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The Mausoleum of Theodoric was built in 520 AD by Theodoric the Great as his future tomb. It is unique in having a roof slab made of a single carved stone, weighing 230 tons.

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The Mausoleum of Theodoric was built in 520 AD by Theodoric the Great as his future tomb. It is unique in having a roof slab made of a single carved stone, weighing 230 tons.

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The Sarcophagus of Constantina is the 4th century coffin of Constantina, daughter of Emperor Constantine I. It is made from a single slab of red porphyry, an exceptionally hard stone which was difficult to carve. The richly detailed carvings show cupids making wine.

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The Sarcophagus of Constantina is the 4th century coffin of Constantina, daughter of Emperor Constantine I. It is made from a single slab of red porphyry, an exceptionally hard stone which was difficult to carve. The richly detailed carvings show cupids making wine.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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St Wendreda is a 14th-century church featuring 120 carved carved angels, all made from oak, on the double-hammer beam roof

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St Wendreda is a 14th-century church featuring 120 carved carved angels, all made from oak, on the double-hammer beam roof

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Stari Grad is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century CE to control movement along nearby roads, and the town of Užice

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Stari Grad is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century CE to control movement along nearby roads, and the town of Užice

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A magnificent 17th-century carving of the Sun God Surya riding his chariot . It adorns the ceiling of the Nau Chauki, a pavilion built on the banks of Rajsamand Lake by the Hindu Rajput king, Rana Raj Singh.

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A magnificent 17th-century carving of the Sun God Surya riding his chariot . It adorns the ceiling of the Nau Chauki, a pavilion built on the banks of Rajsamand Lake by the Hindu Rajput king, Rana Raj Singh.

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This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone, the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple, minimal manner.

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This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone, the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple, minimal manner.

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The Great Chaitya in the Karla Caves, India, is exceptional for preserving its original wooden ribs. Built in 50-70 CE, these roof timbers have survived 2000 years of Indian monsoons

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The Great Chaitya in the Karla Caves, India, is exceptional for preserving its original wooden ribs. Built in 50-70 CE, these roof timbers have survived 2000 years of Indian monsoons

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The valley temple of the Pharaoh Khafre in Giza, Egypt, built around 2570 BCE. The temple was built of megalithic blocks sheathed in red granite, some weighing over 200 tons. The square pillars of the T-shaped hallway were made of solid granite, and the floor was paved in alabaster

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The valley temple of the Pharaoh Khafre in Giza, Egypt, built around 2570 BCE. The temple was built of megalithic blocks sheathed in red granite, some weighing over 200 tons. The square pillars of the T-shaped hallway were made of solid granite, and the floor was paved in alabaster

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The only one of its kind globally, this Greenlandic whaling suit, made before 1834, is a unique artifact. Hunters used it for waterproofing by crawling through the central opening and sealing it with sealskin. It's now at Denmark's National Museum

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The only one of its kind globally, this Greenlandic whaling suit, made before 1834, is a unique artifact. Hunters used it for waterproofing by crawling through the central opening and sealing it with sealskin. It's now at Denmark's National Museum

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Magnificent stone sculptured 'umbrella' at Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in India, it was built in the 9th century, Though the original Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati was built in the 9th century by the Banas, the Chola kings in the 11th century added the roof

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Magnificent stone sculptured 'umbrella' at Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in India, it was built in the 9th century, Though the original Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati was built in the 9th century by the Banas, the Chola kings in the 11th century added the roof

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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