When Was Big Ben Built?
When Was Big Ben Built? Big Ben was built in 1859. It is the bell that chimes the hours in the Clock Tower of the British Houses of Parliament, London, and is so called...
Read MoreWhen Was Big Ben Built? Big Ben was built in 1859. It is the bell that chimes the hours in the Clock Tower of the British Houses of Parliament, London, and is so called...
Read MoreWhy Was the Statue of Liberty Built? The statue of Liberty was built to celebrate the birth of the United States of America and to commemorate the friendship between...
Read MoreWhy Was the Taj Mahal Built? The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan (1614-66) as a tomb for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated at Agra in...
Read MoreWhere Is Pompeii? For nearly 1,700 years Pompeii in southern Italy was a dead and buried city, forgotten by all except historians. But for more than 600 years before...
Read MoreWhich Is the Highest Waterfall in the World? The world’s highest known waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela. It is the world’s highest uninterrupted...
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