Famous Landmarks - Facts for Kids

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The Great Sphinx’s paws are each 50 feet (15 meters) long — that’s longer than a full-size school bus!

The walls of the original (first) Louvre fortress were around 8½ feet thick — that’s about as thick as two grown-up elephants lying trunk‑to‑tail!

If you walked around the Great Sphinx one time, you’d walk about 600 feet (183 meters) — that’s like walking around your school gym twice!

Japanese Serow, a special type of mountain goat, lives on Mount Fuji’s slopes and can climb steep rocks like a superhero!

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The Matterhorn mountain stands proudly between Switzerland and Italy, looking like a giant triangle reaching up to touch the sky!