NOVA DIARY G08 It was designed by...
Sunday,30 November fair Today was a kind of fun.I got up at 6:15.I went to Shikoku University to take TOEIC test.It was terrible result.I should study speed reading,and read a lot of English book.instructor:Crisstudents:BB,university student,office worker,We were talking about famous landmark.1)Taj MahalIt was built from 1630 to 1653 in Agra,IndiaMaterials;White marble and red sandstone.It was designed by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife.It stands in a formal garden,with a watercourse and great domed entrarance gateDesigned by;Unknown.Has been accredited to several different achitects including Istad Usa and Geronimo Veroneo.2)The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster,London:It was designed by Charles Barry.Big Ben is the name of the thirteen-ton bell inside the tower.Possibly named after the politician Sir Benjamin Hall,or the boxer Benjamin Caunt.Bell rang for the first time May 31,1859.Brickwork with stone cladding.61 meters tall3)Empire State BuildingCompleted in 1931. Built in only 16 months.102 floors,1252 feet 381meters higt. Tallest building in New York until 1975 when the World Trade Center was built.Architects:Shreve,Lamb and Harmon.Steel frame,stone cladding.commercial office tower.Sagrada FamiliaConstruction began in 1882.Barcelona:SpainDesigner:GaudiConstruction was continued despite Gaudhi's death in 1926.Construction was halted in 1936 during the Spanish civil war.Construction resumed in 1952.