 tonnes.

3.          It is possible to climb to the top, but there are 1,665 steps. Most people take the lift.

4.           The lifts travel a combined distance of 103,000 km a year – two and a half times the circumference of.

Disneyland in California {Famous Sights Post}

by Huba, 8th grade

Disneyland is very famous all around the world. Every year 12-15 million people visit it. For a day, the ticket is about 15 euro and for a week it is just 65 euro.We can find Disneyland in Southern California and in Paris. The first of the two theme parks was built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property. Its official name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Tokyo {Famous Sights Post}

by Ibolya Nádasi, 8th grade

Tokyo

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city in Japan.

As of January 2017, the population of Tokyo was 13.65 million people.

The cultural side of Tokyo is famous for its numerous museums, theaters, festivals, internationally noted cuisine, and professional sports clubs, including baseball, football, along with traditional Japanese pursuits like Sumo Wrestling.

Imperial place

The Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park- like area located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the Imperial Family, an archive, museums and administrative offices.

East garden

The East Garden is where most of the administrative buildings for the palace are located and encompasses the former Honmaru and Ninomaru areas of Edo Castle, a total of 210,000 m2. Located on the grounds of the East Garden is the Imperial Tokagakudo Music Hall, the Music Department of the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household, the Archives and Mausolea Department Imperial Household Agency, structures for the guards such as the Saineikan dojo, and the Museum of the Imperial Collections.