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Pamukkale

The surreal, brilliant white travertine* terraces and warm, limpid pools of Pamukkale hang, like the petrified cascade of a mighty waterfall, from the rim of a steep valley side in Turkey’s picturesque southwest. Truly spectacular in its own right, the geological phenomenon that is Pamukkale, literally "Cotton Castle" in Turkish, is also the site of the remarkably well-preserved ruins of the Greek-Roman city of Hierapolis.

St. Basil’s Cathedral (1555-1561) or the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a church in Red Square, Moscow. It has been among the top tourist attractions in Russia. It is not the building’s interior artifacts that attract visitors, but rather the cathedral’s distinctive architecture. Designed to resemble the shape of a bonfire in full flame, the architecture is not only unique to the period in which it was built but to any subsequent period. There is no other structure on the earth like this.

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a colossal outdoor representation of Amida Buddha, one of Japan’s most celebrated Buddhist figures. Cast in bronze, the Great Buddha stands over 13.35 metres (43.8 feet) high and weighs nearly 93 tonnes. The statue reportedly dates from 1252. Although it originally was housed in a small wooden temple, the Great Buddha now stands in the open air as the original temple was washed away in a tsunami in the 15th century.

2. | PW. Search for more information about the most visited tourist attractions and complete a table looking through the model.

Attractions/Places | Countries | Facts and events
The Great Buddha of Kamakura |  |
St. Basil’s Cathedral |  |
Pamukkale |  |
Cappadocia |  |
The village of Kandovan |  |
Great Barrier Reef |  |

*travertine - white or light coloured chalky rock deposited from mineral springs