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Landmarks

Popularly recognized structures around the world that are of interest to tourists and visitors due to their notable physical features or historical significance.

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Great Pyramids

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

The Giza Necropolis is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramid complexes known as the Great ...

The Colosseum

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

An elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman ...

Tokyo Tower

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

A communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332. 5 metres (1,091 ft), it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel ...

The Taj Mahal

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

A white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognised as "the jewel of Muslim art in ...

Stonehenge

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

A prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 2. 0 miles (3. 2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, ...

The Terracotta Army

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

The Terracotta Army, literally soldier horse funerary statues, or the "Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first ...

Panthenon

Tourism & hospitality; Landmarks

A temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire ...

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