swap_horiz Abu Simbel Temples Alternatives

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Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu in Egypt, notable as the largest Giza pyramid and the only surviv...

Ancient Pyramid Tomb Egypt

9.8 Brilliant

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Parthenon

The Parthenon is a Doric temple on the Acropolis of Athens, built in the 5th century BCE and dedicated to the goddess At...

Ancient Greek Marble Temple

9.8 Brilliant

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Temple of Karnak

The Temple of Karnak is a vast temple complex at Thebes in Egypt, developed over more than a millennium and centered on...

Ancient Religious Egypt Temple

9.6 Brilliant

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Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings is a royal burial ground near Luxor, Egypt, used in the New Kingdom and containing Tutankhamun's...

Ancient Pharaonic Egypt Tombs

9.5 Brilliant

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Petra Treasury

Petra Treasury is a rock-cut Nabataean facade in Jordan, likely a 1st-century CE royal tomb and one of Petra's most reco...

Rock Cut Ancient Tomb Jordan

9.4 Excellent

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Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza is a major Maya archaeological city in Yucatan, Mexico, notable for its Terminal Classic monuments, ballcou...

Ancient Maya Pyramid Yucatan

9.3 Excellent

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Erechtheion

The Erechtheion is an Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens, built in the late 5th century BCE and famed for its Carya...

Ancient Greek Temple Athens

9.2 Excellent

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Delphi Temple of Apollo

The Delphi Temple of Apollo was the sanctuary of Apollo's oracle in central Greece, rebuilt in the 4th century BCE after...

Oracle Ancient Greek Temple

9.2 Excellent

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Theatre of Epidaurus

The Theatre of Epidaurus is a 4th century BCE Greek theatre in the Peloponnese, renowned for its symmetry and exceptiona...

Theater Ancient Greek Acoustic

9.2 Excellent

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Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, built in the 1st century CE to carry water to Nîmes.

France Ancient Roman Stone

9.2 Excellent

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Herculaneum Archaeological Park

Herculaneum Archaeological Park preserves a Roman town buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, with unusually intact houses,...

Ancient Volcanic Roman Ruins

9.2 Excellent

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Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple is an ancient Egyptian temple on the Nile's east bank, begun by Amenhotep III and expanded by Ramesses II i...

Ancient Stone Pharaonic Egypt

9.2 Excellent

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Leptis Magna

Leptis Magna is a Roman city site in Libya, expanded under Emperor Septimius Severus and famed for its forum, basilica,...

City Ancient Roman Ruins

9.1 Excellent

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Step Pyramid of Djoser

The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara is Egypt's earliest major stone pyramid, built in the 27th century BC for Pharaoh...

Ancient Pyramid Stone Egypt

9.1 Excellent

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Petra Monastery

Petra Monastery is a large rock-cut Nabataean monument in Jordan, carved in the 1st century CE and reached by a long sta...

Rock Cut Ancient Jordan Nabataean

9.0 Excellent

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Temple of Hatshepsut

The Temple of Hatshepsut is a terraced mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, built for the 18th dynasty female phara...

Ancient Egypt Terraced Temple

9.0 Excellent

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Naqsh-e Rostam

Naqsh-e Rostam is a necropolis in Iran with Achaemenid royal rock tombs, including that of Darius I, and later Sasanian...

Rock Cut Ancient Iran Tombs

8.8 Great

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Philae Temple

Philae Temple is an Egyptian temple complex dedicated to Isis, moved to Agilkia Island in the 20th century after the Asw...

Ancient Island Egypt Isis

8.8 Great

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Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid at Dahshur was built for Pharaoh Sneferu around the 26th century BC and is often called Egypt's first su...

Ancient Pyramid Tomb Egypt

8.3 Great

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Bent Pyramid

The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur is an Old Kingdom pyramid of Pharaoh Sneferu, notable for its changed angle and early true-p...

Ancient Pyramid Tomb Egypt

8.1 Great