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pixabay.com Ernest Hemingway was born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. and died only at the age of 61 on July 2, 1961, at Ketchum, Idaho, the U.S. Great People And Places wants to tell you more about Ernest Hemingway. His father Clarence Edmonds Hemingway was a physician and his mother Grace Hall Hemingway was a musician. Ernest Hemingway was a great American writer. He is a novelist, short story writer, and a journalist. He gained much popularity through his famous novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. pixabay.com His most famous work is: 1- For Whom The Bell Tolls. (1940) 2- The Old Man And The Sea. (1952) 3- The Sun Also Rises. (1926) 4- A Farewell To Arms. (1929) 5- The Killers. (1927) He won Pulitzer Prize in 1953. He won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. pixabay.com He committed suicide at the age of 61 in 2nd July 1961. pixabay.com Ernest Hemingways famous Quotes 1- Before you act, listen. Before you react, think....

pixabay.com Jonathan Swift was a Satirist, Essayist, Poet, Priest and Political pamphleteer. Great People And Places put some effort to collect information about this great writer, who is known as Jonathan Swift. pixabay.com He was born on 30th November 1667 in Dublin, Ireland and was died at the age of 77 on 19th October 1745 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an Anglo Irish. pixabay.com His father died seven months before he was born and his mother went to London after leaving him in the care of his influential uncle, Godwin. pixabay.com Though he wrote many books his best-known works are: 1- Gulliver'sTravels 2- A Modest Proposal 3- A Tale of a Tube 4- Drapier's Letters Gulliver's Travels is the most celebrated work of Swift. Though his works were published under the pen -names such as Lamuel Gulliver, Issac Bickerstaff, MB Drapier. He adapted two types of satirical styles the Horatian and Juvenalian. pixabay.com Jonathan Swift's f...

pixabay.com Today I am exited to tell you about the  strange figures which are present on Easter Island in eastern Polynesia, there are carved monolithic human figures by the Rapa Nui People between the years 1250 CE to 1500. These statues are made of one large Stone and even most of them are made from the Volcanic rock in Rano Raraku. These statues have large heads, heavy brows, proud faces and they are extremely strange figures. Pixabay.com The strangeness lies in the fact that they have very large heads as compares to the body. With the period of time, some Moai figures had been buried but only their heads are showing so they look more strange as you can see in the image below: pixabay.com It is said that mostly a Moai weigh 14 tonnes and it is between 2.5 and 10 meters high.  There are approximately 1000 Moai placed around the coast of the Island. No one knows how they were made? When they were made? pixabay.com In this way, we can say that they ...

pixabay.com There is one famous painting which inspires me a lot is the painting of the beautiful lady with soft smile, and that is Mona Lisa's painting. Most of the people are admired by the painting called Mona Lisa. As we know that this painting gained much popularity in the whole world. It is a painting of a beautiful woman with a soft smile on her face, which fascinates the world with her appearance. pixabay.com Mona Lisa is a beautiful and most popular painting by an Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The Painting is a half-length portrait and its dimensions are 77cm*53cm which is about 30in*21in. It is an oil painting on the most popular white Lombardy panel. It is said that it was the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, who was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The Painter Leonardo da Vinci pixabay.com Leonardo da Vinci is an Italian painter, sculpture, architect, draftsman and an engineer. His painting named Mona Lisa gained much popularity a...

pixabay.com Big Ben is actually the nickname or the popular name of the Elizabeth Tower. Previously the Elizabeth Tower was called the clock  Tower because of the size of the clock. But mostly it is called and known as Big Ben. pixabay.com At the time of celebration of Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth ll in 2012, the Tower is given the name of Elizabeth Tower. It is situated at the North end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The architect is Augustus Pugin. The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is one of the most important symbols and a British cultural icon of the United Kingdom. pixabay.com Though it has a great attraction for tourists yet for the overseas visitors the interior of the Tower is not open. But one can visit it if the resident of United Kingdom can arrange tours through their Member of Parliament. See More Berlin Wall Petra Chichen Itza Burj Khalifa Mona Lisa The Great Wall Of China Moai Niagara Falls

Pixabay.com In this article I want to give you the information about Burj Khalifa, which is a tall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its height is 823m (2,717 ft) 830 to tip. It has 163 floors. It is the tallest  structure in the world. Its construction began in 2004 and completed in 2009 and the building was opened in 2010. It's former name before inauguration is Burj Dubai. pixabay.com It is government decision to build this building in order to diversify the oil-based economy and international recognition for Dubai. It was named in the honor of Khalifa, Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of UAE. UAE government and Abu Dhabi lent money to pay its debt. pixabay.com This building was designed by Adrian Smith, then of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). The building broke many height records and has received many awards. See More Berlin Wall Petra Chichen Itza Burj Khalifa Mona Lisa The Great Wall Of Chin...

pixabay.com The magnificent and famous place about which Great People And Places wants to tell you is Chichén Itza. Now it is included in the New Seven Wonders Of The World because of its spectacular structure. pixabay.com Chichén Itza is an archaeological site in Yucatán state, Mexico and is located in eastern part of Yucatán. 'Chichén Itza' was a pre- Columbian city, which was actually built by Maya people. I want to tell that Chichén Itza is Maya name which means "At the mouth of the well of Itza ". pixabay.com At the end of the staircases, you can see the two serpents with open mouth in the picture above. One open-mouthed serpent at the right side of the stairs and the other open-mouthed serpent on the left side. You can also see that there is a little space in stairs, so it is difficult for everyone to go upstairs. pixabay.com A well-known place in Chichén Itza is Kukulkan's Pyramid. Kukulkan Pyramid which is ca...