The terracottarmy

The army of terracotta was discovered in 1974 in China at the burial site of Qin, who died in 210 BC and was the Emperor who united China. In the army of terracotta there are more than 1 million soldiers with their horses, guns, …. Each statue is unique and a masterpiece.

I chose this site because it’s very important and very exceptional because it’s difficult to imagine that every statue is unique.

Estelle

Himeji-jo

Himeji-jo is an old castle and a cultural treasure ofJapan. It is one of two Japanese castles made out of wood. The other is hakuro-jo . It was built in 1346, by Sadanori Akamatsu and in 1580, Toyotomi Hideyoshi lived there. Yoshitaka Kuroda added a tower of three floors. In 1601 Ikeda terumasa lived there and changed the castle again. In the 1870s the government bought the castle in an auction for “23 yens”. The castle was finally abandoned.

Jennifer

The faunal reserve of Dja is in Cameroon.

It became a world heritage site in 1987. There are lots of species and 5 threatened species. There are mammals in the reserve. It is one of the biggest humid woods in Africa and one of the best protected. The reserve is named after the river Dja which is a boundary of the reserve.

I chose this subject because I love animals and Africa.

Laura

« the sun temple » is in Konarak in India. It was built in the 13^th century by Ganga Narasimha Deva. It was built to face the rising sun in the direction of the ocean and it is on the shore. It was built to worship the sun god. It’s very famous. Today the temple is in ruins.
Marion

the medina at Fez

A medina is composed of several Moroccan houses

situated in the market (souk) or in the very narrow small streets of Fez.

The medina of Fez was founded in the 11th century and it shelters the oldest university of the world. There are lots of markets (souk) and stands selling craftwork in the medina. They exist in many other Moroccan cities and are called medinas followed by the name of the city.
melissa

The temple of Apollo in Bassae

The temple of Apollo was built in the 6th century BC. It is in Bassae, not far from Adriatsaina. Perched at 1130 meters in the Arcadienne mountains, in the Peloponnese, .Its main racteristic is that its columns belong to the three orders and it ingenuously mixes innovations with the old architecture, giving it a strange identity, conservative et revolutionary. The interior offers a figure of great quality, associated with a sophisticated architecture.

The temple was destroyed by the Persians in 494 BC

Camille

MARRAKECH

Marrakech is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains and it is known as the "Red City or Al Hamra." It is a town in Morocco built between 1070-1072 by Almoravides. Today it is the fourth biggest city in Morocco with 1 000 000 inhabitants and covering an area of 6.5 km2. We can find a lot of monuments in this town such as the Casbah, monumental doors, gardens etc Marrakech grew quickly and became a cultural and religious center. There are many cultured personnalities in Marrakech, including singers and actors...

I chose to speak of Morocco because I find this country is beautiful and also because the weather is hot, it is on the coast and the landscapes are beautiful.

Johanna

SIENNA

Sienna is an Italian town situated in Toscany. There are 54 500 inhabitants in Sienna. The altitude is 322 m. It covers an area of 118km2

Sienna is known for its horse race, its name is “Palio delle Contrade It was invented at the end of the 16^th century . It is the most famous horse-race in Italy. It takes place on the ‘piazza del campo’

History

A legend says that Sienna was found by the children of the

founder of Rome. There names were Aschius and Senius from

which the name of the city name comes. Sienna was an old Roman colony.

Juliette

The temple of Tomar

Tomar is a little town of Portugal where there’s a very old temple: The temple of Christ. This temple was built in the 12^th century by the Templars of Portugal.

When the Templars died out the temple continued to be lived in by the kings of Portugal and Spain. But to see an improvement in this building we have to wait for the 15^th century with Henry the Navigator (Infante Dom Henrique) who was the king of the Templars order. Henry improved the town of Tomar. After him there was another man: Manuel 1st of Portugal. He made the church and many little things better.

The castle and the convent are good examples of roman, gothic, and renaissance architectures.

In the convent there are eight cloisters. For example there’s the cloister of the graveyard, the Saint Barbara cloister, the cloister of Jean III…

The cloisters are simple for example there are trees or fountains Next to the castle there’re gardens. In the gardens there’re a lot of orange trees.

The castle is a castle of the middle age which is why it has big ramparts. But the castle was improved when gothic architecture became fashionable. The covent too waschanged and a lot of sculptures were added

I visisted Tomar at Christmas and found everything very impressive

Pauline

The city of Venice the north of Italy was founded by the Lombards in 568. It was at the beginning very important for the byzantine civilization, and progressively developed, with a great will to be autonomous. Venice was recognized as "the Queen of the Adriatic".

The interior city extends over 18 small islands. It became a great maritime power in the 10th century. Venice is an extraordinary architectural masterpiece because even the smallest monument contains works of some of the largest artists of the world, like Giorgione, Titien, Tintoret, Véronèse and others. Venice and its lagoon are registered with the world heritage of UNESCO.

Its Italian name is Venezia. It has a population of 271 251 - (31 déc 2004)

It is a city of and chief town of the area of Venezia. It is famous for its canals, Saint-Marc square , the palace of the Doges... It is also famous for its ‘carnival’

Chloe

Brasilia (Brasília in Portuguese) is the capital of Brazil. It is situated tothe west of the center of the country. Brasília is in the Federal District, created by Juscelino. It’s not a state. In Brasilia there are 2 000 000 000 people.

History:

Brasilia is the most recent city in the world. It’s a futurist town, it was built in the middle of a desert in 1000 days and inaugurated on 21 April 1960 by Jucelino Kubitschek who wanted to attract people to the middle of Brazil

Climate:

Brasilia has dry winters and wet summers. During the dry season, the humidity of the air reaches critical levels during the hottest part of the day.

Population:

In Brasilia there are 2 000 000 000 people who are known as Brasilienses. The workers come from all countries to build the city because there is lots of work to be done.

Sophie