Sentences with phrase «great ancient monument»

This truly great ancient monument consists of nine levels (six square and three round) built from two million stone blocks.

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The poet Shelley, in his «Ozymandias,» tells of a traveler who, in an ancient land, saw the ruins of a once great monument.
Great Danes are actually not Danish but date back some 3000 years to ancient Egypt where similar giant dogs have been depicted on monuments and throughout various civilizations in history!
The visitor encounters ancient monuments, medieval and Renaissance buildings and fountains, and great museums.
Today, this great ancient city is in ruins, and only a few monuments and the majestic city walls survived.
County Tipperary in Ireland is a paradise for walkers, full of ancient monuments to discover and museums to visit and a great choice of Irish holiday cottages.
Well known as a great destination for relaxing beach holidays, it also offers many sporting activities, some of the world's most important ancient monuments and an extremely varied national cuisine.
With so many scenic streets in cities across the globe, some cutting straight through modern metropolises bordered by towering skyscrapers, others following ancient winding paths in the shadow of great monuments, determining which of all is prettiest might seem an impossible task.
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