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Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the Pope's official residence in Vatican City. Its ceiling, frescoed by Michelangelo, is one of the supreme achievements of Western art.
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Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx — a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human — sitting in front of the Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the Nile.
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Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbour, a gift from France to the United States to celebrate the 1876 centennial of American independence.
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric ring of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, built in stages between 3000 and 2000 BCE. Its purpose remains debated but it aligns with the summer and winter solstices.
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Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on the harbour at Bennelong Point, with its iconic white sail-shaped concrete shells. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth.
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Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, and entertainment centre in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is brilliantly adorned with billboards and advertisements.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, crossing the River Thames close to the Tower of London. It is often confused with London Bridge.
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Tower of London
The Tower of London is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. Founded in 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest, it has served as royal residence, prison, mint, armoury, and treasure house.