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The Acropolis has secret underground caves that were used as shrines and hiding places in ancient times!
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The Brandenburg Gate is as tall as 5 giraffes stacked on top of each other — reaching up 85 feet (26 meters) into the sky!
The ancient Maya city of Tulum was built between 1200 and 1450 AD, which means these ruins are over 800 years old — that’s older than your great-great-great-great-grandparents!
Inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul there’s a grand entrance called the Imperial Door (or Emperor’s Door). It was used only by the Byzantine emperors when they entered.
The Panathenaic Festival, celebrated every four years at the Acropolis, was like an ancient Olympic Games and religious ceremony combined!