Quiz: Do you know where these monuments are?

Where is this monument located?

This fork, 8 meters (26'2 ft) high and almost 1.5 meters (4'9ft) wide, was made by Jean-Pierre Zaugg.

La fourchette by Jean-Pierre Zaugg in Vevey (Switzerland)

This fork has stood on Lake Geneva since 1995 in memory of the 'Alimentarium', the Nestlé Museum.

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Hint: These are the most important remains of the Nabatean culture, after that of Petra in Jordan.

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Mada'in Saleh (Saudi Arabia)

This is Mada'in Saleh, located in the north of the Hejaz region.

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This is the tallest equestrian statue in the world. It measures 40 meters (131 ft), weighs 250,000 kilograms (551,155 pounds), and is made of stainless steel.

Statue in honor of Genghis Khan (Mongolia)

This statue is located in Tsonjin Boldog, about fifty kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

A monument commemorating the expansion of the United States to the West, this arch is more than 200 meters (656 ft) high.

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The Gateway Arch in Missouri (United States)

The Gateway Arch is the largest architectural structure in the form of an arch. It is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, where the city of St. Louis was founded.

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10 half-buried Cadillacs decorated with graffiti. Visitors can try out their own painting skills on the cars.

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Cadillac Ranch in Texas (United States)

The Cadillac Ranch is a public art and sculpture installation where anyone can apply graffiti to one of the 10 Cadillacs. You just have to go to Amarillo, Texas.

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This is the highest-located administrative building in the world after the Pentagon.

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The Parliament Palace in Bucharest (Romania)

Its construction between 1985 and 1997 was commissioned by Nicolae Ceaușescu. Many buildings in the city center had to be demolished to make it.

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One of the most famous transmission towers in Europe.

The Berliner Fernsehturm in Berlin (Germany)

The television tower was built between 1965 and 1969 and is 368 meters high (1,207 ft). The Berliner Fernsehturm is one of the iconic and recognizable places in the city of Berlin.

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This is one of the few monuments in the world dedicated to Lucifer, and remarkably, it is located 666 meters (2,185 ft) above sea level.

'The Fountain of the Fallen Angel' in the Retiro Park in Madrid (Spain)

This statue crowns one of the fountains in Madrid's famous El Retiro Park.

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Tip: This cathedral houses the relic of the Three Wise Men of the East. And according to legend, it even holds their bones.

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Cologne Cathedral (Germany)

The 157-meter (515 ft) high Cologne Cathedral (1248-1880) was the tallest monument in the world until the Washington Monument was built in 1884.

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Tip: This is the fourth-largest Roman amphitheater in the world. It is also the largest in Africa.

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The El Djem amphitheater (Tunisia)

The El Djem amphitheater was built in 238 BC. It is one of the largest in the Roman Empire (between 27,000 and 30,000 spectators).

Hint: They regularly put clothes on this guy, because he might get cold.

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Manneken Pis (Brussels)

Manneken Pis (the peeing guy) is a 55.5-centimeter (21.8- inch) high bronze statue made by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy in 1619. It is a famous Belgian sculpture and a mascot for Brussels.

A basilica and temple on the deep bank of a river.

Sanctuary of Las Lajas (Colombia)

The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas is located in Ipiales, Colombia.

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This oval work of art serves as the mirror of one of the most fascinating cities in the world.

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'The Bean' in Chicago (United States)

Artist Anish Kapoor called it 'Cloud Gate,' but the locals call it 'The Bean'.

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Hint: This angel fell once because of an earthquake.

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The Independence Monument in Mexico City (Mexico)

This 'Angel of Independence' stands on a column inaugurated in 1910 in the center of Mexico City. It marks a century after Mexico's independence.

Clue: It's a series of churches carved into red basalt rock and connected by tunnels and passageways.

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The rock churches of Lalibela (Ethiopia)

These churches were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1978.

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It looks like a space station, but it is 80 meters (262 ft) underground.

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Turda Salt Mine (Romania)

In the salt solution, the temperature is constant all year round and is between 10 and 12 degrees Celsius (50-53.6ºF).

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Tip: This modernist building was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1997.

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The Santa Creu i Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona (Spain)

This hospital (of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) is the work of architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

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Women keep this monument standing. They are called caryatids.

The Acropolis of Athens (Greece)

This structure, supported by many pillars, including six statues of women, was a real revolution in its time (the fifth century BC).

Clue: it has more than 4,000 temples on 42 square kilometers (16 square miles)

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The Temples of Bagan (Myanmar)

Marco Polo wrote in amazement about the temples of Bagan.

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This is considered by many to be the world's tallest picture frame.

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The 'Dubai Frame' (Arab Emirates)

The photo frame was designed by Mexican architect Fernando Donis and inaugurated in 2018. The monument is ideally placed so that you can see the most important buildings (old and new) of Dubai through it.

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Hint: it is the bridge over the Danube that unites two countries.

The New Europe Bridge (Vidin, Bulgaria and Calafat, Romania)

The Vidin-Calafat Bridge, built in 2013, unites Romania and Bulgaria.

Tip: These are the stairs that go to heaven.

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The Temple of Heaven in Beijing (China)

'The Altar of Heaven', as it is also called, is located south of Beijing city. The Ming and Qing dynasties used this monument to thank heaven for the harvest. In 1998 it was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

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This is probably one of the most original cathedrals in the world. And no, it's not the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

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Brasilia Cathedral (Brazil)

The Nossa Senhora Aparecida, or Cathedral of Brasilia, was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.

This seems like a relic of Egyptian antiquity, but it actually stands in the capital of a South American country.

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The Obelisk of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

The Obelisk of Buenos Aires was built in 1936 by Pedro de Mendoza to mark the city's 400th anniversary. It is located in Plaza de la República, in the San Nicolás district.

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This church measures 74.5 meters (244.4 ft) and is the tallest building in the country where it is located.

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Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik (Iceland)

Hallgrímskirkja is a concrete church built between 1945 and 1986. It is located on top of a hill in the center of the city.

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This building has elements of different architectural styles.

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The Da Pena National Palace in Sintra (Portugal)

In the heart of a 200-hectare park, it stands out for its bright colors: yellow and red.

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This ensemble is formed by more than 600 steel tubes reminiscent of an organ.

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The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki (Finland)

Erected in 1967 by Eila Hiltunen, the Sibelius Monument is dedicated to Jean Sibelius, the Finnish composer and author of the national anthem.

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Hint: They say that this castle inspired Walt Disney for his Sleeping Beauty castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria (Germany)

Neuschwanstein Castle was built in 1869 for Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Hint: This fountain is a real movie set.

The Trevi Fountain in Rome (Italy)

The Trevi Fountain is one of the most famous of the Italian Baroque style. Legend has it that you must throw a coin over your shoulder if you want to return to Rome. The fountain became world famous through the bath of Anita Ekberg in the film 'La Dolce Vita' by Fellini (1960).

Clue: a reinforced concrete sculpture 11 meters (36 ft) high, in the shape of a hand.

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'Hand of the Desert' in Atacama (Chile)

'Mano del Desierto' is a work by the Chilean artist Mario Irrazábal. It was inaugurated in the middle of the Atacama Desert in 1992.