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SymbolofParis,France. 324metershigh Designedtocommemoratethe centennialoftheFrenchRevolution, Itwasthetallestbuildinginthe world
DominatestheParisianskyline today
ConstructionYear:2600-2500BC
ItwerebuiltforthePharaohs TheSevenWondersoftheWorld Representedthegreatnessoftheir civilizationandpharaohs Consideredthefinalrestingplace, designedtoprotecttheirbodyand spiritforeternity
ConstructionYear:India,1632-1653 UNESCOWorldHeritagesite ItwasbuiltbyMughalEmperor ShahJahanasamausoleumforhis wifeMumtazMahal. Symmetricaldesign,useofwhite marble,surroundedbyagarden symbolizingparadise.
ConstructionYear:537 Istanbul
Itwasbuiltasachurchby theByzantines Itwas laterusedasamosque andmuseum
ConstructionYear:7thcenturyBC ItwasbuilttoprotectChinaempire againstinvasionsfromthenorth enemy Itisaseriesoffortificationsbuilt continuouswallovercenturiesby differentdynasties. TheGreatWallwasdesignateda UNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987 Havethousandsofmiles
ConstructionYear:1186 Itwasgivenasagiftby Franceasasymbolof independencetotheUnited StatesofAmerica
The Eiffel Tower
Tac Mahal
Great Wall of China
Egyptian Pyramids
Hagia Sophia Mosque Statue of Liberty
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Itwasbuiltaround1450. ItisthepreColumbian, Incaempiresitethatis locatedalmost8,000 feetabovethesealevel.
ThisAmphitheater wasbuiltto organizegladiator contests,dramas andgames
LocatedinCambodia Thelargestreligious monumentintheworld
Thetemplewallsarecovered inthousandsofbas-reliefs fromHindumythologyandthe Khmerempire
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Ithasstoodformorethan4,000years Itlinesupwiththestarsandthesun makingitanancientskycalendar Afewofthebluestonesringlikemetal whenstruck Theyproducetoneslikea giantxylophone Researchersthink ancientpeoplemight’veusedthemin ritualstocreatesoundscapes
AtemplededcatedtotheGreekgoddess Athena
Thetemplewasservingtoworshipthe VirgnAthenauntilthe5thc AD whenit wastransformedintoaCristiantemple
Today itservesasan“ open ” museum acceptingeveryonefromanylandandany religon
Itwerecarveddirectly intorockysandstone cliffs Petrawasfoundedover 2000yearsagoalong theancienttraderoutes betweenArabia,Egypt, andtheMediterranean Sea
Machu Picchu
Angkor Wat Parthenon
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