Can You Name the Country From a Picture of a Famous Landmark?

By: Tasha Moore
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Can You Name the Country From a Picture of a Famous Landmark?
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About This Quiz

You probably know of many famous landmarks, but it may be tricky for you to guess the countries that accommodate the tourist attractions. It's time to test your knowledge of celebrated markers of the world. Our very informative geography quiz flexes your visual knowledge and map wisdom.

Natural and manmade wonders of the planet are covered here, as well as super interesting facts about each place. If you're planning a trip to any destination that you see, we'll arm you with one or two facts that should impress the natives. Some places, such as the Great Buddha of Japan and Ayers Rock of Australia, have alternate names that carry sacred meaning for the peoples of the region. Other famous landmarks were made to break world records, like the Millau Viaduct in France which is the highest bridge in the world. Older manmade landmarks of the world, such as the Empire State Building in New York City and the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, were so well made that retrofit projects were implemented as late as the 21st century!

These amazing destinations draw millions of people every year, which means lots of revenue for host countries. Tourism maintains many of the locations that you'll see on this quiz. Before you set off on your journeys to these landmarks, scroll through the visual treats we've filtered for your convenient preview!

Eiffel Tower
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Do you name the place where this romantic structure pierces the skies?
Belgium
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
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When Gustave Eiffel engineered the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, he faced tremendous criticism from 19th-century intellectuals who deemed the project useless. In 1887, Eiffel responded that the towering structure would aid the work of physicists, astronomers and meteorologists.

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Great Wall of China
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Diverse groups once traded ideas and goods at this spot. Do you identify the territory?
Argentina
China
Senegal
Spain
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The Great Wall of China is an amalgamation of border walls constructed by small kingdoms conquered by Qin Shihuang, first emperor of China. The wall was a place where over 50 ethnic groups converged to trade.

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Statue of Liberty
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This "lady" is quoted to have said, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Can you name the country from an image of this famous femme?
United States
Sweden
France
Israel
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Gustave Eiffel, creator of the Eiffel tower in Paris, France, is responsible for engineering the suspension model that made the copper molding of New York City's Statue of Liberty possible. Americans paid for the statue's pedestal, and France paid for everything else.

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Great Sphinx
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Are you confident that you can ID the address of this landmark?
Haiti
Egypt
Kazakhstan
North Korea
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The Great Sphinx of Egypt and the two temples by which it crouches were built 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. Some Egyptologists believe that the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Chephren is responsible for building the half-man, half-animal Sphinx as well as the second pyramid.

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Forbidden City
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There exist thousands of rooms at this location. Do you recognize the country?
Honduras
South Africa
China
Finland
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China's Forbidden City occupies 864,000 square yards and is one of the world's biggest palaces with 8,662 rooms. China's most-visited monument established a list in 2015 that includes the names of thousands of tourists forbidden to ever return due to "uncivilized behavior."

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Tower Bridge
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Where does this marker straddle an equally famous European river?
New Zealand
England
Colombia
Norway
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Built between 1886 and 1894, the Tower Bridge of London, England is both a bascule and suspension bridge. The Tower Bridge straddles the River Thames and borrows its name from the nearby Tower of London.

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Golden Gate Bridge
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Do you know where to find this recognizable bridge?
Peru
Pakistan
Ukraine
United States
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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California is a suspension bridge that bestrides the mouth of the San Francisco Bay that leads into the Pacific Ocean. The 4,200-foot-long bridge was completed in 1937 and has been named one of the world's modern wonders.

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Taj Mahal
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Where do millions of people go each year to visit this cherished monument?
Mongolia
Bolivia
India
Iran
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The Taj Mahal draws nearly 3 million visitors yearly. The Indian landmark was constructed between 1632 and 1654 at the command of Emperor Shah Jahan who designated it as the burial ground for his late wife Mumtaz Mahal.

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New Year's Eve In Times Square
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Sound was born at this location's yearly celebration in '98. Do you know where it is?
Kenya
United States
Romania
Vietnam
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For the first time in 94 years, the New Year's Eve celebration at Time's Square in New York projected sound to pair with the lowering of the ball in 1998. The event organizers used digital wireless technology to execute the audio feat.

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Edinburgh Castle
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Crown jewels are housed at this landmark. Do you ID the exact country?
Estonia
Hong Kong
Scotland
Kuwait
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Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. Nestled in the Old Town district, Edinburgh Castle is home to the crown jewels, Honors of Scotland. The Edinburgh Tattoo draws large numbers of tourists to the region.

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Acropolis
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A renowned museum holds many remains of this place. What is the nation represented here?
Peru
Greece
Mali
Latvia
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The monuments at Acropolis, Greece date back 2,500 years and symbolize the height of Athens' regional influence. Many of the landmark's sculptures are preserved in the British Museum.

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Berlin Wall
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This structure separated East from West in what country?
Netherlands
Greece
Germany
Italy
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The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 to prevent people from escaping from communist East Germany to West Germany. The wall and the political doctrine that it symbolized were razed in 1989 at the end of the Cold War.

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Mount Everest
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An important record was set here in 2016. Can you guess the country where it all happened?
Iceland
India
Nepal
Armenia
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Mount Everest of southern Asia rests on the border between Nepal and China (Autonomous Tibet). In 2016, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville became the first combat-wounded amputee veteran to climb Mount Everest.

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Todai-ji
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Where on the Earth can you find the largest temple of its kind?
Tonga
Yemen
Japan
Vietnam
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The 49-foot Nara Daibutsu, more popularly known as Great Buddha of Nara, is one of the world's largest bronze statues ever built. The Daibutsu-den Hall that houses the landmark is home to Japan's largest Buddhist temple, the Todai-ji.

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St. Basil's Cathedral
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Ivan the Terrible is said to have been amazed by this iconic site. Do you know where it stands?
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Russia
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Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin, or Pokrovsky Sobor in Russian, is the official name of Russia's St. Basil's Cathedral. An improbable myth suggests that Ivan the Terrible blinded the cathedral's architect so that he would never build another structure so beautiful.

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Sydney Opera House
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Look closely and you'll see a strong Asian influence in this structure. What country owns it?
France
Japan
Australia
Norway
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Danish architect Jorn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House of Sydney, Australia. One of Utzon's sketches from 1962 indicates that "Chinese houses and temples" inspired him to build the opera house.

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Windmills At Kinderdijk
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It's a famous primitive structure that's extremely efficient at what it does. Can you name the nation?
Zimbabwe
Albania
Netherlands
Australia
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The 18th-century windmills at Kinderdijk in South Holland pump water from the lower regions of the Netherlands. The mills function by paddle wheels that extract water from the low-lying lands and pour it over barriers.

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CN Tower
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It's initialed and tall. Where is it?
Malta
Canada
Nepal
Paraguay
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Toronto's CN Tower reaches 1,815 feet and 5 inches into the sky; its initials stand for "Canadian National." Approximately 1.5 million people visit the landmark each year. The tower opened its doors to the public on June 26, 1976.

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London Eye
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It's an "eye" in the sky of which of these countries?
Italy
England
Sweden
Austria
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Positioned across from the Houses of Parliament and on the banks of the Thames River, the London Eye ascends 450 feet above central London. Visitors who ride high on the Eye get a glimpse of rural green pastures that lie just past the bustling city.

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Mount Kilimanjaro
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A common crop that once grew in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro has disappeared. Where on the map is this majestic landmark?
Tanzania
Denmark
Mexico
Portugal
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Prior to the twentieth century,, the common crop known as eleusine coracana, or finger millet, used to grow in abundance in the Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika region. The mountain's Chagga people brewed the millet to produce an alcoholic brew called mbege.

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Empire State Building
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This towering tower was once retrofitted. Try to quickly choose the country?
Germany
Finland
United States
Iceland
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In 2010, the Empire State Building launched a $2 million multimedia sustainability exhibit in the visitor's center on the second floor. The exhibit was introduced to showcase a retrofit program that was announced in April 2009.

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Trevi Fountain
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Authorities hand out hefty fines if you step out of line at this landmark. Do you identify its country?
Italy
Honduras
Ghana
Cyprus
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On April 12, 2017, a man went skinny-dipping in Rome's Trevi Fountain. The lewd act carried a stiff fine of 500 euros. That same month, two tourists incurred a fine totaling 900 euros for dipping their feet in the fountain's waters.

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Matterhorn
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A "little" version of this structure also exists in ________?
Uganda
Switzerland
Samoa
Thailand
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The Matterhorn mountains span the border between Switzerland and Italy. A relatively short distance away is Klein Matterhorn, or Little Matterhorn, which is a popular destination for skiers prepared to take on altitudes of 9,545 to 12,840 feet.

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Stonehenge
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Can you guess where these mysterious stones stand?
Australia
Greenland
England
Brazil
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Researchers have determined that there were approximately 90 original slabs that formed the mysterious circle at Stonehenge in South England. The stones were meticulously arranged to align with the rising and setting of the sun during winter and summer solstices.

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Uluru
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There's a sacred word that describes this sacred destination. How do you find it?
Australia
Canada
Chile
Malaysia
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Uluru is the sacred aboriginal name that the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatara people have used for centuries to refer to Australia's Ayers Rock. In 1873, William Gosse, a surveyor, named the landmark Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, who was Chief Secretary of South Australia at the time.

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Palace Of Versailles
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A revolution took place at this massive palace. Where did it happen?
France
Lithuania
Nigeria
Poland
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King Louis XV built the palace at Versailles for his son's wedding. The majestic building was used as an opera house before it was converted to a home for royals. Leaders of the revolutionary French movement stormed the palace on October 6, 1789.

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Brooklyn Bridge
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It's named after a celebrated borough that exists in which of these countries?
Philippines
United States
Uruguay
Zambia
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One of America's oldest suspension bridges is New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883. The bridge joins the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn and straddles the East River.

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St. Mark's Basilica
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Shh! Try to keep your peace at this holy establishment, or else. What country to you see in the image?
Bhutan
Italy
Zimbabwe
Ireland
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St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy is the city's most popular tourist attraction. In 1995, authorities of the landmark instituted a restriction on visitors and enforced a silence-only rule. Visitors were loaned headphones and a radio that streamed information about the basilica.

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Pompeii
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It's a space for tragic beauty. Where is the country?
Vanuatu
United Arab Emirates
Fiji
Italy
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Pompeii is an ancient Roman landmark near Mount Vesuvius. In A.D. 62, the town was hit with a destructive earthquake. Then, 16 years later Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing thousands of Pompeii's residents.

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Mannekin-Pis
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Is it a boy or a man? What country does this famous statue call home?
Belgium
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
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The name of the early seventeenth-century Mannekin-Pis statue of central Brussels refers to a man, although the statue resembles a young boy. A fifteenth-century motif of the image discovered in the town of Geraardsbergen depicts an adult-like figure.

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St. Peter's Basilica
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Reconciliation took center stage at this venue in 2014. Can you guess the country?
Canada
Japan
Italy
Greece
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Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who attempted to assassinate John Paul II in 1981, placed white flowers on the saint's tomb at St. Peter's Basilica in 2014. John Paul II was shot and wounded as a result of the attack, but he forgave Agca in 1983 and helped petition for his prison release in 2000.

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Festung Hohensalzburg
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Where can you find this fortress?
Bolivia
Greece
Austria
Kenya
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Festung Hohensalzburg is a palatial fortress established during the reign of Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein, and it sits at the summit of Festungsberg hill. The fortress is over 900 years old.

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Cologne Cathedral
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This gigantic church took quite a licking but it's still ticking in ________?
Singapore
France
Finland
Germany
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Germany's Cologne Cathedral suffered 18 aerial hits from the Allies during World War II. The Gothic church has the tallest twin spires (515 feet) of any church of its kind. Square footage of the cathedral's stained glass windows totals 107,609.

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Willis Tower
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A London company saw fit to change its name. Where on the planet does this building remain?
United States
Canada
England
Iraq
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One of America's tallest buildings, Chicago's Sear's Tower was renamed Willis Tower in 2009. The massive, 103-storied structure was renamed after Willis Group Holdings, an insurance broker based in London, agreed to lease 140,000 square feet in the tower.

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Little Mermaid
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A few folks in Europe can't seem to keep their hands off of this statue. What is the country?
Singapore
Denmark
Norway
Brazil
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In the first incident of dismemberment vandalism of the famed landmark in 33 years, a hooded man sawed off the head of Denmark's Little Mermaid statue in 1998. The mystery man deposited the statue's head at a television station soon after.

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Notre-Dame de Paris
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Get fantastic views of the city at the top of this landmark. Is it a challenge for you to choose the nation?
Japan
France
Belgium
Costa Rica
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Notre-Dame de Paris is a Gothic cathedral, whose most goth feature lies at the top of the north bell tower. Tourists enjoy an intimate view of the cathedral's gargoyle structures at the rampart that connects the south and north bell towers.

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Sagrada Familia
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A local saint designed this holy hotspot. Where in the world can you find it?
Spain
Portugal
England
Untied States
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Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi i Cornet designed Sagrada Familia, a minor basilica located in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona residents regard him as a saint and have appealed to Rome for his official sainthood status.

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Millau Viaduct
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Try to guess the country where this bridge spans?
Argentina
Qatar
France
Rwanda
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Constructed in 2004, the Millau Viaduct in South France has one of the world's highest road decks. The bridge spans 890 feet over the Tarn River and stretches from Causse Larzac plateau to Causse Rouge plateau.

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Tokyo Tower
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The long wait times at this locale are well worth it. How easy is it for you to select the right country?
China
Japan
Indonesia
Panama
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The Tokyo Tower of Japan rises 333 meters above the city of Tokyo. Approximately 3.2 million tourists visit the tower each year. The two main sources of revenue for the tower are tourism and antenna leasing.

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Colosseum
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Ferocious battles were once fought here and worshipers gathered at this destination spot. Where on Earth can you find it?
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Italy
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Pope Francis conducted a Good Friday service for thousands of people, including nuns and tourists, in April 2017 at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The procession lasted for 90 minutes.

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