Ascott Living January - March 2015 | Page 8

DIGITS SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY In 2013 Australia’shosted Great Barrier Reef The Berlin Wall costs an average of Illustrations by Gavin Goo to build From the cost of building to how long they take to maintain, Ascott Living looks at the fascinating facts and figures surrounding the world’s most famous landmarks 50kg of gold foil tops Indonesia’s national monument in Jakarta Buckingham Palace has 760 windows – which are cleaned every two weeks Some 2.09 million visitors 80 US$114 per 30 centimetres Singapore’s Merlion tower at Sentosa stands 37 metres tall and is lit by 16,000 lights kilometre per hour winds can cause New York’s The Great Wall of Statue of Liberty China stretches for to sway up to 7 centimetres, kilometres and the torch by 15 centimetres 49,889 79,989 cubic metres of water are pumped out of Rome’s Trevi Fountain every single day 06 AS COTT LIVING On average the Eiffel Tower is painted once every seven years – requiring 60 tonnes of paint each time