Arc
de Triomphe - Was inspired by Napoleon who after his Austerlitz victory
on December 2nd 1805 said to his soldiers: "You will return home
through archs of triumph". The monument, located in Paris, stands 50
meters high by 45 meters wide by 22 meters deep.
Beach Buggy-
A special type of vehicle specifically designed for use on beaches.
They normally feature rear-mounted engines that transfers a high
proportion of the weight to the rear-drive wheels for extra traction
plus small wheels and thin tires, to help facilitate movement across the sand.
The Black PearlThere once was a real ship named Black Pearl captained by Henry Morgan, one of the world’s most notorious pirates.
The Black Pearl which first sailed in 1669 fought many battles; the most famous of which was an invasion in Panama in 1671.
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Is located in Bavaria near the town of Fussen was Walt Disney’s
inspiration to create the Magic Kingdom. Neuschwanstein literally means
“New Swan Stone” which is a reference to “the Swan Knight”; one of the
characters in an opera by the composer Richard Wagner. King Ludwig II
began construction of the castle in 1869. Today his fairy tale castle
stands as the most visited castle in Germany welcoming more than
1,300,000 tourists per year.
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last permanently
operational manually operated system in the US and is among the most
famous tourist attractions in the city along with Alcatraz Island and
Fisherman's Wharf. Cable cars operate on two routes from downtown near
Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf and a third route along California
Street.
Service began in 1817 to carry people between Staten Island
and the city of New York. It is operated by the New York City
Department of Transportation and transports about 75,000 passengers a
day.
The Checker cab is gone from the streets of New York but during its time it was the iconoclastic image of a New York City cab. It was big and roomy with checkered stripes on the sides.
Eiffel Tower - Located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, has become a global icon of
France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Named
after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair and stands at 1,063 feet tall.
It was the tallest man-made structure in the world until the Chrysler Building was built in 1930.
Sago Palm Tree (Cycas revolute) - Are Often called a “living fossil”
because it is one of the most primitive seed plants alive today. Its
origin traces back to ancient flora of the Mesozoic era more than 200
million years ago. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive
whorled feathery leaves.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Model - Was the fourth and last space shuttle built and
the last one to fly. Its first flight was October 3, 1985 and its last
landing was July 21, 2011 at Cape Kennedy.
During its time in space Atlantis orbited Earth 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126 million miles.
The largest airliners are wide-body jets. Some aircraft
in this category are the Boeing 747, Airbus A330, Lockheed L-1011
TriStar, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and MD-11. These aircraft are usually
used for long-haul flights between airline hubs and major cities with
many passengers.
Plane Foker - Manfred von Richthofen praised this aircraft as the best he had flown.
It offered excellent performance, yet it was safe and easy to fly.
Richthofen's recommendation led to the first provisional order for 400
production aircraft. In all, Germany produced around 3,300 D-VII
aircraft in summer and autumn of 1918.
P-51 Mustang - A long-range World War II fighter aircraft that flew as a bomber escort
over Germany. Powered with the British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, it was
unmatched by any other piston fighter aircraft of World War II.
The San Francisco Golden Gate is an art deco suspension bridge that stretches across
San Francisco Bay and is one of the most enduring symbols of the city.
Its construction arose from the need to get from San Francisco to Marin
and the ferry traffic in San Francisco Bay had become just too heavy.
Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began in 1933, and was completed
in 1937.
An Art Deco skyscraper in New York City,
located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd
Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at 319 meters (1,047 ft) it was
the world of tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by
the Empire State Building in 1931.
