Culture
GIZA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GIZA
- "the Great Pyramid of Giza - the pyramid was built as a tomb - for Cheops - around 2560 BCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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DJENNE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DJENNE
- "this sacral building - in Africa - made out of loam - was built around the 13th century !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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MACHU PICCHU - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MACHU PICCHU
- "Machu Picchu - "old Peak" - is a 15th-century - Inca site !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "located 2,430 metres - 7,970 ft - above sea level !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Machu Picchu - is a masterpiece - of the art of urban development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the paths - and spaces - subordinate to the special surroundings area !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Chichen Itza - was a large pre-Columbian city - built by the Maya civilization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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MESA VERDE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MESA VERDE
- "the Mesa Verde national park - features numerous ruins - of homes - and villages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "built by the ancestral - Puebloan people - sometimes called the Anasazi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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RAPA NUI - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ RAPA NUI
- "Rapa Nui - Easter Island - is a Polynesian island - in the southeastern Pacific ocean !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is famous for its - 887 - extant monumental statues - called "moai" - by the Rapa Nui people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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PETRA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PETRA
- "Petra - Al-Batra - is a historical - and archaeological city !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is famous - for its rock-cut architecture - and water conduit system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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UMAYYAD MOSQUE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ UMAYYAD MOSQUE
- "the Umayyad Mosque - has its own architectural style !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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MEIDAN-e EMAN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MEIDAN-e EMAN
- "the Naqsh-e Jahan Square - is a square - constructed between 1598 and 1629 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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KYOTO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ KYOTO
- "the historic monuments - of ancient Kyoto - encompasses 17 locations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in Japan - within the cities of - Kyoto - Uji - and Otsu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the monuments - 13 are Buddhist temples - and three are Shinto shrines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "these old temples in Kyoto - are perfect - and in harmony - with the gardens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Itsukushima Shrine - is a Shinto shrine - on the island of Itsukushima - in Japan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "best known for its - "floating" torii gate - the torii appears !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to be floating - at high tide - with impressive pictures - with the sea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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TAJ MAHAL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TAJ MAHAL
- "the Taj Mahal - "crown of palaces" - is a white marble mausoleum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it was built in 1632 - by Shah Jahan - in memory of his wife - Mumtaz Mahal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Taj Mahal is a solitaire - it is tuned to itself - it is a perfect building !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "900 - cultural sites - are listed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is a place - such as a monument - building - or complex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that is listed - by the UNESCO - as of special cultural - or physical significance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the programme catalogues - names - and conserves sites - of outstanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "cultural importance - to the common heritage - of humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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