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Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Terracotta soldiers
The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is located in the eastern suburbs of Lintong County. Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC – 210 BC), the first emperor of China, ascended the throne at the age of 13, when construction of his tomb began.

Great Wall of China
Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defence purposes. After the state of Qin unified China in 221 B.C., it joined the walls to hold off the invaders from the Xiongnu tribes in the north

The Great Sphinx
Carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, the Sphinx is truly a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt. The body of a lion with the head of a king or god, the sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdom.

Bayon temple ruins - Cambodia
The Bayon Temple was the state temple of Jayavarman VII, a powerful ruler in the late 13th century. The temple sat at the center of Angkor Thom, a walled city that served as the capital of the Khmer Empire

Devil's Tower, Wyoming
The nearly vertical monolith known as Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Once hidden below the earth's surface, erosion has stripped away the softer rock layers revealing Devils Tower.Known by several northern plains tribes as Bears Lodge, it is a sacred site of worship for many American Indians.

Chaac Mool in Cancun, Mexico
The Temple of the Warriors that houses the famous Chaac-Mool, where heads used to roll, is located amidst the group of 1,000 columns

Roman Forum, Coliseum - Rome, Italy
The Colosseum was completed in 80 AD and seated more than 50,000 spectators. Its opening was celebrated with 100 days of games in which thousands of animals and gladiators were killed. Occasionally the Colosseum was flooded in order to stage small naval battles.

Nemrut Dagi, statues and tombs - Cappadocia, Turkey.
Rising 2150 meters from the Anti-Taurus mountains in south central Turkey stands the archaeological site of Nemrut Dagi (pronounced NEHM-root dah-uh). Thought to be the burial tumulus and Hierotheseion (Holy Seat) of the 1st century BC Commagene king, Antiochus I Epiphanes

Moai, Easter Island, Chile
Easter Island is a small, hilly, now treeless island of volcanic origin. Located in the Pacific Ocean some 2200 off the coast of Chile, Named by the Dutch sea captain Jacob Roggeveen, who, on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722, became the first European to visit.