ICON LOCATION WHY AN ICON? DESCRIPTION
THE PYRAMIDS OF GYZA • Three most famous pyramids
are
• Pyramid of Khufu , Pyramid of
Khafre , Pyramid of Menkaure
• WHS since 1979
• Pharoahs built these massive
• Constructed over 4500 years ago as
tombs to protect mummies,
massive tombs for the Egyptian
9 personal belongings and
Giza, Egypt pharaohs
supplies for the afterlife.
• Only wonder of the ancient world
• Height 138 m
that still exist.
• Weight of each building block:
between 2,5 and 16 tonnes
• Number of building blocks: 2,3
million
The Sphinx • Located in front of Great
Pyramid at Giza.
• Built by the Pharaoh Khafre
• Huge statue of creature with the
around 2530 BC to guard his
body of a lion and head of a human
tomb.
10 carved out of a single block of
Giza, Egypt • Covered by sand up to its chin
limestone.
until 1925.
• WHS since 1979
• Sand, wind, pollution and
vandalism has caused a great
deal of damage.
Berlin Wall • Wall was built to prevent East
Germans in Communist East
Berlin to escape to the west.
• Construction began in 1961 –
wall had watchtowers and
• Built in 1961 to separate East from
checkpoints such as Checkpoint
West Berlin
Charlie to prevent people
11 Berlin, Germany • Symbolised division between
crossing to the west
democracy and communism
• Height: 3,6m Width: 1.2m
Length: 45km
12 The Black Forest South-West • In German known as Schwarzwald • Region = 200 km long and 60km
, wide, in the state of Baden-
Wurttemberg on the border
• Known for its beautiful scenery between Germany and France
consisting of mountains covered with • Famous for :
Germany pine and fir trees, valleys, lakes and cuckoo clocks, Black Forest
picturesque villages. cake and cherry schnapps.
• Germany’s most popular tourist
region.
The Dome of the Rock
• Oldest Islamic monument in the
• In the old city of Jerusalem world
• Islamic shrine built on a sacred rock. • Can be seen from all four
13 Jerusalem, Israel • Third most holy site in the world for corners of Jerusalem.
Muslims. • Stone on which the Dome of the
rock is build, is also sacred to
Jews
The Wailing Wall
• Also known as Western Wall or
Kotel
• 2000 year old wall is all that
remains of the retaining wall that
• Located on the west of the Temple surrounded the Second Temple
built by Herod the Great and that
Mount in the old city of Jerusalem.
14 Jerusalem, Israel was destroyed by the Romans in 70
• Holiest Jewish site in the world. AD.
• Site is a place of prayer and
pilgrimage for Jews.
• Those who pray, write their prayers
on a piece of paper and insert it in
the cracks of the wall.
The Great Wall of China
• Dates back 2000 years
• Built by Chinese emperors to
• World’s longest human-made
protect China from invasion.
defensive structure.
• Most of wall that still exist today,
15 China • Symbol of China’s culture and
was built by the Ming dynasty.
heritage and ancient Chinese’s
• Stretches over 8850km from
engineering skills.
• East to West.
• WHS since 1976
16 The Parthenon Athens, Greece • Remains of 2500 year old temple, • Temple was built in honour of
located on the Acropolis, a hill the Greek goddess, Athena, the
THE PYRAMIDS OF GYZA • Three most famous pyramids
are
• Pyramid of Khufu , Pyramid of
Khafre , Pyramid of Menkaure
• WHS since 1979
• Pharoahs built these massive
• Constructed over 4500 years ago as
tombs to protect mummies,
massive tombs for the Egyptian
9 personal belongings and
Giza, Egypt pharaohs
supplies for the afterlife.
• Only wonder of the ancient world
• Height 138 m
that still exist.
• Weight of each building block:
between 2,5 and 16 tonnes
• Number of building blocks: 2,3
million
The Sphinx • Located in front of Great
Pyramid at Giza.
• Built by the Pharaoh Khafre
• Huge statue of creature with the
around 2530 BC to guard his
body of a lion and head of a human
tomb.
10 carved out of a single block of
Giza, Egypt • Covered by sand up to its chin
limestone.
until 1925.
• WHS since 1979
• Sand, wind, pollution and
vandalism has caused a great
deal of damage.
Berlin Wall • Wall was built to prevent East
Germans in Communist East
Berlin to escape to the west.
• Construction began in 1961 –
wall had watchtowers and
• Built in 1961 to separate East from
checkpoints such as Checkpoint
West Berlin
Charlie to prevent people
11 Berlin, Germany • Symbolised division between
crossing to the west
democracy and communism
• Height: 3,6m Width: 1.2m
Length: 45km
12 The Black Forest South-West • In German known as Schwarzwald • Region = 200 km long and 60km
, wide, in the state of Baden-
Wurttemberg on the border
• Known for its beautiful scenery between Germany and France
consisting of mountains covered with • Famous for :
Germany pine and fir trees, valleys, lakes and cuckoo clocks, Black Forest
picturesque villages. cake and cherry schnapps.
• Germany’s most popular tourist
region.
The Dome of the Rock
• Oldest Islamic monument in the
• In the old city of Jerusalem world
• Islamic shrine built on a sacred rock. • Can be seen from all four
13 Jerusalem, Israel • Third most holy site in the world for corners of Jerusalem.
Muslims. • Stone on which the Dome of the
rock is build, is also sacred to
Jews
The Wailing Wall
• Also known as Western Wall or
Kotel
• 2000 year old wall is all that
remains of the retaining wall that
• Located on the west of the Temple surrounded the Second Temple
built by Herod the Great and that
Mount in the old city of Jerusalem.
14 Jerusalem, Israel was destroyed by the Romans in 70
• Holiest Jewish site in the world. AD.
• Site is a place of prayer and
pilgrimage for Jews.
• Those who pray, write their prayers
on a piece of paper and insert it in
the cracks of the wall.
The Great Wall of China
• Dates back 2000 years
• Built by Chinese emperors to
• World’s longest human-made
protect China from invasion.
defensive structure.
• Most of wall that still exist today,
15 China • Symbol of China’s culture and
was built by the Ming dynasty.
heritage and ancient Chinese’s
• Stretches over 8850km from
engineering skills.
• East to West.
• WHS since 1976
16 The Parthenon Athens, Greece • Remains of 2500 year old temple, • Temple was built in honour of
located on the Acropolis, a hill the Greek goddess, Athena, the
