It probably took about 3 years to carve the Great Sphinx, with hundreds of workers chipping away at the rock every day!
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Venice’s Grand Canal, the city’s main waterway, is shaped like a giant letter ‘S’ and is over 2 miles (3.8 kilometers) long — that’s about the same length as 35 football fields put together!
St. Basil’s Cathedral isn’t just one church — it actually has eight smaller churches built around a central church, making it nine churches in one!
The Parthenon has 46 outer columns, each made from stacked marble drums that were carefully carved to fit perfectly together!
The Louvre Museum has special audio guides (talking machines) just for kids that tell exciting stories about the artwork!