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Early Modern Europe
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
02/23/2007

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Ancient circles of large, upright stones on a plain in England, dating from 1800 to 1500 BC
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Stonehenge
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18th century palace in London used as the present royal family's official London residence
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Buckingham Palace
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Name for a major avenue in Paris noted for its elegant cafes and shops
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Champs Elysees
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19th Century theatre in Moscow noted for its ballet and opera company
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Bolshoi Theatre
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Highest hillltop in Athens where the Parthenon was built by ancient Greeks
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Acropolis
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Art Museum in Paris containin art treasures including the Mona Lisa
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The Louvre
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12th century Bell tower in Pisa, Italy; dramatically leaning after its foundation shifted
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Leaning tower of Pisa
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Former palace of the tsars of St. Petersburg, now the Hermitage
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Winter Palace
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19th century bell tower in London next to house of parliament
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Big Ben
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13th century church in London used for coronations and burial place of famous persons
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Westminster Abbey
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Royal residence built by French King Louis XIV art town of Versailles outside Paris
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Versailles Palace
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11th century castle in London formerly used as a prison and place for executions
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Tower of London
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Medieval, walled stone fortress in Moscow inside which buildings and offices of Russia's governments
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Kremilin
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Art museum in St. Petersburg which formerly was the winter palace of Russia's tsars
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The Hermitage
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Temple built on the Acropolis in Athens by ancient Greeks but now in ruins
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Parthenon
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Large Cathedral in Paris considered a masterpiece of medieval Gothic architecture
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Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Huge iron structure in Paris built in 19th century when it was the highest free standing structure in the world
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Eiffel Tower
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Huge arena in rome, built by ancient Romans, noted for contests held there between gladiators
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Colosseum
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Catholic cathedral built in Rome in 1500's which is largest church in the world
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St. Peter's Basilica
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