Quiz: Do you know where these monuments are?

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

This fork, 8 meters (26'2 ft) high and almost 1.5 meters (4'9ft) wide, was made by Jean-Pierre Zaugg.

 

[jw5]

La fourchette by Jean-Pierre Zaugg in Vevey (Switzerland)​

This fork has stood on Lake Geneva since 1995 in memory of the 'Alimentarium', the Nestlé Museum.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

Hint: These are the most important remains of the Nabatean culture, after that of Petra in Jordan.

 

[jw5]

Mada'in Saleh (Saudi Arabia)​

This is Mada'in Saleh, located in the north of the Hejaz region.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

This is the tallest equestrian statue in the world. It measures 40 meters (131 ft), weighs 250,000 kilograms (551,155 pounds), and is made of stainless steel.

 

[jw5]

Statue in honor of Genghis Khan (Mongolia)​

This statue is located in Tsonjin Boldog, about fifty kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

A monument commemorating the expansion of the United States to the West, this arch is more than 200 meters (656 ft) high.

 

[jw5]

The Gateway Arch in Missouri (United States)​

The Gateway Arch is the largest architectural structure in the form of an arch. It is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, where the city of St. Louis was founded.

 

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[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

10 half-buried Cadillacs decorated with graffiti. Visitors can try out their own painting skills on the cars.

 

[jw5]

Cadillac Ranch in Texas (United States)​

The Cadillac Ranch is a public art and sculpture installation where anyone can apply graffiti to one of the 10 Cadillacs. You just have to go to Amarillo, Texas.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

This is the highest-located administrative building in the world after the Pentagon.

 

[jw5]

The Parliament Palace in Bucharest (Romania)​

Its construction between 1985 and 1997 was commissioned by Nicolae Ceaușescu. Many buildings in the city center had to be demolished to make it.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

One of the most famous transmission towers in Europe.

 

[jw5]

The Berliner Fernsehturm in Berlin (Germany)​

The television tower was built between 1965 and 1969 and is 368 meters high (1,207 ft). The Berliner Fernsehturm is one of the iconic and recognizable places in the city of Berlin.

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

This is one of the few monuments in the world dedicated to Lucifer, and remarkably, it is located 666 meters (2,185 ft) above sea level.

 

[jw5]

'The Fountain of the Fallen Angel' in the Retiro Park in Madrid (Spain)​

This statue crowns one of the fountains in Madrid's famous El Retiro Park.

 

[tanwahtiu]

Where is this monument located?​

This fork, 8 meters (26'2 ft) high and almost 1.5 meters

(4'9ft) wide, was made by Jean-Pierre Zaugg.

So free...

 

[jw5]

Where is this monument located?​

Tip: This cathedral houses the relic of the Three Wise Men of the East. And according to legend, it even holds their bones.

 

[jw5]

Cologne Cathedral (Germany)​

The 157-meter (515 ft) high Cologne Cathedral (1248-1880) was the tallest monument in the world until the Washington Monument was built in 1884.