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Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest stone statue of Buddha in the world, built during the Tang Dynasty, and located at the [...]

Buddhas of Bamiyan

The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddha from the 6th century, which were carved into a cliff, and were [...]

Juche Tower

The Juche Tower is a monument named after the ideology of Juche, which is the official political ideology of North Korea described as [...]

Timbuktu

Timbuktu is a historical and still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali. Situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River [...]

Khotyn Fortress

The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast, Republic of Ukraine. [...]

Sigiriya

Sigiriya is an ancient palace located in the central Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The [...]

Banaue Rice Terraces

The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2,000-year-old terraces that were most likely carved by hand into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by [...]

Great Man-Made River

The Great Man-Made River is a network of pipes that is bringing high-quality fresh water from ancient underground aquifers deep in the Sahara [...]

Baha’i House of Worship

Baha’i House of Worship located in Taipapata, the State of Samoa (former Western Samoa), is one of only eight in the world house [...]

Freedom Monument

The Freedom Monument represents a memorial dedicated to the soldiers who were killed during the Latvian War of Independence between 1918-1920, and it [...]

Vaduz Castle

Vaduz Castle is the official palace and residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein, located 120 meters (324 feet) above the capital city of [...]