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No.	Structure	Location	Importance
01	Kaaba	Makkah	Inner shrine of the great Mosque of Makkah.
02	Al-Aqsa Mosque	Jerusalem	Islam's third holiest place.
03	Angkor Vat	Cambodia	A Hindu temple complex (Lord Vishnu's) built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the period 1113-1150. It is considered the largest religious structure.
04	Big Ben	London	A huge clock on the tower of the British Parliament installed in the year 1859.
05	Brandenburg Gate	Berlin	Main gate between the erstwhile east and West Berlin.
06	Bridge of Sighs	Venice ( Italy )	A bridge on which condemned prisoners had to pas over before being executed.
07	Broadway	USA	Broadest street in the world.
08	Buckingham Palace	London	Palace of the British Monarch since Queen Victoria's accession in 1837. It was purchased by King George III in 1762 from the duke of Buckingham.
09	C.N. Tower	Toronto	World's tallest free standing strucute, 553.33 m high.
10	10, Downing Street	England	Official residence of the Prime Minister of England.
11	Elysee Palace	France	Official residence of President of France.
12	Escurial	Spain	One of the largest palaces in Spain.
13	Kremlin	Moscow	A large fortified citadel, the Secretariat of the former Soviet Government.
14	Malacanang Palace	Manila	president of the Philippines who ruled for more than 20 years.
15	Mao Mausoleum	Beijing	Built from material brought from every province of China.
16	Pentagon	Washington	A five-sided building, houses the ministry of defense of the USA.
17	Red Square	Kremlin, Moscow	An open ground attached to the Kremlin and used for processions and demonstrations.
18	Wall Street	New York	Stock Exchange of New York.
19	White House	Washington	Official residence of the President of USA since 1800 DC and constructed in 1792. President John Adam was the rust USA President to occupy it.
20	White Hall	London	The seat of British Government offices, the former official residence of the Queen of England.