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Famous Buildings around the World

We had fantastic fun showcasing our wonderful constructions to the children throughout the school. We all chose a building and researched it using our school iPads and designed our buildings. The children throughout the school were delighted to hear all about the famous buildings and learned a lot of interesting facts about the buildings. Can you match the building name with the correct picture below? 
  1. The Guggenheim — New York City, USA
  2. Taj Mahal — Agra, India
  3. Dancing House — Prague, Czech Republic
  4. Château de Chenonceau — Chenonceaux, France
  5. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum — Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  6. The Pyramids of Giza — Giza, Egypt
  7. Acropolis of Athens — Athens, Greece
  8. Le Centre Pompidou — Paris, France
  9. Musée d’Orsay — Paris, France
  10. The Gherkin — London, U.K.
  11. Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília — Brasília, Brazil
  12. Westminster Abbey — London, U.K.
  13. Château Frontenac — Québec, Canada
  14. The Colosseum — Rome, Italy
  15. One World Trade Center — New York City, USA
  16. St. Basil’s Cathedral — Moscow, Russia
  17. Dome of the Rock — Jerusalem, Israel
  18. The White House — Washington, D.C., USA
  19. Lincoln Center — New York City, USA
  20. Le Mont-Saint-Michel — Normandy, France
  21. Sultan Ahmed Mosque — Istanbul, Turkey
  22. Musée du Louvre — Paris, France
  23. Sydney Opera House — Sydney, Australia
  24. Fallingwater — Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA
  25. The Pantheon — Rome, Italy
  26. Space Needle — Seattle, Washington, USA
  27. House of Parliament and Elizabeth Tower — London, U.K.
  28. Burj Khalifa — Dubai, UAE
  29. Leaning Tower of Pisa — Pisa, Italy
  30. The Flatiron Building — New York City, USA
  31. Eiffel Tower — Paris, France

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