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Sydney Opera House is a wonderful building. It is famous not only in Australia, also in the world.
Maybe you don't know people (build) it with 6,225 square metres of glass and 645 (kilometre) of electric cables(电缆). It is 183 metres long and 120 metres wide. It is made up of (third) parts-- the office of opera, concert hall and Benelong restaurant. The most amazing thing about it is the roof(屋顶). It is made of more one million white granite tiles (花岗岩瓷砖). You will feel (surprise) when you look up and see the roof. Some people say the Sydney Opera House (look) like huge shells. Some people describe it as sections of orange. Most people think that the Sydney Opera House is a huge sailing boat. It's a (real) fantastic wonder. Do you think so?
Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.
●The Pyramids of Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known is for Pharaoh (法老) Khufu. . It is known as the "Great Pyramid". It's also the largest one. Workers used about 2. 3 million blocks of stones to build it. (1)人们用了20年的时间才建成。
●The Hanging Garden of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill. It was a large and wonderful structure (建筑物). Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns (支柱). There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers. Although there are many different ideas about it, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed (存在)!
●The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2, 000 years ago. It was in Egypt, too. It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high. It was once the highest building in the world. Although it doesn't exist now, many people come to see its relic (遗迹) every year.
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