The Maya built their pyramids layer by layer, like stacking big stone “steps” one on top of another — like making a giant stone sandwich that reaches up into the sky!
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans at a funny angle all the way up, and because the builders made small changes as they continued to build, the tower has a slight curve — kind of like a banana shape — when you look at it from the side!
On Easter Island, the moai statues are carved with elongated ears and carved earlobes that reflect the Rapa Nui tradition of stretching earlobes with ornaments, though the exact meaning isn’t 100% clear.
The minute hands on Big Ben’s clock travel a distance of 118 miles (190 kilometers) every year. That’s like walking from London to Weymouth!
The Louvre Museum’s collection grew so big that in 1986, they had to build a new museum called the Musée d’Orsay to hold some of the artwork!