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the Golden Gate (+I 4I5 257 4545) San Francisco California/USA the Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay going into the Pacific Ocean
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with phonenumber
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the
Eiffel Tower/Paris France I887- I889
(phonenumber +33 I 44 II 2323) |
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Neuschwanstein/Germany
I869 - I886
(phonenumber +49 8362 8I035 Brigitte von Boch - Paul Cavallier was surprised to see that a charming Lady answers !) |
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Statue
of Liberty/NY USA I878 - I887
(phonenumber +I 2I2 363 3200) |
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the
Golden Gate/CA USA I933 - I937
(phonenumber +I 4I5 257 4545) |
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the
dream of spanning the Golden Gate Strait
had been around for well over a century before the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic May 28 I937. President Franklin D Roosevelt sends a Telegram from the White House to the World to announce the opening. |
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the
four year construcion was in time and remained under budget
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feb
22 I985 the Golden Gate gets named
one of the Seven Wonders of the modern World by American Society of Civil Engeneers (along with Hoover Damm, Interstate Highway system, Kennedy Space Center, Panama Canal, Trans Alaska Pipeline and the World Trade Center |
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the
name Golden Gate does not come from
the colour of the bridge in I846 John C Fremont, Capitain of the US Navy gave the name to the Golden Gate staight the famous bridge covers today |
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some
figures
central spann: a central span of I280 m total lenght tower height owner: total expenditure: $ 35 million in I933 (bond financing entirely reembursed by July I97I) architects: Joseph B Strauss |
