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Describe a building/structure with architectural interest. v.1

Describe a building/structure with architectural interest. v. 1
Describe a building/structure with architectural interest. You should say: what is it what is the historical and architectural significance of it why you think it should be preserved and describe the building/structure. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: The Leaning Tower of Pisa, also known as Tower of Pisa, is an impressive structure situated in the Pisa city in Italy.   It is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square and very famous for its unintended tilt to one side. The height of the tower is around 183 feet and the width is higher in the lower part than the top part. This tower has 296 steps and offers a great architectural value to the world. The tilt of this tower was not planned and occurred unintentionally. During the construction phase, the slope was created because of the inadequate foundation on the soft ground. Later this slope increased until the structure was stabilised. Around 200 years were taken to build this greatest structure. There are some debates about the real architect of this world-famous structure and it has been credited to Guglielmo and Bonanno Pisano as the architects of this structure. But recent studies imply this credit to Diotisalvi as the original architect. This structure has innumerable historic significance and was one of the seven medieval wonders of the world. The people of Pisa started building this structure to show the rest of the world about the importance of the Pisa city. The plan included a cathedral, a baptistery, a bell tower and a cemetery. The construction began at around 1173 AD and completed in the middle of 1300 AD. This famous tower is not known only for the great beauty of its Romanesque architecture but also for its historical significance. The famous astronomer Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped a cannonball and a musket ball bot at a time from the Tower of Pisa to prove that weight does not affect the dropping speed of an object. This structure is one of mankind's greatest achievements and architectural works and should be preserved as part of our heritage and past.   This structure was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and had been very famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World. I had been fortunate enough to look at this marvellous structure a few years ago and it is one of the most profounding architectural feats in my opinion.     Model Answer 2:   Often being considered as the "8th wonder of the ancient world", the Pantheon in Rome is a true architectural wonder still to this date. Having been shrouded in mysteries as to when the structure was really built, many historians suggest that the temple, once dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome, was built and dedicated between 118 -125 A. D.   The pantheon's basic design is simple and yet, very powerful and fascinating as far as its architecture is concerned. The basic and fundamental structure of the temple is made of a series of intersecting arches. The arches rest on eight piers (a platform of pillars) which then support another eight, round-headed arches that stretch through the drum from its inner face to the outer face. If approaching the Pantheon from the outside, it would appear rectangular in shape. But, in reality, it is only the first small room (called "cella") that actually has corners. However, the rotunda itself is completely round. When it came to building the dome of the pantheon, the Romans also knew perfectly well how to use arches to help carry the weight of their huge building structures by using lighter materials at the top of the dome while using heavier materials at the bottom. But the lightest of the materials were reserved for the ceiling of the dome. Interestingly enough, the Romans used bricks to build the dome. Lastly, but not in the least, built with costly wooden scaffolding, the detail of the pantheon is simply outstanding.   This great architectural wonder should be preserved as visiting the Roman pantheon today would almost be like transporting back to the Roman Empire itself. As architects from all over Europe and America from the Renaissance through the 19th century studied it and incorporated what their findings into their own works, later on, the pantheon has remained as one of the most imitated buildings in history. The pantheon is probably is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings which had been dedicated as a Christian church to Mary and the Martyr Saints in 609 A. D. Being used as a tomb also, this Christian temple also carries the memories of painter Raphael, the first two kings, and first queen of Italy, the pantheon today exists for all the people being a house of "worship" for all religions in the west. Similar Cue Card topics: Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics as well: Describe a building or architecture that impressed you. Describe a famous building or historical place you know about. Describe a building or structure in your city. Describe a building in your university or office.
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Describe
a building/structure with architectural interest. You should say: what is it what is the historical and architectural significance of it why you
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think
it should
be preserved
and
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describe
the building/structure. [You will
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have to
talk about the
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topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Model Answer 1: The Leaning Tower of Pisa,
also
known as Tower of Pisa, is an impressive
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structure
situated in the Pisa city in Italy.
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It is the third oldest
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structure
in Pisa's Cathedral Square and
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very
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famous
for its unintended tilt to one side. The height of the tower is around
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183 feet
and the width is higher in the lower part than the top part. This tower has 296 steps and offers a great architectural value to the
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world
. The tilt of this tower was not planned and occurred
unintentionally
. During the construction phase, the slope
was created
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because
of the inadequate foundation on the soft ground. Later this slope increased until the
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structure
was
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stabilised
. Around 200 years
were taken
to build this greatest
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structure
. There are
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some
debates about the real
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architect
of this world-
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famous
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structure
and it has
been credited
to Guglielmo and
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Bonanno
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Pisano
as the
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architects
of this
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structure
.
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But
recent studies imply this credit to
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Diotisalvi
as the original
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architect
. This
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structure
has innumerable historic significance and was one of the seven medieval
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wonders
of the
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world
. The
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people
of Pisa
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started
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building
this
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structure
to
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show
the rest of the
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world
about the importance of the Pisa city. The plan included a cathedral, a baptistery, a bell tower and a cemetery.
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The
construction began at around 1173 AD and completed in the middle of 1300 AD. This
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famous
tower is not known
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only
for the great beauty of its Romanesque architecture
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but
also
for its historical significance. The
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famous
astronomer Galileo
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Galilei
is said
to have dropped a cannonball and a musket ball bot at a time from the Tower of Pisa to prove that weight does not affect the dropping speed of an object. This
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structure
is one of mankind's greatest achievements and architectural works and should
be preserved
as part of our heritage and past.
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This
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structure
was listed
in the UNESCO
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World
Heritage Site in 1987 and had been
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very
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famous
as one of the Seven
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Wonders
of the Medieval
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World
. I had been fortunate
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enough
to look at this
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marvellous
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structure
a few years ago and it is one of the most
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profounding
architectural feats in my opinion.
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Model Answer 2:
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Often
being considered
as the
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"
8th
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wonder
of the ancient world
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"
, the
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Pantheon
in Rome is a true architectural
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wonder
still
to this date. Having
been shrouded
in mysteries as to when the
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structure
was
really
built,
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many
historians suggest that the temple, once dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome,
was built
and dedicated between 118 -125 A. D.
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The pantheon's basic design is simple and
yet
,
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very
powerful and fascinating as far as its architecture
is concerned
. The basic and fundamental
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structure
of the temple
is made
of a series of intersecting
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arches
. The
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arches
rest on eight piers (a platform of pillars) which then support another eight, round-headed
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arches
that stretch through the drum from its inner face to the outer face. If approaching the
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Pantheon
from the outside, it would appear
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rectangular in shape
.
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But
, in reality, it is
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only
the
first
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small
room (called
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"
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cella
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"
) that
actually
has corners.
However
, the rotunda itself is completely round. When it came to
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building
the dome of the
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pantheon
, the
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Romans
also
knew
perfectly
well
how to
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use
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arches
to
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help
carry the weight of their huge
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building
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structures
by using lighter materials at the top of the dome while using heavier materials at the bottom.
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But
the lightest of the materials
were reserved
for the ceiling of the dome.
Interestingly
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enough
, the
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Romans
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used
bricks to build the dome.
Lastly
,
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but
not in the least, built with costly wooden scaffolding, the detail of the
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pantheon
is
simply
outstanding.
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This great architectural
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wonder
should
be preserved
as visiting the
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Roman
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pantheon
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today
would almost be like transporting back to the
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Roman
Empire itself. As
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architects
from all over Europe and America from the Renaissance through the 19th century studied it and incorporated what their findings into their
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own
works, later on, the
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pantheon
has remained as one of the most imitated
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buildings
in history. The
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pantheon
is
probably
is the best-preserved of all
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Roman
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buildings
which had
been dedicated
as a Christian church to Mary and the Martyr Saints in 609 A. D. Being
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used
as a tomb
also
, this Christian temple
also
carries the memories of painter Raphael, the
first
two kings, and
first
queen of Italy, the
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pantheon
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today
exists for all the
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people
being a
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house
of
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"
worship
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"
for all religions in the west.

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IELTS speaking Describe a building/structure with architectural interest. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
3 paragraphs
901 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
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