The document summarizes several famous historic sites around the world, including their locations and significance. Some of the sites mentioned are the Acropolis in Greece, which contains remnants from 2500 years ago; Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, an important Buddhist and political center; Persepolis in Iran, comprising monumental buildings from the Achaemenid Empire; Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, England; Tower Bridge in London, an iconic bridge across the River Thames; Easter Island, home to impressive Moai statues; Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India, known as the Palace of Winds; and Qutub Minar in Delhi, India, one of the tallest

1. Historical Places

2. A historic site or heritage site is an official
location where pieces of political, military,
cultural, or social history have been preserved
due to their cultural heritage value.
 Historic sites are usually protected by law, and
many have been recognized with the
official national historic site status.
A historic site may be any building, landscape,
site or structure that is of local, regional, or
national significance.

3. Acropolis (Greece):

4. • Address: Athens, Greece
• Located on a 150 m tall
rock, the sight from this
beautiful place is magical.
• However, the amazing
attractions are the
archaeological remnants
in the three hectare
surface area.
• Though adding Acropolis
in the list would be unfair
as it consists of 21 historic
sites including the
legendary 2500 year old
temple, “Parthenon”.

5. Potala Palace

6. Address: 35 Beijing Middle Rd, Chengguan, Lhasa, Tibet, China
Elevation: 3,700 m
Function: Palace
Architects: Songtsen Gampo, 5th Dalai Lama
 Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet. The old Potala Palace was built in 7th century.
 At that time Zhanpu King (Shuzhan Genpu) established Tufen Kingdom in Tibet, Lhssa was its
Capital, The Emperor of China’s Tamg Dynasty sent Princess Wenchen to merry Zhanpu King.
 Zhanpu King decided “to build a city to show the glory”, then started to built Potala Palace on
the Red Hill. There were 1,000 rooms in it;
 however the old Palace was destroyed during the war.
 The present Potala palace was re-built major after 17 century, particular during Dalai Lama V
period. The present Potala Palace is 119 meters height with 13 floors.
 It is famous for its high historical value and kept numerous treasure in it.

7. Persepolis (Iran)

8. Address: Iran
Period: Achaemenid Empire
Founded: 6th century BC
Builders: Darius I, Xerxes I,
Artaxerxes I of Persia
• Darius, the Persian ruler in 515 BC
needed a ceremonial capital.
• This resulted in the creation of one
of the great citadels of all times,
Persepolis.
• It comprises of various
monumental buildings on a big
artificial stone terrace about 1,480
by 1,000 ft.
• A wide and shallow double
staircase was constructed for
horses to climb from the plains to
the top of the terrace.
• Also, the head of the staircase is
encompassed with the Gate of
Xerxes, a gatehouse safeguarded by
huge carved stone bulls.

9. Big Ben. London, England.

10. • Address: London SW1A 0AA, United
Kingdom
• Height: 96 m
• Opened: 1859
• Architects: Augustus Pugin, Charles Barry
• London borough: City of Westminster
 The Houses of Parliament and
Elizabeth Tower, commonly called Big
Ben, are among London's most iconic
landmarks and must-see London
attractions.
 Technically, Big Ben is the name given
to the massive bell inside the clock
tower,
 which weighs more than 13 tons
(13,760 kg).
 The clock tower looks spectacular at
night when the four clock faces are
illuminated.

11. Tower Bridge

12. • Address: Tower Bridge Rd,
London SE1 2UP, United
Kingdom
• Opened: June 30, 1894
• Construction started: June
21, 1886
 London Bridge was originally
the only crossing for the
Thames but as the
population of London grew,
new bridges were needed.
 At this time the east end of
London was a thriving,
densely populated port being
served by hundreds of boats
including Thames Sailing
Barges.

13. Easter Island

14.  Located out in the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island, a special territory of Chile
 is home to Moai statues that are the only thing left of a culture that once lived here.
 These gigantic and impressively carved heads are just another reminder that primitive people
were not really all that primitive.
 The stones that attract visitors to this island are made out of volcanic ash; many still remain in
the quarry, left behind by the inhabitants as diminishing resources on the island left their
tribes doomed to wars that finally killed them off.

15. Hawa Mahal, Jaipur

16. • Address: Hawa Mahal Rd, Badi Choupad,
Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302002, India
• Height: 15 m
• Opened: 1799
• Built by: Pratap Singh of Jaipur
• Architectural style: Mughal architecture
 The great monuments of the royal
Rajputs of Rajasthan, Hawa Mahal also
Palace of Winds is situated in the heart
of pink city and the capital of
Rajasthan,Jaipur.
 The pyramid shape five-story palace is
constructed by red and pink sandstone
by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh for
women’s of royal families.
 Hawa Mahal is one of the major tourist
attraction of Jaipur as well as in the royal
state Rajasthan.

17. Qutub Minar, Delhi

18. • Address: Mehrauli, New
Delhi, Delhi 110030, India
• Height: 73 m
• Closed: 1981
• Architectural style: Indo-
Islamic architecture
 Qutab Minar of Delhi is one of
the tallest and famous towers
in the world and second
tallest Minar in India.
 Complex of Qutb Minar is
home to several historically
monuments such as Tomb of
Iltutmish, Iron pillar of Delhi
and Alai Minar.