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伦敦塔桥 Tower of London bridge  The Construction of Tower Bridge began in 1885 and it was opened 9yrs later by Edward VII the then Prince of Wales, Amidst pomp and ceremony. It is the only bridge in London that can be raised to allow ships to pass. Since the Thames is no longer used much as a trade and shipping route, the complex lifting mechanism is only used 4 or 5 times a week. 国会大厦及大本钟  Houses of Parliament and Big Ben  Big Ben is one of Londons best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face.  金门大桥 Golden Gate Bridge The orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge-probably the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed bridge in the world-are visible from almost every point of elevation in San Francisco. The only cleft in Northern Californias 600-mile continental wall, for years this mile-wide strait was considered unbridgeable. Designed by Joseph Strauss, it was the first really massive suspension bridge, with a span of 4200ft, and until 1959 ranked as the worlds longest. It was designed to withstand winds of up to a hundred miles an hour and to swing as much as 27ft. 巴黎圣母院 卢浮宫 The Sydney Harbour Bridge Brooklyn Bridge 美国五角大厦 The pentagon The headquarters of the US military establishment is one of the largest chunks of architecture in the world: though its only five storeys tall, the total floor area of over 6.5 million square feet is three times that of the Empire State Building. the Empire State Building帝国大厦 * Notre Dame de Paris, more than seven hundred years old, is only the most recent of holy houses to occupy this ancient sacred ground. The Celts held their services on this island in the Seine, and atop their sacred groves the Romans built their own temple to Jupiter. In the early years of Christianity, a basilica dedicated to St. Etienne was constructed around 5