In India, the Taj Mahal appears on everything from postcards to hotel names because it's considered a symbol of the country's rich history!
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There’s a huge lamp inside Pisa Cathedral that people call the “Lamp of Galileo,” because the young scientist is said to have watched a swinging lamp there and been inspired to think about how pendulums work!
The Acropolis hill rises 490 feet (0.15 km) above sea level — just about the height of a 40-story building!
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Christ the Redeemer’s fingertips are 3.2 feet (1 meter) long — about the size of a young child!
Special sound-dampening devices were installed to protect the workers’ hearing from Big Ben’s loud bells!