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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built by Artemisia after her husband Mausolus died. Mausolus and Artemisia had ruled over Halicarnassus and the region surrounding it for …
Angkor Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world, with the site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres). It was …
Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia, whose name means holy wisdom, is a domed monument originally built as a cathedral in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the sixth century A.D. …
Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis, regarded as one of the Seven Wonders around the globe by ancient writers, was situated through the marshes to the southwest of …
Timbuktu Timbuktu is a city in the West African nation of Mali situated 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara …
Neuschwanstein Castle Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced , English: “New Swanstone Castle”) is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near …
Alhambra The Alhambra the complete Arabic form of which was Qalat Al-Hamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a …
Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on an extremely rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient …
