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Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India Building was started in 1632 and was completely finished in 1653 It was built to house the.

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1 Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India Building was started in 1632 and was completely finished in 1653 It was built to house the tomb of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s wife It receives a lot of tourism, with over 3 million visiting the mausoleum in 2015. Due to pollution, cars and buses aren't allowed Michael Maguire

2 The Parthenon The Parthenon is a former Greek temple which was dedicated to the Goddess Athena The temple began construction in 447 BC, and the temple wasn’t totally finished until 432 BC It was built to replace an older temple, which was destroyed in an invasion by the Persians in 480 BC Although it was built as a temple to honour Greek Goddess Athena, the building’s main use was a treasury It has had many different uses over the years, starting with being a treasury and temple, but it was turned to a Christian Church around the 6 th Century AD, and then to an Islamic Mosque after the Ottoman Invasion in 1456. It is currently just a tourist attraction. It is the most historically significant surviving building of Classical Greece, so it is very popular with tourists. The sculptures in and around the Parthenon are considered some of the best art Greece has to offer

3 The Colosseum The Colosseum was built in 70-80 AD It is the largest amphitheatre ever It could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators


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