The annual summer sand sculpture festival is held in the Belgian resort town of Blankenberge. The theme of the festival this year is Round the World. The most famous buildings and monuments, many of which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, are created using sand and water only.
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The annual summer sand sculpture festival is held in the Belgian resort town of Blankenberge. The theme of the festival this year is Round the World. The most famous buildings and monuments, many of which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, are created using sand and water only.
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Visitors from different countries come to Blankenberge in order to admire the sand masterpieces created by the best sculptors of Russia, the United States, China, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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The Russian exposition is one of the most impressive ones at the festival.
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The Church of the Transfiguration with its 22 cupolas is the most famous and outstanding building of the Kizhi churchyard which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Photo: Kazachok near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin.
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The traditional Russian symbol, the brown bear, was also not forgotten.
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The Eiffel Tower is the monument which is most attractive for visitors in the world. It is visited by over 6,000,000 people every year.
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The Arc de Triomph in Paris is so huge that a biplane flew through it during the celebrations of the end of World War I. The creators of the sand composition placed a Citroën 2CV which was produced from 1948 to 1990 under the arch.
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UNESCO calls the Taj-Mahal the pearl of Moslem art in India and one of the universally recognized masterpieces of world heritage.
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The Indian exposition presents one of the most revered gods of the Hindu pantheon – Ganesha, the many-stringed musical instrument called a sitar and the Sanskrit language.
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The Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt) is the oldest known monumental sculpture which is carved from monolith bedrock.
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The Temple of Heaven which is one of the first-rate historical monuments of China is more than 500 years old. According to the Chinese tradition, a round symbolizes the power of Heaven, and a square symbolizes the power of Earth.
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The Statue of Liberty and Hollywood are the most famous symbols of the United States
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One of the most well-known monuments of architecture in Spain is the Sagrada Família Church in Barcelona. Its construction began in 1882 , and it is expected to come to and end in 2026. The reason for such long construction is that financing depends on tourist donations.
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Photo: The famous temple and mausoleum Al Khazneh carved from rock in the ancient city of Petra which is located in Jordan.
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The moai, unique stone sculptures, are one of the main mysteries of Easter Island. It is impossible to explain how these statues appeared on a deserted island.
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The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci for determining human proportions. This drawing is the symbol of the Blankenberge festival in 2010.
