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10 Most Mysterious Places On Earth

Most Mysterious Places

The following is a list of 10 mysterious places from around the globe. Places that include structures that are obviously man made, but it’s unclear either who built them, how they were built, or for what purpose. Many legends and hypotheses are created around those places – so without further ado – here are the 10 most mysterious...

10 Most Notable Pyramids In The World

Pyramids In The World

Long before modern machines, ancient builders raised pyramids that still astonish engineers today. They appear on several continents, built by cultures that never met, as tombs, temples and monuments to power. Here are ten of the most notable pyramids in the world. 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt The Great Pyramid Of Giza is the oldest and...

10 Most Famous Walls In The World

Most Famous Walls

For as long as there have been cities, people have built walls around them, for defence, for control, and sometimes simply to divide. A few of these walls have outlived the empires that raised them and become world-famous landmarks. Here are ten of the most famous walls in the world. 1. The Great Wall Of China, China Built in the 14th century, the...

10 Most Famous Monuments In Europe

Famous Monuments In Europe

1. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Perhaps the most famous structure in the world, and the icon for Paris and France, this iron tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel who designed it in 1889. With height of 324 meters, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris and was the tallest tower in the world...

10 Tallest Towers In The World

Tallest Towers In The World

Reaching for the sky is one of the oldest human ambitions. Towers built for broadcasting, observation or sheer prestige now stand among the tallest structures ever made, dwarfing the buildings around them. Here are ten of the tallest towers in the world. The engineering definition of a tower is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is...