Wonders of the World
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Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) هرم خفرع at Sunset, Giza, Egypt — December 1996
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Taj Mahal at dawn, Agra, India — July 11, 2004
You have to get there early to miss the throngs of tourists that arrive later.
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The Mingun Bell, Mingun, Myanmar — June 8, 2004
The Mingun bell weighs 90 tonnes and it the largest functioning ball on Earth.
မင်းကွန်းခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး
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Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the river Neretva, Mostar, Herzegovina, BiH — September 3, 2007
This 16th century bridge was destroyed in November 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War. It was decided to build a bridge as similar as possible to the original, using the same technology and materials.
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Al Khazneh الخزنة (The Treasury) was built between 100 BCE to 200 CE, Petra, Jordan — August 31, 1996
Entrance was 25 JD (US $36.62) and valid for two days
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