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* the United Kingdom Big Ben is one of Londons best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face. Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has rarely stopped. The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford and the University of Cambridge are sometimes referred to collectively as Oxbridge. The British Museum is a huge stately complex dating back to a long long time ago. It is full of old stuff which the Brits acquired in the course of building their empire. The museum used to have an open court. The White House is the official residence of the president of the United States. It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.It looks out over the landscaped lawns to the Lafayette Square on the north and the open space known as the Ellipse to the Washington Monument. The Wall Street is in the southern section of the borough of Manhattan in New York City on which are concentrated the chief financial institutions of the United States. The street itself is narrow and short, extending only about seven blocks from Broadway to the East River Statue of Liberty is a colossal bronze statue in New York Harbor. It is a gift presented to America by France In June 1885, the statue, packed in 210 boxes, was sent to New York with a French tugboat. The Opera House covers 1.8 hectares (4.5 acres) of land.. It is supported on 580 concrete piers sunk up to 25 metres below sea level. The roofs of the House are constructed of 1.056 million glossy white and matt cream Swedish-made tiles. *