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Ciaro, Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza outside Cairo, Egypt is more than 4,000 years old. It's the tomb of the Pharaoh Cheops and is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Athens, Greece
The Parthenon was a temple built on top of the highest hill in Athens, Greece, the Acropolis (Acropolis means High City). It's where the kings of Athens lived, and where everybody went to defend themselves when there was a war.
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China
The Great Wall of China is a fortress 1,500 miles long and 6 meters wide. It took a million men to build it 2,300 years ago.
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India
The Taj Mahal in India is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It was built in 1631 out of white marble and took 22 years to finish!
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Washington, D.C.
The White House is three stories tall with over 100 rooms! In November of 1800, President John Adams and his family became the first ones to live there.
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Pasris, France
The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 Worlds Fair in Paris, France. Its metal structure weighs 7,300 tons and you need 50 to 60 tons of paint to paint it every seven years!
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Pisa, Italy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy was built in 1173 by architects who didn't have much experience. They built it on soft ground, without enough foundations, and as soon as they were done it began to slowly tilt over sideways!
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Seattle, Washington
The Space Needle is in Seattle, Washington, was created for the 1962 World’s Fair.You can ride a glass elevator t 520 feet up to the top! There are even telescopes up there so that you can see mountains and lakes close up.
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New York City
When the Empire State Building opened on May 1, 1931 - it was the tallest building in the world! It has 102 floors, weighs 365,000 tons, has 6,500 windows, and 73 elevators.