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SNAPSHOTS
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THE GREAT SPHINX • One of the largest and oldest monolithic statues in the world, the Sphinx continues to keep watch over the Great Pyramids
THE ANCIENT WORLD
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? GREAT WALL OF CHINA • The bulwarks that took two millennia to build
FOOD & DRINK
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? AL KHAZNEH • Petra’s most elaborate and beautiful ruin
BRITAIN & THE BRITISH
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THE TAJ MAHAL • The marble marvel is the world’s most famous monument to love
FAMOUS PEOPLE
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? MACHU PICCHU • The lost city of the Inca, hidden between two Peruvian peaks
FASHION & STYLE
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? EASTER ISLAND • The towering statues, the moai, have stood for the last millennium – a testament to the people who made them
THE TWO WORLD WARS
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? CHICHÉN ITZÁ • The awesome ruins of the Mayan city in Mexico were built to honour the skies above – and are more complex than they may at first appear
HOW WE USED TO LIVE
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THE TEMPLE OF ANGKOR WAT • Cambodia’s amazing architectural masterpiece was built in the 12th century and has fascinated people ever since
KINGS & QUEENS OF BRITAIN
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? SAINT BASIL’S CATHEDRAL • The eye-catching masterpiece of Moscow incorporates ten churches in one dazzling domed confection
MEDIEVAL TIMES
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? ACROPOLIS • Athens’ greatest monument is a symbol of civilisation
SPORT & CULTURE
HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THE COLOSSEUM • Enter Rome’s theatre of death, where tens of thousands of people and animals were slaughtered for the entertainment of the mob
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