Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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The Great Sphinx

Sphinxes were mythological creatures. They had the body of a lion, the tail of a serpent and a human face; sometimes wings too. The ancient Egyptians constructed stone sphinxes near cemeteries to protect the tombs from intruders. The oldest known sphinx statue is the one that stands guard near the approaches of the three large pyramids of Giza, 15 km west of Cairo.
It is about 5000 years old! The Great Sphinx as it is known, is carved out of rock and is 20 m high and 73 m long. It is falling to pieces but now efforts are being made to save the ancient monument.

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Last updated on :11/10/2003