Mindblowing Man-Made Structures

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Chand Baori

This is a popular monument in the Rajasthan state in India. The stepwell consists of over 3500 steps down over 100ft to the water.

 

 

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Village of Monsanto

This village in Portugal has 828 inhabitants. The entire village was created around natural boulders. Many of these boulders are a type of granite.

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Global Vipassana Pagoda

This is the tallest stone-only structure in the world. It is located near Mumbai and honors the practice of Vipassana, related to Buddhism. Not only that, but it is Gilded, and looks amazing. It was completed in 2009.

 

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Wallace Monument

With a rise in Scottish nationalism, this monument was constructed to honor an old Scottish hero.

 

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Potala Palace

This was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It's now a museum and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

 

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Bet Giyorgis Church

The name is was translated in English as the Church of Saint George. The Ethiopian church is now simply referred to as Lalibela. It is often said to be the 8th wonder of the world, and for good reason!

 

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Suspended Temple of Mt. Hengshan

Also called the hanging temple, this Chinese holy place was built over 1500 years ago. This place is held together by oak crossbeams fitted into holes in the side of the cliff.

 

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Al Khazneh or “The Treasury”

Featured in "Indiana Jones," this location is Petra's claim to fame. This was originally meant as a crypt. While looking impressive in size, the truth is that the inside has only one small chamber.

 

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Leshan Giant Buddha

This incredible 233 feet tall statue of a sitting Buddha was started in 713 and finished in 803. It was carved into the side of a mountain!

 

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Cliff Palace

The Pueblo people built this palace mostly out of sandstone in 1200 CE. It's now located in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. It has relatively small doorways because the people were smaller then.

 

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Montserrat Monastery

Montserrat Monastery is Catalonia's most important religious retreat. Montserrat, whose name means serrated mountain, also has the ability to see most of Catalonia on a clear day. This building also houses a famous shrine of the Virgin of Montserrat.

 

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Mont Saint Michel

An island commune in Normandy, this area is unique in that it can be walked to during low tide. This unique fact made it harder to defeat in the 100 year war as the tide kept sweeping away attackers.

 

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Shibam Mud Houses

Sometimes referred to as "the Manhattan of the desert," this city filled with skyscrapers is the last thing you'd expect to find in the middle of the Ramlat al-Sab`atayn desert of Yemen. Made entirely from mud bricks, this city has 7,000 inhabitants and buildings that reach up to 11 stories high.

 

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Angkor Wat

This breathtaking Buddhist temple was once a Hindu temple. Located in Cambodia, it is one of the world's largest religious monuments.