Portrait photographer: yousuf karsh

Norman Bethune

Canada's famous monument

Mount Signahl: Located in St. John's Harbor, Newfoundland.

Signal Mountain National Historic Site is a famous historic site in Canada.

National Historic Sites of Canada

Kensington Market next to Chinatown in downtown Toronto.

French celebrities

Moliere, French playwright

Voltaire,/kloc-a French enlightenment thinker in the 0/8th century, is known as "the king of thought" and "the best poet in France".

Rousseau, French enlightenment thinker and philosopher

French politician and strategist, Napoléon Bonaparte, the first French emperor.

Hugo, one of the greatest writers in the history of French literature.

And Stendhal, Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Dumas, Zola, Mo Bosang, romain rolland and other literary giants.

Rodin, the master of sculpture art

Master painters Monet and Matisse

Places of interest in France

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is located in the center of the Star Square (now known as General de Gaulle Square) in the center of Paris. It was built by France to commemorate Napoleon's defeat of the Russian-Austrian allied forces at the Battle of Ritz, Austell, in February 1806. 12 The street is centered on the Arc de Triomphe and radiates around. It is magnificent and looks like a star. The project was designed by architect Shagelan, and the foundation stone was laid in August 1806, which lasted for 30 years and was completed in July 1836. The Arc de Triomphe is 49.54m high, 44.82m wide and 22.2 1 m thick. It has doors on all sides, the central arch is 14.6 meters wide, and the gatehouse is supported by two high piers with an elevator in the middle. There are three corridors above the arch dome, and the highest one is the showroom, which displays various historical relics about the Arc de Triomphe and pictures of Napoleon's life. There are various French medals and medals on the second floor; The lowest floor is the security room and financial room of the Arc de Triomphe.

The Eiffel Tower is located on the south bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris. It is the first steel tower in the world and is regarded as the symbol of Paris. Named after the design and construction of the famous French architect Staffer Eiffel. Built in 1887- 1889. This tower is more than 300 meters high and weighs 9000 tons. It is divided into three layers. The first floor platform is 57 meters from the ground, with shops and restaurants; The platform on the second floor 1 15 meters high, with a coffee shop. The platform on the third floor is 276 meters high for tourists to overlook, and the bottom area is 654.38+0.0000 square meters. On the third floor, the building structure suddenly contracted and pointed to the sky. From one side, it looks like the letter "Y" is written backwards. The tower consists of more than 6.5438+0.8 million components and more than 2.5 million rivets. There is an elevator or walking to the top of the tower. At night, the top of the tower emits rotating color searchlights to prevent planes from colliding. A rectangular white marble pillar stands beside the tower, with a gold-plated Eiffel Tower staff at the top.

The Louvre is one of the largest palace buildings in France, located on the right bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris and on the south side of the Paris Opera Square. Originally a medieval castle, it was rebuilt and expanded many times in16th century, and18th century was the existing scale. It covers an area of about 45 hectares. As early as 1546, French King Francois I decided to build a new palace on the basis of the original castle. After the continuous expansion of nine monarchs, it lasted for more than 300 years, forming a magnificent U-shaped palace complex. On August 1793 and 10, on the anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchy, the French "National Association" decided to turn the former imperial palace into the National Museum of Fine Arts; In the same year 10, the Louvre Museum was officially opened to the public. The whole project was completed on 1857. On the west side of the main hall of the Louvre, there are two side halls, and the open space in the middle forms caruso Yi Square. There is a long colonnade on the east side of the palace, and the building is magnificent. Its 900-foot-long gallery houses a large number of works by artists from the17th century and the European Renaissance. The collection reached 400,000 pieces. The Louvre art museum is divided into six parts: the Greek and Roman art museums; Oriental Art Museum; Egyptian Museum of Art; European medieval, Renaissance and modern statue halls; Gallery of past dynasties. The exhibition is divided into different schools, different schools and different times. The sculpture is on display on the first floor. The second floor is oil painting, and the third floor is sketch and pastel. In the early 1980s, the French government implemented the "Grand Louvre Plan" to expand and repair the Louvre.

Notre Dame de Paris is the most famous medieval Gothic cathedral, which is famous for its scale, age and value in archaeology and architecture. Maurice Dexuli, Bishop of Paris, once envisaged merging two early rectangular cathedrals into one cathedral. 1 163 was laid by Pope Alexander III, and 1 189 held the dedication ceremony of the high altar. Choir, west facade, nave 1240 completed, porch and porch completed. The internal plane is 130× 48m, the roof is 35m high and the tower is 68m high. The spire was never built. After the destruction of dynasties, the church had to be rebuilt in the19th century, and only three huge round windows still retained the stained glass of13rd century. The flying buttresses in the back hall are particularly vigorous and beautiful.

The Bastille Square is located in the east of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine. It was once a military fortress built by 1369- 1382. The French original meaning of the word "Bastille" is "castle". This ancient castle has eight towering and strong fortresses, which were originally built to resist the British invasion. 1380- 1422, the castle was changed into a royal prison. The whole castle covers an area of 2670 square meters, surrounded by tall and thick stone walls and eight towers more than 30 meters high, surrounded by a deep ditch with a width of 24 meters, and a suspension bridge is set up to enter and exit. As early as16th century, political prisoners were imprisoned here, and Voltaire, a French enlightenment thinker, was imprisoned here twice. In the eyes of the French people, the Bastille has become a symbol of French feudal autocracy. 1On July 3rd, 789, the people of Paris rose up.1On June 4th, the Bastille was captured, which started the French Revolution. 179 1 year, the people of Paris demolished the Bastille, built the Bastille Square on the old site, and laid the removed stones on the Concorde Bridge on the Seine River for passers-by to trample on. 1830, the French people set up a martyr monument in the center of the square to commemorate the July Revolution. This monument to the martyrs is 52 meters high. Its body is a cylinder made of bronze, and it is called "July Column". At the top of the column is a statue of freedom with golden wings and a torch in the right hand. The broken chain in its left hand symbolizes freedom. There is a sign in front of the prison ruins, which says, "Let's dance here!" " "1June, 880, France designated July 14, when the people of Paris captured the Bastille, as the French National Day.

Located in the Latin quarter on the left bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, le Pantheon was built in 179 1, which is a temple to permanently commemorate French historical celebrities. It was originally the church of St. Genevieva built in Louis XV. 179 1 after being nationalized and divorced from religion, it was changed to a cemetery where "great men" were buried. 18 14 to 1830, returned to the church. The artistic decoration of Panthé on is very beautiful, and the large murals on its dome were created by the famous painter Antoine Grothe. 1830 After the "July Revolution", the theme of painting has changed, and the Pantheon has the characteristics of "pure patriotism and nationality". Voltaire, Rousseau, victor hugo, Emile Zola, Marcelin Berthelot, Jean Rao Reith, Berlioz, malraux and Dumas were all buried in the Pantheon. As of June 5438+065438+ 10, 2002, * * * 70 people who have made extraordinary contributions to France have enjoyed this honor.

Georges Pompidou's national d 'art et de culture is located in Beaufort Street on the north side of the Latin quarter and the right bank of the Seine River. Locals usually call it "Beaufort". The exterior of the Cultural Center is lined with steel frames and pipes, and painted with red, yellow, blue, green and white colors according to different functions. Because this modern building looks like a factory, it is also called "oil refinery" and "cultural factory". This modern building with novel design and unique shape was decided by the late President Pompidou in 1969. 1972 started, 1977 was completed, and it opened in February of the same year. The whole building covers an area of 7,500 square meters, with a building area of 654.38+10,000 square meters and 6 floors above ground. The whole building is divided into four parts: industrial creation center, popular knowledge library, modern art museum and music and sound coordination research center.

Place de la Concorde is located in the center of Paris, on the north bank of the Seine. It is the most famous square in France and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The square was built in 1757 according to the design of the famous architect Cabriel. Because there is a statue of Louis XV in the center of the square, it was named "Louis XV Square" in 1763. During the Great Revolution, it was renamed "Revolutionary Square". 1795 was renamed "Place de la Concorde", which was renovated by the famous architect Christopher, and finally formed its present scale in 1840. In the center of the square stands an Egyptian obelisk, which is 23 meters high and has a history of more than 3,400 years. This is a famous cultural relic that Louis Philippe moved from Luxor, Egypt in 183 1. The ancient writing on the monument records the deeds of Pharaoh Ramses II. There is a fountain on each side of the stone tablet. The exquisite carving in the pool is also the work of Hittopher. There are eight statues around the square, symbolizing eight cities that have played an important role in French history: Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen, Brewster, Lille and Strasbourg. During the 1793 Revolution, the people of Paris rose up and destroyed the bronze statue of Louis XV and sent Louis XVI to the guillotine.

The Champs Elysé es Avenue starts from the Place de la Concorde in the east and ends at the Plaza of Stars in the west, with a total length of about1.800m and its widest point of about1.20m.. This is one of the most distinctive and prosperous streets in Paris. In French, "Champs Elysé es" means "rural land". In the past, it used to be a low-lying and humid clearing. /kloc-during the reign of Louis XIV in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, trees were planted here, which became a forbidden place for court nobles to play. Later, the east-west axis of Tully Park extended to the west, and a road near 1 km was built here. Later, it expanded. It was named Champs Elysé es only at 1709. The street is bounded by Longbuwanjie, running north and south, and divided into two parts with different styles. The quiet eastern section reflects the pastoral scenery, about 700 meters long, with rows of phoenix trees green and the street garden hidden among thousands of trees. There is a magnificent and famous Arc de Triomphe in the center of the starry sky square at the eastern end. There are Bourbon Palace and Madeleine Cathedral near the street. There are also some places of interest, such as Tully Park, Louvre, City Hall and Elysee Palace. The west section is 1 100 meters long, and the Place de la Concorde at the west end is another transportation hub in Paris. Some important festivals in France-the National Day Parade and the New Year Gala on July 14 are held in this famous street.

Japanese celebrities

Ma Lu in Abe (AD 698-771): Chinese name (or), 7 17, studied in China with Japanese envoys in Tang Dynasty, and later served as secretary supervisor and health officer in Tang Dynasty, and was good at poetry.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537 ~ 1598): the feudal Lord at the end of the Warring States period, who unified the military commander of the whole country.

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834- 190 1): an outstanding enlightenment thinker and educator in modern Japan, and one of the founders of modern Japanese civilization, he is known as "Voltaire of Japan".

Hirofumi Ito (184 1- 1909): Japanese politician.

Natsume Sozaki (1897- 19 16): a representative of modern Japanese writers.

Kawabata Yasunari (1899 ~ 1972): a modern and contemporary Japanese novelist.

Places of interest in Japan

The imperial palace in Tokyo

Shinjuku kabukicho

Ueno Park

Sensoji Temple

Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Hakone-machi

Osaka Castle in Osaka

Nara Kyoto

Mount Fuji

American celebrities

Washington, Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Franklin

Places of interest in the United States

1. Four giant presidential heads: It is located on the Mount Rushmore Monument, carved with granite heads of four prestigious American presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt), and it is also the largest artificial statue in the world today.

2. Golden Gate Bridge: It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

3. Statue of Liberty: It is as high as 152 feet.

4. Hoover Dam: It is the longest dam in the world.

Manned Space Center: It is the largest space launch base in the United States.

6. Disneyland: It is the most famous children's playground in the world.

7. The Gate of St. Louis: It is one of the most famous arches in the world.

8. Yellowstone National Park: It is the first national park in the world.

9. Hollywood: It is a world-famous movie capital.

10. The Great Lakes on the US-Canada border: It is the largest freshwater lake group in the world. Niagara Falls between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world today.

Celebrities in Australia

19 15, Australian scientist William? Lorenz? William Lawrence Bragg and his father William? Henry. William Henry Bragg won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to the study of crystal atomic and molecular structures by X-ray diffraction.

Australian medical researcher Howard Walter Florey Baron Florey has been studying the application of penicillin with Alexander in Britain. Alexander fleming and Ernest Boris ernst boris chain both won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine. After Fleming discovered penicillin, he lacked the technology to make this product. Flory and Ernst Boris ernst boris chain succeeded in making penicillin into real usable penicillin.

Places of interest in Australia

Gold coast great barrier reef

Celebrities in Singapore

Sammy Pillay of govinda (1887-1980)

Yunos bin Abdullah (1876-194 1)

Chen Dusheng (1798-1850)

Edwin John Tessensson (1857-1926)

Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore Cabinet

Singapore National Historic Site

. SG/~ Huang 33/heritage 1.htm

/Article_Show.asp？ ArticleID=2067

British celebrities

William shakespeare (1564 ~ 16 16) is a famous British dramatist and poet.

Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

King Henry VIII of England

British novelist Dickens

Bell (1847 ~ 1922) Bell, the inventor of Alexander Graham's telephone.

Asek. Clark: A famous British science fiction writer and scientist.

Newton (1642 ~ 1727) is one of the greatest scientists in the world.

Monuments in Britain

I. "Big Ben"

Big Ben is located in the north of the Parliament Building on the Thames. There is a tall bell tower and a big clock, which is called "Big Ben". Every hour, the big clock makes a heavy and loud sound according to Greenwich Mean Time, and the bell can be heard for miles away.

1859, the clock was made by Sir Benjamin Hall, then Minister of Engineering of the King of England. The clock weighs 2 1 ton and cost 27,000 pounds when it was cast.

Big Ben is considered as the symbol of London. Anyone who visits London always wants to stand around the bell tower and admire this unique building in London on Parliament Bridge.

Two. London tower

The Tower of London was built in 1078. Historically, it used to be a palace, a court and a prison. The Tower of London covers an area of 7.2 hectares and is surrounded by huge stones. There are many forts and watchtowers on the city wall, surrounded by a wide and deep moat. From 1 107, after Norman conquered London, the Tower of London became the king's headquarters and barracks. From 1 140 to17th century, the tower has been the main residence of the king of England. After James I, the British tyrant, was executed in the Tower, the Tower of London became the execution ground for prisons and prisoners.

The Tower of London has now become a museum open to the outside world. There is a treasure hall in the tower, and the audience can see the crown of the king of England and the gold and silver jewelry collected by the royal family. There are also some fat crows named "Du Wu" in London Castle, which are kept by special personnel. The Tower of London has a history of thousands of years and is the oldest monument in London, with 2 million visitors every year. At the entrance and exit, visitors can see two guards in ancient Tudor uniforms. These "ancient guards" have become the object of tourists' appreciation and photography.

Three. British Museum

The British Museum is located in the center of London, on the north side of Grerussell Street in downtown. It is a large Roman column, magnificent. The collection of cultural relics and books here is unmatched by any museum in the world. The British Museum was built in 1753 and officially opened six years later. At first, I mainly collected books, and later I also collected historical relics and ancient works of art from various countries.

Egypt Pavilion is one of the largest exhibition halls in the museum. The number of exhibitions reached more than 70,000 pieces. In Greece and Rome, there are temples dedicated to the goddess Athens in the 5th century A.D. and busts of ancient Roman emperors. There are Persian cultural relics with a long history in the West Asia Art Museum, as well as two land boundary markers given to nobles by King Hammurabi of Babylon more than 3,700 years ago. The most striking thing is the Oriental Art Museum, where besides the cultural relics from Central Asia, South Asia and Japan, most of them are rare treasures of China, reaching more than 20,000 pieces.

The collection of books in the British Museum enjoys a long-standing reputation in the world. There are a large number of classic documents, books, manuscripts and archives in Britain and the world, many of which are rare. Besides English, there are books in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi, Mongolian and Chinese. There are over 60,000 kinds of books and periodicals in China alone.

Historically, many scholars, celebrities and political activists have read, studied and written extensively in the British Library. Karl Marx, the mentor of the proletarian revolution, moved to London continuously for decades, and finally completed the immortal masterpiece Das Kapital.

Four. Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey was founded by King Edward of England. He was called a "believer" in 1 1 century. The main feature of the church is that there are a pair of towers at the gate. Since the completion of the church, it has been the place where the king or queen of England was crowned and members of the royal family got married. Most English kings are buried here after their death. After the British bourgeois revolution, many celebrities also took a place in the church after their deaths. Britain calls Westminster Abbey "the pinnacle of honor". Now, Westminster Abbey is not only a graveyard for celebrities, but also a rare "museum of history".

Windsor Castle

(There will be changes when the royal family holds activities)

Windsor Castle is the largest and most famous castle in Britain. It is a group of granite buildings, imposing and magnificent. Windsor Castle has been the main residence of the British royal family since Henry I in the12nd century. The elaborate badge totem here is filled with a strong aristocratic atmosphere. Here you can also see the handover ceremony of the Royal Guard and visit St George's Church. Visit the prestigious guard handover ceremony, and then enjoy the rich and exquisite royal furniture and great works of art of Lu Siben, Van Dyke and canaletto in the Ambassador Apartment.

COTSWOLDS Cotswolds stretch out in the beautiful and leisurely nature, and small earthquakes in ancient houses and villages are scattered everywhere. This is the birthplace of the Thames, producing famous honey-colored building stones. This area used to be the center of wool production in Britain. Many beautiful rivers in Britain flow through here, with rich historical sites and the most beautiful rural scenery in England along the coast. Burton on the water is one of the famous towns in this coastal city, as beautiful as a landscape postcard.

Blenheim Palace Garden Blenheim Palace is the largest private residence in Britain. It is not only the favorite place of Churchill fans, but also a good place to appreciate the natural garden of talented scholar Brown. The exterior of the palace is baroque, and the rooms inside are like a maze. The palace houses manuscripts, paintings, books, photos and letters of the Churchill family. When this huge house is not open to the public, you can also enjoy the 1800 hectare park! This outstanding palace building has been included in the United Nations World Cultural Heritage List.