A World Excursion
Exploring the World one Amazement at a Time
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Great Wall of China |
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The Great Wall of China was built over many years, but there is one part of the wall in particular that was very famous. This part was built by Qin Shing, the first Emperor of China, between the years 200 BC to 220 BC. Little of it remains today. The wall stretches through China for a long 4, 160 miles. Before the Ming Dynasty, the wall was built out of stone and wood. Afterwards, men used bricks to find that the wall held up better. |
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Angkor Wat Angkor Wat was built early in the twelfth century for Suryavarman II as his capital city. It is located in Cambodia and the temple is printed on the national flag. The temple was made to represent Mt. Meru. The Angkor Wat is surrounded by a moat, and a wall 4.5 m high and 1025 by 802 m. long. |
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Petra Petra is located along Mt. Hor in Arabah, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan. It was built in 1812 by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig. Many Arab gods and goddesses are carved into the temple to show the religion of the King. Later, Christianity was also accepted in the temple. In the year 1985, Petra was selected to be a World Heritage Site. Today, Petra had around 56,000 visitors in two months.
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Potala Palace
The Potala Palace is found in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The Potala Palace was the built as a present for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. When the structure burned down, the fifth Dali Lama rebuilt it. The fourteenth Dali Lama failed to rise after an invasion by the Chinese in 1959. Today the Chinese have made Potala Palace a museum. |
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