The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall was begun more than two thousand years ago. It was built to keep out invaders. It extends about six thousand seven hundred kilometers across northern China. The Great Wall of China
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The Great Wall of China The Great Wall was
begun more than two thousand years ago. It was
built to keep out invaders. It extends about six thousand seven hundred kilometers across northern China. The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted. It is also the only object built by people that can be seen from space.
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Coliseum Rome, Italy Another famous ancient structure is the
Coliseum in Rome, Italy. It was built almost two
thousand years ago. The ancient Roman sports center could hold fifty thousand people who gathered there to watch public events. Experts say it is one of the finest examples of Roman design and engineering.
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Machu Picchu The city of Machu Picchu in Peru
should be on most lists, too. Experts say it
includes some of the best stone work ever built. The ancient Inca people built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains, northwest of the city of Cuzco. Machu Picchu is about thirteen square kilometers.
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Petra
The eye-catching half-built, half-carved 'Lost' city of Petra
can be seen as a rock carving blended into
the mountains between Red Sea and Dead Sea. This famous archeological site of Petra is a part of the Ma'an Governorate, which is the largest in the Kingdom of Jordan.
tiny colorful stones inlaid in white marble. The structure seems to
change color during different time of the day and night. Experts say it is one of the most perfect buildings ever constructed. They say nothing could be added or taken away to improve the beautiful Taj Mahal.
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Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Every visitor
in Rio de Janeiro has his faith in Christ
redeemed, each time he views it. Such is the presence of the world's largest statue of Art Deco, that of Christ, the Redeemer. Built with refined concrete, it came up atop the 700 meters high Mount Corvocado in Brazil in 1931.
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Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico The sacred Pre-Hispanic site of
Chichen Itza (meaning near the edge of water) is
an archeological marvel located in Mexico. One of the largest Maya cities, the site was built by the Maya civilization between 750 and 900 AD. It houses several layered architectural complexes spread over an area of 5 square kilometers.