Mount Everest’s peak is made of old sea limestone, and down below that are layers of metamorphic rocks like schist and gneiss that formed under intense pressure!
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The Court of the Lions in the Alhambra Palace features 12 marble lion statues that once spouted water from their mouths like magical fountains!
Uluru stands 348 meters high (about as tall as 67 giraffes stacked on top of each other) and has a circumference of 9.4 kilometers — that’s like walking around 94 soccer fields!
Big Ben has appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows, making it one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world!
Inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the dome has 40 ribs that help support its massive weight — like the spokes of a giant umbrella held up over the city!