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What places of interest are there in the world?
Wan Li Great Wall 1

The existing Great Wall site is mainly the Ming Great Wall, which was built in14th century. Jiayuguan in the west and Hushan Great Wall in the east. The Great Wall site spans Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu and other 15 provinces, cities and autonomous regions, with a total of 4372 1 Great Wall heritages. The Great Wall is also the largest building since human civilization.

Since 196 1, a number of important sections of the Great Wall have been successively announced as national key cultural relics protection units. 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. At present, this heritage includes not only the Great Wall of the above-mentioned 15 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, but also the Miaojiang Great Wall (South Great Wall) in Hunan and Sichuan.

2. Egyptian pyramids

Pyramids were mainly popular in ancient Egypt. The base of the mausoleum is square, surrounded by four equal triangles (that is, square pyramids), and its silhouette is similar to the word "gold" in Chinese characters, so it is called pyramid in Chinese. The pyramids are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

The pyramids in Egypt are one of the largest buildings so far, and they have become one of the most influential and enduring symbols of ancient Egyptian civilization. Most of these pyramids were built during the period of ancient Egypt and Middle Egypt.

3. Temple of Artemis

It is the temple of themis, the goddess in Greek mythology (the Bible is translated into Artemis, that is, the moon goddess Di Anna in Roman mythology, so some materials also call it the temple of Di Anna), ranking among the seven wonders of the ancient world. The temple is located in Ephesus (near Selcuk), a town established by the Greeks in Asia Minor.

In the 7th century BC, ancient buildings were destroyed by floods. It was rebuilt by Croso in Lydia in about 550 BC, and was built in Achaemenid Empire in Persia about 100 years later.

4. Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Mausoleum, are located in xiyang village, Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, China.

The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built from 246 BC to 208 BC, which lasted for 39 years. It is the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in the history of China and the first grand, exquisite and well-preserved imperial mausoleum in China. The existing mausoleum is 76 meters high, and the layout of the cemetery is similar to Xianyang, Qin Dou, which is divided into two cities, with an inner city of 2.5 kilometers and an outer city of 6.3 kilometers.

The mausoleum is located in the southwest of the inner city, facing east from west, and houses coffins and funerary objects. It is the core of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum complex and has not been excavated so far.

5. Versailles

Palace of Versailles (FrenCh: ch? Teau de Versailles is located in the southwest suburb of Paris, France. It is one of the famous palaces in Paris and one of the five largest palaces in the world (Forbidden City in Beijing, Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, White House in the United States and Kremlin in Russia). 1979 is listed in the World Cultural Heritage List.

Versailles Palace is resplendent and magnificent, and its interior furnishings and decorations are full of artistic charm. More than 500 halls and small halls are resplendent and luxurious everywhere. The interior decoration is mainly carved flowers, huge oil paintings and tapestries, with 17 and 18 century furniture with exquisite modeling and craftsmanship. There are also precious works of art from all over the world in the palace, including ancient China porcelain from afar.