Coloring pages of great building structures and monuments of the world

Posted Date: 29-Mar-2012	Category: Coloring Pages
Author: Nitin Sharma	Member Level: Diamond	Points: 420 (Rs 420)

This article provides printable coloring pages of the great building structures and monuments of the world. These are the master pieces of ancient and modern architecture. Some of them are considered to be among the Seven Wonders of the World. Download and provide printouts of these coloring pages to the kids. I am sure they will love to color these printable coloring pages.

These coloring pages are very useful for kids in various aspects. It will develop their interest in the history and geography subjects. They will know various thing about these monument like when it was built, where it is actually situated, who built it and with all above information they will also learn about the small details of the architecture while coloring the pictures. So they will learn a lot while enjoy coloring these pages. The information about some of the structures is given below:

The Statue of Liberty: it is situated on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom. The statue has become an icon of freedom of the United States.

London Bridge: It is built on the river Themes. It connects the city of London with southwark. It was opened on 17 march, 1973.

Pyramid of Giza: Pyramids are huge structures built of brick or stone, some of which are among the world's largest constructions. The great pyramid of Giza is the largest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world. As of 2008, around 135 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt.

Eiffel tower: it is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It was built in 1889. It is the tallest building in Paris.

Big Ben: it is situated at the north end of the palace of Westminster in London. It is also known as clock tower. It is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. The work of tower was completed on 10 April 1858.

The Great Wall of China: The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east, to Lop lake in the west. The most comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that all the walls measure 8,851.8 km.

Burj Khalifa: it is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man made structure in the world, at 829.84 m. It's Construction began on 21 September 2004. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010.

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