12443. Famous

Potala
Famous for : dalai lama's palace at lhasa (tibet).

12444. Famous

Sinai
Famous for : peninsula of egypt between the gulfs of suez and aquba, at the head of red sea.

12445. Famous

Seychelles
Famous for : island in indian ocean, got freedom on june 28, 1976.

12446. Famous

Sodom
Famous for : in israel, the lowest point on earth.

12447. Famous

Vatican
Famous for : official residence of the pope of rome.

12448. Famous

Versaillers (france)
Famous for : famous for the treaty of versailles which ended world war i in 1918.

12449. Famous

Vienna
Famous for : capital of austria. the venue of strategic arms limitation talks (salt) between russia and u.s.a.

12450. Famous

Walling wall
Famous for : part of the western wall of the temple court in jerusalem. part of the wall, probably dates from the time of solomon, is regarded by both jews and moslems as one of special sanctity.

12451. Famous

Wall street
Famous for : in manhattan, new york, famous for american's stock exchange market.

12452. Famous

White house
Famous for : the official residence of the president of u.s.a. in washington d.c.

12453. Famous

Zurich (switzerland)
Famous for : famous for the manufacture of cotton and silk and for its lenses.

12454. Famous

Auroville
Famous for : unesco sponsored world's first international town near pondichery in tamil nadu named after aurobindo ghose. it was inaugurated on february 28,1963.

12455. Famous

Abu simbal(usa)
Famous for : a monument executed by unsco in egypt, the famous temple at nybia(egypt) was facing submergence as result of the construction of aswan dam. unsco has reconstructed it and was inaugurated on 12th sept. 1968.

12456. Famous

Adam's bridge
Famous for : sand and rock bridge between sri lanka and india. legent has is that was constructed by lord rama when he was in invade lanka of ravana.

12457. Famous

Alice springs (australia)
Famous for : spring with medicinal properties.

12458. Famous

Big ben
Famous for : name given to the big clock of the british parliament building.

12459. Famous

Billing's gate
Famous for : london fish market. as a term, it means foul language.

12460. Famous

Dodoma
Famous for : this is going to be the new capital of tanzania in place of dar-es-salam.

12461. Famous

Eiffel tower
Famous for : 985 feet high tower in paris build by gustav effel in 1887-89 at a cost of 2,00,000.

12462. Famous

Elba
Famous for : an isolated island in the meduterranean sea, where napoleon was exiled in 1841.

Invention
Invention : sunglasses
Year : 1752
Inventor : james ayscough
Country : uk.      .. More >>