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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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El Castillo

El Castillo is the stepped pyramid at Chichen Itza in Mexico, notable for its feathered serpent imagery and alignment wi...

Maya Pyramid Stone Temple

9.4 Excellent

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Temple of Kukulcan

The Temple of Kukulcan is another name for El Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico, notable as a Maya pyramid dedicated to t...

Calendar Maya Pyramid Yucatan

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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Borobudur

Borobudur is a 9th-century Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its mandala plan, relief panels, an...

Java Stone Temple Buddhist

9.3 Excellent

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Mezquita-Catedral de Cordoba

Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba is a mosque-cathedral in Spain, begun in 785 and later converted into a Catholic cathedral...

Cathedral Cordoba Stone Islamic Christian

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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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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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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Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is a Ming and Qing ritual complex in Beijing, built from 1420 and used by emperors to pray for good...

Beijing Ritual Imperial Temple

9.1 Excellent

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Jerónimos Monastery

Jerónimos Monastery is a Manueline monastery in Lisbon, begun in 1501 and linked to Portugal's Age of Discovery.

Religious Monastery Stone Lisbon

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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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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Brihadisvara Temple

Brihadisvara Temple is an 11th-century Chola temple in Thanjavur, India, notable for its massive granite tower built und...

Hindu Stone Tamil Temple

8.9 Great

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Bayon Temple

Bayon Temple is a state temple at Angkor Thom in Cambodia, built under Jayavarman VII, notable for its towers carved wit...

Stone Khmer Temple Angkor

8.9 Great

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Meenakshi Amman Temple

Meenakshi Amman Temple is a Hindu temple complex in Madurai, India, notable for its painted gopurams and devotion to Mee...

Hindu Temple Madurai Gopuram

8.8 Great

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Coricancha

Coricancha was the Inca Temple of the Sun in Cusco, Peru, later built over by Santo Domingo and noted as the empire's pr...

Religious Stone Inca Temple

8.7 Great

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Bulguksa Temple

Bulguksa Temple is a Buddhist temple near Gyeongju, South Korea, completed in 774 and noted for Silla stone pagodas and...

Korea Stone Temple Buddhist

8.4 Great