Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Statue of Liberty


Have you ever been to The Statue of Liberty? Well hear some amazing facts about The Statue of Liberty!!!!!

1.The Statue of Liberty is about 305 feet tall.

2.The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.

3.The Statue of Liberty weighs 25 tons.

4.The Statue of Liberty is female statue.

5.The Statue of Liberty's frame was made by Gustave Eiffel, the person who made The Eiffel tower.

6.The Statue of Liberty was started in 1875 and finished in 1884.

7.The Statue of Liberty was originally named Liberty Enlightening the World.

8.The Statue of Liberty costs $250,000.

9.The Statue of Liberty is one of the Seven Wonders of the World

10.The Statue of Liberty was closed during 1984 to 1986 so they could replace the torch.

It has been a wonderful time learning about The Statue of Liberty.I hope one day you will go see The Amazing Statue of Liberty!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Taj Mahal

Hi, do you know about the Taj Mahal? Well here are ten facts about The Taj Mahal.

1.The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

2.The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, India.

3.The Taj Mahal is completely made of white marble.

4.The Taj Mahal was made by Mughal king Shah Jahan.

5. The Taj Mahal was made by Shah Jahan in memory of her wife Mumtaz.

6.After The Taj Mahal was done, the workers hands were cut off so they could not make any thing  
as beautiful as The Taj Mahal.

7.The construction of the Taj Mahal started in 1631 and ended in 1653.

8.The Taj Mahal took 32,000,000 rupees to build, that's $1,292,302.72!!!!

9.It took 20,000 workers to build The Taj Mahal.

10.About 2 to 4 million people visit The Taj Mahal every year.

Now that you know a lot about The Amazing Taj Mahal, why not go and visit it? Here is a link to learn more.http://www.agraindia.org.uk/taj-mahal/taj-mahal-facts.html

Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Great Wall of China

These are 10 very cool facts about The Great Wall of China.

1.The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of  the World.

2.You can not see The Great Wall of China from space, it is just a myth.

3.The Great Wall of China is 8,851.8 kilometers long.

4.The Great Wall of China is the longest creation made by mankind.

5.The Great Wall of China is a few feet over 30 feet tall.


6.The Great Wall of China goes from the east of China to the west of China.

7.The Great Wall of China has a history of about 2,000 years.

8.The Great Wall of China was built by Qin Shi Huangdi.

9.The Great Wall of China was meant to defend China from enemy's.

10.The Great Wall of China did not block the enemy's from attacking China until the Ming dynasty came.

As you can see The Great Wall of China is fascinating. I loved doing a report on The Great Wall of China. I hope you go and see it!!!!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

The Eiffel Tower

Have you been to The Eiffel Tower. Here are 10 very interesting facts about The Eiffel Tower!

1.The person who engineered The Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel.

2.In the winter The Eiffel Tower shrinks 6 inches.

3. Torre De Eiffel is how you say Eiffel Tower in Spanish.

4.About 5.5 million people visit The Eiffel Tower in a year.

5.The Eiffel Tower weights 7,000 tons.

6.The Eiffel Tower is 320 meters talls.

7.The Eiffel Tower has 1,710 steps in it but  most people take the elevator.

8.It took two years to make The Eiffel Tower.

9.In the summer The Eiffel Tower can grow 3.25 inches.

10.The Eiffel Tower's restaurant can hold 200 people.

Now that you know a lot about The Eiffel Tower, why not go and learn a bit more? I hope you learned a lot about The Eiffel Tower!http://www.rphs.devisland.net/zach/funfacts.htm     here's a link to learn more!

Friday, December 28, 2012

Niagara Falls


10 Interesting Facts About Niagara Falls
Have you ever been to Niagara Falls? Well, even if you have, here are some facts about Niagara Falls.

1. Niagara Falls gets its water from The Great Lakes.

2. There are three falls in the Niagara Falls, the American, Horseshoe, and Bridal Veil Falls.
3. The height of the American and Bridal Falls is 176 feet and The Horseshoe Falls is 167 feet.
4. There are two islands in Niagara Falls called Luna Island and Goat Island. 

5.The Horseshoe Falls is also called The Canadian Falls.

6.The Horseshoe Falls is 2/3 in Canada and 1/3 in America.

7. The Horseshoe Falls drops 2,271,247 liters per second.

8. The American and Bridal Falls have 150,000 gallons in volume and the Horseshoe falls has 600,000 gallons in volume.

9.The American and Bridal Falls drops 567,811 liters per second.


10. Niagara Falls has moved 7 miles in 12,500 years.

Now that you know a lot about Niagara Falls, why don't you go and see The Majestic Niagara Falls!