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Haghia Sophia
Ayasofya Meydanı,
Istanbul • Sultanahmet
Being built in the turbulent crossroad that is Istanbul (then Constantinople), the Aya Sofya has seen good and bad times. As noted in the brief chronology above, there have been three basilicas built on this site, all bearing the Haghia Sophia name. Two were destroyed by fire. The one that stands now is thanks to Emperor Justin who ordered all of the provinces of his empire to send their best arti...
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Great Sphinx, The
Cairo •
If the Pyramids of Giza are the most famous landmark in the world, then the Sphinx is the most famous fictional animal. A lion's body with a man's head, the mythical creature was the symbol of fear and awesome power in ancient Egypt. Its name has been interpreted as, "The Wonderful One", "The Terrible One", "The Father of Terror", "The Living Statue", and "Horus of the Horizon."
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