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Top 10 Historical Places In The World

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Located in Peru on

the top of mountain

and is considered to

be the cultural

center of the Incas.

The only accessible

mode to the place

is via train or a 4

day trek. It is

declared to be a

World Heritage Site

by UNESCO in

1983.

Machu Picchu

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The Mayan city

state is one of

the largest and

best preserved

ruins of the

civilization.

Located in

Guatemala, the

place leaves you

with a

serenading

feeling to

explore the

forests. The

Tikal

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One of the

marvelous

specimen of

human

engineering there

lies the the

Pyramids of

Egypt. Built

precisely aligning

to the direction of

stars and

solstices, these

are one of the

mostly visited

The Pyramids At Giza

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Located in Cambodia,

the place is famous for

temples that really

hold value for the

prevalent art and

architecture that

dominated the South

East Asian region

during the Khmer

reign. It is one of the

most popular tourist

sites of the world.

Angkor Wat, Bayon,

Ta Phrom and Angkor

Thom are the most

popular temples of the

Angkor Wat

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Discovered in 1812 by a

Swiss explorer, Petra is

one of the World

Heritage Site declared

by UNESCO and is one

of the new seven

wonders of the world.

The place came into

prominence after the

movie Indiana Jones 3

went on to become a

huge hit globally. Since

the, it receives dense

crowds from all round

the globe and is one of

the coolest and biggest

Petra

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Located in England, the

place is equally mysterious

as its counterparts. No one

knows who built the spot or

who placed the mammoth

stones in order! There are

many schools of thought

that underlies its creation.

Some believe it was meant

for religious sacrifices &

sexual rituals while others

hold it to be an observatory.

Visit the place to experience

Nature's most amazing

Stonehenge

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Both the Colosseum and

Forum holds historical

prominence that speak

vast about the Roman

history. This is the place

where the great Julius

Caesar walked through

and the great gladiators

fought the battle. Though

a large proportion of the

Colosseum is restricted

due to its crumble state

but one can visit the

forum for free. However,

ticket is necessary for

visiting the Palatine Hill.

Colosseum /Forum

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The ancient temple to

Athena stands as a

symbol of power of

Athens and a testament

to the Greek civilization.

Built in the 5th century

B.C the temple was

housed as a

treasury. Though over

the centuries most of the

surrounding structures

have been either

destroyed by wars or

theft, the structure still

stands tall depicting the

historical prominence of

the place.

Parthenon

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Located in a small

Polynesian island

some between 1250-

1500 BC, there lies

eerie and big statues

that always look at the

people of the Easter

Islands. The residents

of the place say that

they have seen the

ghosts of people of the

ancient times walking

past the roads carved

by them. Visit the

Easter Island

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Built in 1600, the

monument depicts the

testament of undying

love. Built by Shah

Jahan on the memory

of his demised wife

Mumtaz, Taj Mahal

has been declared as a

World Heritage Site

by UNESCO. Located

on the banks of river

Yamuna, it's grand

architecture is praised

by all and sundry.

Taj Mahal

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