Mount Everest means "Virgin Mary" in Tibetan, and it is the highest peak in the world, with an altitude of 8848 meters. It is located on the border between China and Nepal in the middle of the Himalayas, just south of Dingri County in Shigatse, Tibet. The peak is covered with snow all year round, glaciers are hanging far away, and the silver peak is towering, which is a holy scene. Mount Qomolangma has 4 peaks over 8000 meters and 38 peaks over 7000 meters, which is known as the third level of the earth. There are many large modern glaciers at the foot of Mount Everest, and glacier landforms such as ice bucket, tinder and knife ridge are widely distributed. Below the snow line, the ice tower stands tall, with deep ice caves and winding rivers, and the scenery is extremely strange and spectacular.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House is a landmark building in Australia. Since the architect Robert Stan outlined her swan-like elegant appearance with natural and smooth lines, Sydney Opera House has become one of the most famous opera houses in Australia and even the world. Sydney Opera House is Australia's national performing arts center, also known as the Sea Opera House. It stands on Beniland Point in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, next to an island of the world-famous Harbour Bridge, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the southern end faces the botanical garden and government building in the city. The architectural style is novel, peculiar and magnificent. It looks like a fleet sailing to the sea, and it also looks like a huge white shell standing on the beach. It blends with the surrounding seascape and is poetic, and has become a symbol of Sydney. The Sydney Opera House broke ground in March 1959, which lasted 14 years and cost more than1000000 Australian dollars. 1973 completed and unveiled in June. Queen Elizabeth II made a special trip to cut the ribbon. The entire building of Sydney Opera House covers an area of 1.84 hectares, with a length of 183 meters, a width of 1 18 meters and a height of 67 meters, which is equivalent to the height of 20 floors. It is built on a very high concrete platform. In front is a 90-meter-wide step with a peach-red granite pavement. It is said that it is the largest and longest outdoor concrete ladder in the world today.
The whole Opera House is divided into three parts: Opera House, Concert Hall and Benilan Restaurant. The Opera House, Concert Hall and Lounge stand side by side on a huge granite pedestal, and each pedestal consists of four towering big shell roofs. These shells are arranged in turn. The first three cover one, facing the bay, and the last one stands with its back to the bay. It looks like two groups of clams with their lids upside down. The spire shells of different heights are coated with white plaid glaze. Seen from a distance in the sun, they are like erect shells and two huge white sailboats flying on the blue sea, so they are called "Sailboat Roof Theater". The shell-shaped pointed roof consists of 265,438+094 arc-shaped concrete precast blocks each weighing 65,438+05.3 tons, which are tensioned by steel cables and cover 6,543,800 white or cream tiles.
The lounge is located at the opening of the shell, with a large glass wall inlaid with more than 2,000 French-made glass plates 4 meters high and 2.5 meters wide. From the wall, you can see the beautiful Sydney Bay during the day. At night, you can see all the lights in the city.
The Opera House can accommodate 65,438+0,547 spectators, and its interior is novel, gorgeous and elegant. In order to avoid reflecting light on the walls during the performance, all the walls are inlaid with dark plywood: the floor and ceiling are made of locally produced boxwood and birch; The spring chair is covered with a smooth red leather case. With such a device, the performance can have a mellow sound effect. The stage covers an area of 440 square meters and has a turntable and a lifting platform. The stage is equipped with two gorgeous French wool curtains. A pattern is composed of three colors: red, yellow and pink, which is called "sun curtain" just as the sun shines on the earth. The other is composed of dark blue, green and brown, and hangs on the cloud like a crescent moon, which is called "Moon Curtain". There are 200 circuits of stage lighting, which are controlled by computer. It is also equipped with closed-circuit television, so that the stage supervisor can see the situation on and off stage at a glance. The concert hall is beautifully decorated and has 2690 seats.
Two small sloping roofs stand beside the opening of the shell, forming a large public restaurant called Benilan Restaurant, which can accommodate more than 6,000 people every night. Other various activity places are located on the base. The theater has more than 900 large and small halls such as drama hall, movie hall, large exhibition hall and reception hall, 5 rows of halls, 65 dressing rooms, library, exhibition hall, actor canteen, coffee shop and bar.
The Opera House is large in scale, beautifully furnished and frequently performed. Except for Christmas and Good Friday, it is open for 16 hours every day, with an average of 10 different activities, which can accommodate more than 7,000 people at the same time. The Opera House has become the busiest place in Australia, with an endless stream of tourists and audiences from morning till night. In the evening, people who come here not only watch performances, but also come to Benilan's restaurant to eat and watch the night scene.
Eiffel towel
The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of modern Paris. It is an exposed structural tower built in Paris 1889, France, with a height of 320 meters. The Eiffel tower is named after its designer, Gustav, a bridge engineer? Eiffel. The design of the iron tower is bizarre 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.
The Eiffel Tower is divided into three floors. There are 17 1 1 steps from the tower foundation to the tower top, and platforms are built at 57m,115m and 276m from the ground respectively. It is said that this tower is connected by 7000 tons of steel, 12000 metal parts and 2.5 million rivets.
1889 May 15, in order to cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the World Expo, tower designer Gustav? Eiffel personally raised the French flag to the 300-meter-high tower, so in order to commemorate his contribution to France and Paris, a bronze bust was specially built for him under the tower.
Until June 65438+10/October 65438+June 2004, in order to bid for the 20 12 Summer Olympic Games, the Paris municipal government of France specially introduced its preparations for bidding for the Olympic Games on the Eiffel Tower, which became a "natural advertisement" for France's bid for the Olympic Games.
Statue of Liberty (located in new york, USA)
The cultural heritage of the United States and the Statue of Liberty, 1984, is included in the World Heritage List.
The steel skeleton of the Statue of Liberty was designed by Eiffel, who designed the Paris Tower, and the statue was designed by the French sculptor Villepo Duke 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. Since the completion of 1886, it has been standing at the entrance of new york Port.
As a symbol of America, the Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, a small island west of Manhattan, New York, USA. Holding the torch, she stood at the entrance of new york Harbor, watching the metropolis day and night, and welcoming the millions of immigrants who have settled in the United States since the end of 19. 1984 was included in the World Heritage List.
The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French people to the American people and a symbol of freedom. The Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high, and the total height of the pedestal is about 100 meters. 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 is made of 65,438+020 tons of steel with 80 tons of copper as the outer skin. The total weight of the steel bracket inside the bronze statue is 225 tons, which was designed and manufactured by architect Vereboduk and French engineer Eiffel, who is famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The goddess, with tight lips, a radiant crown, a loose Roman robe, a torch several meters long symbolizing freedom in her right hand, and a copper coin with the date of the American Declaration of Independence engraved in Roman numerals-A.D.1July 4, 776. Broken chains were scattered on her feet, and her right heel was lifted to March. On the whole, she is an image of a rebel who breaks free from shackles and goes forward bravely. Goddess is noble. And its dignified and plump posture is like an ancient Greek beauty, which makes people feel kind and natural. When dusk falls, the light on the pedestal of the statue shines upward, reflecting a light blue jade carving of the Statue of Goddess. The light from the window of the goddess' crown seems to be a string of golden light on the goddess' head, adding a spectacular night scene to the bustling metropolis. French sculptor Bater Dee created this masterpiece. The image of the goddess originated from an exciting scene he witnessed at the age of 65,438+07: in 65,438+08,565,438+0, 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 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.
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. This statue is only 2.5 meters long with the index finger, 1 meter wide and 75 centimeters thick with nails.
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. On the 28th, US President Cleveland personally presided over the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty attended by 10,000 people. 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.
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. Baidu (the world's largest Chinese search engine)