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12. The Gate of All Nations, Iran

Its construction was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486–465 BC), the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great.

The name of the monument was derived from an inscription engraved on the gate.

11. Göbekli Tepe, Turkey

This Neolithic archaeological site is considered to be the oldest structure in the world made by humans that’s still standing today.

It was built in 9500 B.C, which makes it twice as old as Stonehenge.

10. Aqueduct of Segovia

Built around the first century AD and consisting of over 25,000 granite blocks held together without mortar, the aqueduct is undoubtedly one of the best-preserved works of Roman engineering in the world.

9. Trajan’s Market, Rome

Constructed around 110 AD by Apollodorus of Damascus, it is considered the oldest shopping mall in the world.

8. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Listed by Guinness World Records as the largest religious structure on Earth, the temple is surrounded by a vast artificial moat 190 meters wide, which forms a rectangle 1.5 kilometers long and 1.3 kilometers wide.

7. Tomb of Agamemnon

Also known as the Treasury of Atreus, this massive tholos tomb was constructed between 1300 and 1250 BC in Mycenae, Greece.

6. Roman Baths, Bath, England

These well-preserved thermae — designed for public bathing — were used until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century AD.

5. Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt

Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1700 BC) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC).

4. The Great Wall of China

Built from the 7th century BC for protection against nomads, the wall was expanded by Qin Shi Huang and later dynasties, especially the Ming.

3. The Parthenon, Greece

Built in the 5th century BC to celebrate the Hellenic victory over the Persian Empire, the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to Athena.

2. Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek

At the base of the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter, one of the largest in the Roman world, lie three giant stones known collectively as the "trilithon."

Each one of these stones is about 20 metres long, 4.2 metres high, and weighs 750–800 tonnes.

The crazy thing is this is a milder episode 🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

This is within living memory shocking stuff.

It's easy to forget how far attitudes have moved and be complacent.

I found these horrifically sexist ads too.

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