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Athens was the leading city in Greece during the greatest
period of
Greek civilization during the 1st millennium BC. During the "Golden
Age"
of Greece, roughly 500 BC to 300 BC, it was the Western world's leading
cultural, commercial and intellectual center, and indeed it is in the
ideas
and practices of ancient Athens that what we now call "Western
civilization"
has its origins.
Easter Island, Rapa Nui or "navel of the world", an
island in
the south Pacific Ocean is the most isolated inhabited island in the
world.
The island is famous for its numerous moai, the stone statues now
located
along the coastlines.
These colossal statues in front of the Great Temple of
Aboo-Simbel are
the most extraordinary work that remains to us of the age of Remeses
II.
No other monuments in existence strike the observer with such an
impression
of vastness except the Sphynx near the Pyramids of Geezeh.
On October 3rd 1990, millions of German people witnessed the
reunification
of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic
Republic
(GDR). As millions counted down the last few seconds to midnight, the
new
black, red and gold German flag was unfurled and fluttered in the cold
night air. Ein Prosit, ein Prosit, Der Gemütlichkeit. A toast, a toast,
to happiness.
During the Qin Dynasty, Meng Jiangnu's husband, Fan Qiliang
was caught
by federal officials and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu
heard
nothing from him, so she went to the Great Wall and discovered that her
husband had died. Hearing the bad news, she began to wail loudly and
hit
the wall causing a huge chunk of the Great Wall to collapse. Matching
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An important settlement for around two millennia, London is
today one
of the world's leading business, financial and cultural centres, and
its
influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the
arts all contribute to its status as one of the major global cities.
The majestic Inca city of Machu Picchu attracts millions of
visitors
from around the world each year. Oh mighty condor, take me home, up
into
the Andes, to be with my Inca brothers.
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country's fourth
largest city,
as well as the second largest city in the province of Ontario. The
Ottawa
or Odawa, meaning traders, are a Native American and First Nations
people.
There are approximately 15,000 Ottawa living in Michigan, Ontario, and
Oklahoma.
Bonjour et bienvenue a Paris. Nicknamed "the City of Light"
(la Ville
Lumière) since lighting its main boulevards with gas street lamps
in 1828, the city of Paris also has a reputation as a "romantic" city
and
the "heart of Europe". Viva la France.
