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 Big Ben  Information Type Clock tower Architectural style Gothic Revival Location Westminster, London, England Coordinates 51.5007°N 0.1245°W Completed 31 May 1859; 162 years ago Height 316 feet (96 m) Floor count 11 Big Ben, tower clock, famous for its accuracy and for its massive bell. Strictly speaking, the name refers to only the great hour bell, which weighs 15.1 tons (13.7 metric tons), but it is commonly associated with the whole clock tower at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament, in the London borough of Westminster. The tower itself was formally known as St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012, when it was renamed Elizabeth Tower on the occasion of Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years on the British throne. The hands of the clock are 9 and 14 feet (2.7 and 4.3 metres) long, respectively, and the clock tower rises about 320 feet (97.5 metres). Originally in coordination with the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the chimes of Big Ben have been broadcast—wit...

 Golden Gate Bridge Coordinates 37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W Carries 6 lanes of US 101 / SR 1 Bicycle route: USBR 95 Eastern walkway: pedestrians or bicycles during selected hours Western walkway: bicycles (only when pedestrians are allowed on the eastern sidewalk) Crosses Golden Gate Locale San Francisco, California and Marin County, California, U.S. Official name Golden Gate Bridge Maintained by Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Characteristics Design Suspension, Art Deco, truss arch & truss causeways Material Steel Total length 8,980 ft (2,737.1 m), about 1.7 mi (2.7 km) Width 90 ft (27.4 m) Height 746 ft (227.4 m) Longest span 4,200 ft (1,280.2 m), about 0.79 miles (1.28 km) Clearance above 14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates, trucks cannot pass Clearance below 220 ft (67.1 m) at high tide History Architect Irving Morrow Engineering design by Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis, Leon Solomon Moisseiff Construction start January 5, 1933 Construction end April 19, 1937 Op...

 Notre-Dame de Paris Location Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, Paris Denomination Roman Catholic Tradition Roman Rite Status Closed/Under renovation after the 2019 fire Architecture Style French Gothic Years built 1163–1345 Groundbreaking 1163 Completed 1345 Specifications Length 128 m (420 ft) Width 48 m (157 ft) Nave height 35 metres (115 ft) Number of towers 2 Tower height 69 m (226 ft) Number of spires 1 Spire height 91.44 m (300.0 ft) (formerly) Bells 10 Notre-Dame de Paris, also called Notre-Dame Cathedral, cathedral church in Paris. It is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. Notre-Dame lies at the eastern end of the Île de la Cité and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches, which were themselves predated by a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter. The cathedral was initiated by Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, who about 1160 conceived the idea of converting int...

 Apollo   Greek God of the Sun and Light Abode Mount Olympus Planet Sun Symbol Lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, swan, bow and arrows Day Sunday (hēmérā Apóllōnos) Personal information Parents Zeus and Leto Siblings Artemis, Aeacus, Angelos, Aphrodite, Ares, Athena, Dionysus, Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Heracles , Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses, the Moirai Children Asclepius, Aristaeus, Corybantes, Hymenaeus, Apollonis, Amphiaraus, Anius, Apis, Cycnus, Eurydice, Hector, Linus of Thrace, Lycomedes, Melaneus, Melite, Miletus, Mopsus, Oaxes, Oncius, Orpheus, Troilus, Phemonoe, Philammon, Tenerus, Trophonius, and various others Apollo is the Olympian god of the sun and light, music and poetry, healing and plagues, prophecy and knowledge, order and beauty, archery and agriculture. An embodiment of the Hellenic ideal of kalokagathia, he is harmony, reason and moderation ...

 Beaver Range of the living beavers as of 2016 (including introduced C. canadensis populations in Europe and Patagonia, but missing C. fiber populations in Mongolia and northwestern China, as well as reintroduced populations in the United Kingdom) COMMON NAME:  Beaver SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Castor canadensis TYPE:  Mammals DIET:  Herbivore GROUP NAME:  Colony AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD:  Up to 24 years SIZE:  Head and body:  23 to 39 inches  tail:  7.75 to 12 inches WEIGHT:  60 pounds SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN: Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Subfamily: Castorinae Genus: Castor Species C. canadensis – North American beaver C. fiber – Eurasian beaver †C. californicus †C. praefiber †C. neglectus beaver, (genus Castor), either of two species of amphibious rodents native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Beavers are the largest rodents in North Americ...

 Seahorses COMMON NAME:   Seahorses SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Hippocampus TYPE:  Fish DIET:  Carnivore GROUP NAME:  Herd AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD:  1 to 5 years SIZE:  0.6 to 14 inches SIZE RELATIVE TO A TEACUP: Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Subfamily: Hippocampinae Genus: Hippocampus seahorse, (genus Hippocampus), also spelled sea horse, any of about 50 species of marine fishes allied to pipefishes in the family Syngnathidae (order Gasterosteiformes). Seahorses are found in shallow coastal waters in latitudes from about 52° N to 45° S. Their habitats include coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, and estuaries. They are unique in appearance, with their horselike head, prehensile tail, independently moving eyes, and brood pouch. They have long, tubular snouts and small, toothless mouths. Their bodies are covered with consecutive rings of bony plates...

 Voyager 1 Model of the Voyager spacecraft design Mission type Outer planetary, heliosphere, and interstellar medium exploration Operator NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory COSPAR ID 1977-084A SATCAT no. 10321 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type Mariner Jupiter-Saturn Manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launch mass 825.5 kg (1,820 lb) Power 470 watts (at launch) Start of mission Launch date September 5, 1977, 12:56:00 UTC Rocket Titan IIIE Launch site Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 Flyby of Jupiter Closest approach March 5, 1979 Distance 349,000 km (217,000 mi) Flyby of Saturn Closest approach November 12, 1980 Distance 124,000 km (77,000 mi) Flyby of Titan (atmosphere study) Closest approach November 12, 1980 Distance 6,490 km (4,030 mi) Voyager 1 is the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. It originally launched (along with its twin, Voyager 2) in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system. However, it has remained operational long past expectations and c...