0 1 Beijing-Tiananmen Square in Beijing

Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), on the south side of the Forbidden City, facing Tiananmen Square across Chang 'an Avenue. It is the gate of the imperial city in Ming and Qing Dynasties. 1 949101October1day, People's Republic of China (PRC) held the founding ceremony here, which became the symbol of modern China and was designed as the national emblem. Tiananmen Square, with more than 500 years of heavy historical connotation, highly concentrated ancient civilization and modern civilization of China, the symbol of new China and unparalleled political concern and yearning, is the place that people of all ethnic groups in China yearn for. She recorded the courage and strength of the Chinese nation to fight for independence and freedom without fear of bloodshed and sacrifice; He wrote a glorious page of the birth of New China and magnificent poems of the prosperity of the Chinese nation.

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English in London, England

Reading room of British Museum

Built in 1753, the British Museum is the largest and oldest museum in the world. The British Empire, which once dominated the world, shipped the priceless treasures from all over the world back to Britain and hid the best parts in the British Museum. These collections span 2 million years of history and civilization. Its circular reading room is where Marx studied and wrote Das Kapital.

"London Eye"

The world's largest Ferris wheel, built by British Airways to welcome the new millennium, is1.35m high and is called "London Eye". It has 60 cabins every week, each cabin can accommodate 25 people, and it can turn around in half an hour, overlooking more than 55 famous attractions in London. It receives millions of tourists every year. Some people criticized it as a "crazy city initiative", while others praised it as "the most attractive scenic spot in the world".

parliament house

This is a magnificent Gothic building, resplendent and beautifully designed, and it is the most representative building in Britain. It is the seat of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the highest legislative body in Britain, and the stage of many important historical events in Britain for hundreds of years.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the royal palace in London, with a large scale, elegant environment, surrounded by green trees and picturesque scenery. There are 600 halls and rooms in the palace, which are luxuriously furnished and unparalleled in the world. The backyard is a royal garden, 18 hectares, charming and colorful. The main hall is 1 10 meters long, where many state affairs of the Queen are held.

Chinatown

China, London, located in the downtown area of Soho in London, is a place where Chinese people live in compact communities. There are restaurants, housekeeping companies, grocery stores, clothing stores and antique shops in China, from Beijing roast duck to Cantonese sausage and Shanghai snacks, from Jingdezhen porcelain to Tang suit and cheongsam. Every Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other traditional festivals in China, it is full of lights, gongs and drums.

Westminster Abbey

Since 1066, Westminster Abbey has been the place where British kings hold coronation ceremonies and royal family members hold weddings, and most of the kings of past dynasties are buried here after their deaths. Since the British bourgeois revolution in17th century, many celebrities, such as biologist Darwin and physicist Newton, have also occupied a place in the temple, so the British call Westminster Abbey "the pinnacle of honor" and "the museum of history".

Tower Bridge

There are 12 bridges in the Thames that flow through London, the largest river in Britain, connecting the two banks together, and the most famous and distinctive one is the Tower Bridge in London. At both ends of the tower bridge, there are 76-meter-high towers built on two huge piers. The bridge deck is divided into two layers. The upper layer leaves and the lower layer moves. The lower floor can be opened and closed. When a huge ship passed under the bridge, the lower deck was lifted and opened, and the scene was spectacular.

Big Ben

Big Ben, located on the Thames, is 106 meters high and weighs 14 tons, and its surface diameter is 7.5 meters. When the minute hand moves, it can lift a person and be supervised by Sir Benjamin Hall, the chief engineer. Since 65,438+0859, it has been telling people the time with a steady and deep bell every hour.

The Statue of Liberty in America

The Statue of Liberty, the symbol of America.

The world-famous Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in new york Harbor, symbolizing the lofty ideal of the American people for freedom.

The Statue of Liberty weighed 450,000 pounds, was 46 meters high and its base was 45 meters high. It was the tallest memorial building in the world at that time. Its full name is "Statue of Liberty National Monument", and its official name is "Statue of Liberty that shines the world". The whole bronze statue takes 120 steel as the skeleton, 80 copper sheets as the outer skin, and 300,000 rivets are assembled and fixed on the bracket, with a total weight of 225 tons. The steel bracket inside the bronze statue was designed and manufactured by architect Jovi Reboduk and French engineer Eiffel, who is famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The goddess, with her lips closed, wearing a radiant crown and an ancient Roman robe, held a torch 12 meters high in her right hand and a stone tablet symbolizing the American Declaration of Independence in her left hand, engraved with the words "1776. 7. 4" as the date of the declaration. The broken chain is still on the foot, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny. On the pedestal of the granite statue, a well-known poem by American poetess Emma Nasaroach is engraved.

Sightseeing tourists take the elevator from the bottom of the bronze statue to the top of the pedestal, and then climb to the crown at the top along the spiral staircase inside the Statue of Liberty 17 1. For the convenience of tourists, there are some rest seats in every third section of the spiral staircase for tourists who can't reach the top at one breath. The crown can accommodate 40 people at the same time, and there are 25 small iron windows around it, each about 1 m high. Looking out through the window, there are many high-rise buildings on Manhattan Island, which is known as the "steel Babylon" in the East. New york Bay in the south is endless, and the waves and boats set each other off; The Hudson River in the north winds into the distance. From the crown to the right, you can climb to the bottom of the torch at the height of the bronze statue's right arm. 12 people can look out of the window. 9. 1 1 After the attack, it was suspended for security reasons and was not opened to the public again until May 2009. The pedestal of the statue is a hall, which was converted into an immigration museum by the US federal government in 1972. There is a cinema in the museum, which shows movies about the life of early immigrants in the United States for tourists. From downtown to Liberty Island, there is a ferry every half hour, which is very convenient.

This masterpiece of art was created by a talented sculptor in the late19th century. His name is Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. 1834 bartholdi was born in an Italian family in France. He has loved sculpture since his youth, and the image of the Statue of Liberty has existed in his mind for a long time. 185 1 year Louis? Napoleon? One day after Bonaparte staged a coup to overthrow the Second Republic, a group of determined * * * and party member built fortifications in the street. At dusk, a young girl jumped over the obstacle with a burning torch and shouted "Forward" and rushed at the enemy. Bonaparte's gun rang and the girl fell in a pool of blood. Bartholdi witnessed this fact with his own eyes, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. Since then, the girl who bravely climbed the torch has become a symbol of freedom in his heart.

1865, at the suggestion of others, bartholdi decided to create a statue symbolizing freedom, and the French people took it as a gift from the French government to the American government to celebrate the100th anniversary of American independence. Interestingly, not long after, bartholdi met a girl named Jenny at a wedding, which made Jenny beautiful and dignified. Bartholdi thought it was appropriate for her to be the model of the Statue of Liberty to "light up the world", and Anna accepted the request with pleasure. In the process of sculpture, they had a pure love and finally got married.

1869 After the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty was completed, bartholdi began to devote himself to sculpture. He went to the United States to win American support for the statue project, but Americans never realized the preciousness of this gift. Until 1876, when bartholdi was in Philadelphia to participate in the exposition celebrating the 0/00th anniversary of independence/kloc-0, the Statue of Liberty held the torch in order to attract public attention, which caused a sensation. The hand in front of people is only 2.44m long with the index finger, the diameter is over 1 m, and the nail thickness is 25cm. 12 people can stand by the torch. So this sculpture, which was little known a few days ago, suddenly became a treasure of art that all Americans are eager to appreciate. Soon, the US Congress passed a resolution, officially approving the President's acceptance of the request of the Statue of Liberty, and at the same time determining Bedro Island as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

1On July 6th, 884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5 of the same year, the foundation stone laying project of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty started. At the beginning of 1886, 75 workers climbed high scaffolding and nailed about 100 parts of the Statue of Liberty to its skeleton with 300,000 rivets. /kloc-in the middle of 0/0, the Statue of Liberty was finally established. 10/0 On October 28th, the President of the United States personally attended the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty and delivered a speech. Countless people gathered around the statue and looked up at the Statue of Liberty excitedly for the first time. Chen Shuaifo, president of China Yijing Association, visited the Statue of Liberty on 200 1 and laid a wreath. Because of his outstanding achievements, bartholdi was elected as an honorary citizen of new york and a member of the French Legion of Honor. He died in Paris on 1904, 1015 October, but the freedom statues he created always expressed people's love and yearning for freedom.

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It was 1876, which was given to the United States by the French. It was located near the mouth of the Hudson River in new york, USA. This is an important tourist attraction on Liberty Island where the statue is located. (Originally, France intended to give it to Egypt, because the idol was rejected by Egypt and then transferred to the United States, becoming a symbol of new york City and even the whole United States. )

Bartholdi, a famous French sculptor, spent 10 years painstakingly carving the statue. The shape design of the goddess comes from the sculptor's mother. The right hand of the goddess holding the torch is based on the sculptor's wife's arm.

The Statue of Liberty, dressed in ancient Greek-style clothes and wearing a radiant crown, has seven sharp peaks, symbolizing the seven continents and four oceans of the world. The goddess held a torch with a length of 1 2m symbolizing freedom in her right hand, and a declaration of independence engraved with1776 in her left hand, with broken handcuffs, fetters and chains at her feet. She symbolizes freedom and freedom from tyranny. On the pedestal of the granite statue, a well-known poem by American poetess Emma Nasaroach is engraved. The internal structure of this wrought iron statue was designed by gustave eiffel, who later built the Eiffel Tower. /kloc-completed and unveiled on October 28th. 1886.

The Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high, its pedestal is 93 meters high and its weight exceeds 200 tons. It is made of metal and placed on a concrete base. The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty was built by the famous Joseph Pulitzer, who raised 654.38 million dollars. Now the base is the American Museum of Immigration History.

1984, the Statue of Liberty was listed as a world cultural heritage.

The whole bronze statue takes 120 tons of steel as the skeleton, 80 tons of copper as the outer skin, and 300,000 rivets are assembled and fixed on the bracket, with a total weight of 225 tons.

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The steel skeleton of the Statue of Liberty was designed by Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the statue was designed by the French sculptor Villeboduque and completed in Paris. The French government presented this statue commemorating freedom to the United States as a gift to celebrate the100th anniversary of American independence.

1869, Bater completed the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty. The sculpture project started at 1874 and was completed at 1884, which lasted for ten years.

1On July 6th, 884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5, the foundation stone laying project of the statue base began. The pedestal is about 27 meters high and made of granite concrete. Below the pedestal is a huge concrete column, which was driven into the center of Fordwood Castle 6 meters deep. This castle is an octagonal military fortress. It was built in1808-1811,and was renovated in 1840. 1in June, 885, the whole statue was divided into more than 200 boxes and transported to new york by tugboat from Lyon. 1886101In mid-October, 75 workers assembled 30 rivets on scaffolding, about 100 parts.

1October 28th,1886 10, new york harbor was full of ship whistles and fireworks. With the sound of 2 1 salute, President Grover Cleveland presented the most famous statue in North America to the American people. Since then, passengers on ships entering new york Harbor can see the Statue of Liberty holding the torch of freedom high. For thousands of immigrants who come to the United States, the Statue of Liberty is a guarantee to get rid of poverty and oppression in the old world. The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol of the United States.

19 16, President Wilson installed an all-weather lighting system for the Statue of Liberty and presided over the completion ceremony.

1942, the American government made a decision to list the Statue of Liberty as a national cultural relic of the United States.

From 1984 to 1986.

[Edit this paragraph] Symbolic significance

For more than a century, the bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty standing on Liberty Island has become a symbol of the friendship between the American nation and the people of the United States and France, and has always expressed the lofty ideals of the American people for democracy and freedom.

185 1 year, louis bonaparte staged a coup to overthrow the second French Republic. One day, a group of * * * Republicans spread out their defense business in the street and started street fighting with political changers. At dusk, a young girl loyal to * * * and the regime, holding a burning torch, jumped over obstacles and shouted the slogan "Forward" and rushed at the enemy. Unfortunately, she was shot and killed. Since then, this brave girl holding the torch has become a symbol of the sculptor's pursuit of freedom. In addition, the image of the Statue of Liberty is based on Bater Di's later wife, and the face is taken from his mother.

The poem carved on the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty in Emma Lazarus's sonnet The New Giant;

Welcome,

Those who are tired and poor,

Crowded together, eager to breathe freely,

Prosperity is abandoned,

Poor guy.

Put these homeless people

People who have suffered a lot.

Give it to me together.

I hold high the lamp of freedom!

[Edit this paragraph] Install the Statue of Liberty

1884 On July 4th, the copper plate used to form this 150-foot-tall statue was officially handed over to the American Ambassador to Paris in Paris. However, whether it is negligence or incompetence, the US government does not know where to put the Statue of Liberty.

A charity foundation raised $654.38 million +0.5 million to build the pedestal of the statue on Bedro Island (later Liberty Island) on the other side of Manhattan. But the money is not enough. If the financial resources are cut off, the whole project will stop. 16-foot-tall hand holding the torch was exhibited as early as 1876 in Philadelphia 100 anniversary celebration, but the main body of this precious gift remained in France.

Pulitzer owns new york's Le Monde. Out of respect for freedom, in order to expand the influence of the newspaper, he launched a large-scale fund-raising campaign to build the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Pulitzer pointed out in an editorial on the front page of Le Monde that the Statue of Liberty's nowhere to live "is an indelible shame for New York State and our country!" ! Now there is only one way to save the goddess, and that is to raise money as soon as possible. "We don't expect millionaires to pay the money. The Statue of Liberty is not a gift from a French millionaire to an American millionaire, but a gift from all French people to all American people. "

At the end of the editorial, he sincerely asked people to consider this appeal and, more or less, to donate money.

Sincere and generous words touched the public, and then the news and comments on architectural statues published in Le Monde pushed this mood to a climax. Pulitzer himself took the lead in donating $250, and appointed his right-hand man, Reavis, to be responsible for fund-raising.

Le Monde planned to raise $654.38 million+for the statue, while Reavis raised $75,000 in four months, and 654.38+02 million people participated in the fund-raising, ranging from 5 cents to 250 dollars, expressing everyone's admiration for the great image of the goddess. Reavis once described it like this: "It is a miracle that a newspaper inspires the enthusiasm of a nation ... there has never been a newspaper before. Have such a great influence on the people. Every day, we can see touching new things in fund-raising activities, which reflects the people's trust in Le Monde. For this sacred trust, Le Monde must strive to defend it. "

Other newspapers showed unusual indifference to fundraising. However, Le Monde is doing its best to welcome the arrival of the Statue of Liberty. 1In June, 885, the French transport ship "Yesailai" arrived in the United States with 2 10 boxes of main images, and was welcomed by the American fleet and the "emmons" chartered by Le Monde. By August, Le Monde had raised 10 109 million dollars for the Statue of Liberty.

The financial guarantee enabled the installation of the statue to proceed smoothly. 75 workers participated in the installation, and the formed copper sheet was fixed on the iron frame with rivets. The assembly took half a year and only 300,000 rivets were used. The colossus is as high as 160 feet and stands on a pedestal almost as high. Such a tall and heavy goddess must not only stand firm, but also be able to withstand the strong sea breeze. In order to solve this problem, Eiffel, who built the Paris Tower, designed a tower-shaped internal support structure with four legs, and the tower legs were embedded in a base 8 meters deep, so that the statue could stand firmly by the sea.

After long-term efforts, the glorious project of the Statue of Liberty was finally completed. The contributions of Pulitzer and Le Monde have not been forgotten. Pulitzer was frequently invited to participate in various celebrations, but many dignitaries and rich people who attended the celebrations turned a blind eye when funds were scarce. Le Monde once commented on the pedestal made of fine marble: "When donations are needed, the stingy millionaires in new york are careless about the Statue of Liberty and tightly buckle their pockets. If the marble in this base is half as hard as their heart, it is first-class marble. "

1886101October 26th, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled. The Statue of Liberty, wearing a laurel crown, holding high the torch and holding high the code, has stood tall in new york Harbour ever since, welcoming ships at sea for countless days and nights.

Eiffel Tower in France

The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel) is a hollow structural tower built in Paris 1889, France, with a height of 300 meters, an antenna height of 24 meters and a total height of 324 meters. The Eiffel Tower is named after Gustav, the bridge engineer who designed it. Eiffel. The design of the iron tower is novel and unique, and it is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture, so it has become an important attraction and prominent symbol in France and Paris.