80 years at the top

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. One of the world's most iconic monuments.

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Haber Metni

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. One of the world's most iconic monuments.

The famous Brazilian landmark, which is perched on top of the 700 metre Corcovado Mountain, is celebrating its 80th birthday.

It took five years to build and was inaugurated in October 1931. Now up to ten thousand visitors flock to the 38 metre tall figure every day.

Türkçe metin

Rio de Janeiro'da Kurtarıcı İsa heykeli.Dünyanın en ünlü eserlerinden biri.

Brezilya'nın bu 700 metre yükseklikte Corcovado Dağı zirvesinin ucundaki ünlü simgesi, 80'inci yaşgününü kutluyor.

Yapımı beş yıl süren heykel, 1931 yılının ekim ayında açılmıştı. Bugün 38 metre yüksekliğindeki bu uzun figürün bulunduğu yere her gün 10 bin kişi akın ediyor.

Sözcükler

iconic:
ünlü, iyi bilinen

landmark:

abide, simgeleşmiş yer

perched:
ucuna yerleştirilmiş, ilişmiş
inaugurated:
resmen açılması
flock to:
akın etmek

Alıştırmalar

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1. One of Glasgow's most notorious ___________ is to be given a new lease of life as part of a scheme to boost cycling and pedestrian travel. The so-called "bridge to nowhere", a pedestrian link over the M8 motorway, has never been used and has no access ramps.

2. [The Maspero] was ________________ in Cairo in 1960 - the first dedicated television building ever built in the Middle East.

3. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Coca-Cola bottle and Christ are history's top ____________ images, according to an Oxford professor.

4. The eastern Canadian fishing town calls itself the iceberg capital of the world, and tourists ___________ visit in the summer when the season for the frozen goliaths is booming.

5. Hong Kong's Ocean Park, which features a vast aquarium and rollercoaster rides all _____________ atop one of Hong Kong's lush craggy peaks, saw attendance figures rise by 6% last year despite the threat from the big-name cross-town rival Disney.

Yanıtlar

Answers:
1.
One of Glasgow's most notorious landmarks is to be given a new lease of life as part of a
scheme to boost cycling and pedestrian travel. The so-called "bridge to nowhere", a
pedestrian link over the M8 motorway, has never been used and has no access ramps.
Source:
2.
[The Maspero] was inaugurated in Cairo in 1960 - the first dedicated television building
ever built in the Middle East.
Source:
3.
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Coca-Cola bottle and Christ are history's top iconic
images, according to an Oxford professor.
Source:
4.
The eastern Canadian fishing town calls itself the iceberg capital of the world, and tourists
flock to visit in the summer when the season for the frozen goliaths is booming.
Source:
5.
Hong Kong's Ocean Park, which features a vast aquarium and rollercoaster rides all
perched atop one of Hong Kong's lush craggy peaks, saw attendance figures rise by 6% last
year despite the threat from the big-name cross-town rival Disney.
Source: