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Print Resources Books and Magazines

There are several excellent books about this topic. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog.

Arnold, Caroline. Easter Island : giant stone statues tell of a rich and tragic past. New York: Clarion Books, 2000.

Curlee, Lynn. Rushmore. New York: Scholastic Press, 1998.

Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Wailing Wall. New York : MacMillan, 1989.

Stewart, Robert. Mysteries of History. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2003.

Database Resources
Links and Passwords - in Blackboard "Library Online"

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Web Links

The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.

General Sites

World Monuments Fund

Specific Sites

Angkor Wat

Travel Professional
http://www.cambodia-travel.com/angkor/angkor_wat.htm

Big Ben

Chichen Itza

Mesoweb.org
http://www.mesoweb.com/chichen/

Christ the Redeemer Statue

How Stuff Works
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/christ-the-redeemer-statue-landmark.htm

Colosseum

The Colosseum
http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm

Djenné Mosque

• Djenné, City of Clay - UNESCO Historic sites
  http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/index.php?s=films_details&id_page=33&id_film=89

• Djenné - Sacred Sites
  http://sacredsites.com/africa/mali/djenne.html

Dome of the Rock

BiblePlaces.com
http://www.bibleplaces.com/domeofrock.htm

Easter Island

Rapa Nui Digital Media Archive
http://archive.cyark.org/rapa-nui-info#description

Eiffel Tower

Official Web Site
http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

Empire State Building

Official Web Site
http://www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm?noflash=1

Gateway Arch

Official Web Site
http://www.gatewayarch.com/

Great Wall of China

UNESCO - World Heritage
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Official Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/thje/

Ka'aba in Mecca

About.com
http://islam.about.com/od/mecca/p/kaaba.htm

Kremlin

• President's Site
  http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/articles/history_00.shtml

• Moscow's Kremlin - Russian National Tourist Office
  http://www.geographia.com/russia/moscow02.htm

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Official Web Site
http://www.opapisa.it/en/home.html

Lincoln Memorial

Official Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm

Machu Picchu

UNESCO - World Heritage
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=274

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Official Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/moru/

Petra

Petra Archeological Park
http://www.visitpetra.jo/

Pyramids of Egypt

St. Basil’s Cathedral

Sacred Destinations
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/russia/moscow-st-basil-cathedral

Statue of Liberty

Stonehenge

English Heritage
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stonehenge

Sydney Opera House

Official Web Site
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/the_building.aspx

Taj Mahal

PBS Treasures of the World
http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/taj_nav/main_tajfrm.html

Temple of Artemis

Sacred Destinations
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/ephesus-temple-of-artemis

Washington Monument

Official Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm

Western Wall

Western Wall Heritage Foundation
http://english.thekotel.org/default.asp

White House

• White House - National Register of Historic Places
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/wash/dc31.htm
• A White House History
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/index.html
• President’s Park (White House)
  http://www.nps.gov/whho/index.htm

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Monuments? Present and Represent - Fall 2012